‘Class 05’ Diesel shunter DL26

The ‘class 05’ diesel shunter DL26, nicknamed ‘The Rat’ was built in Hunslet in 1957. It spent most of its … More

Comet ISON fizzles out

It seems that any hope that comet ISON would be visible again from Earth is dwindling. Hope centred on the … More

Watching the garden in the late afternoon and noticed 3 Thrushes in a tree. I wondered if these were the … More

Working at home today and there is quite a lot of activity in the garden. The first Mistle Thrushes of … More

Some of the boats which use the waterways of Amsterdam

Statue of Asclepius in the British Museum Asclepius was the son of Apollo and was the god of healing and … More

The Cormorant is one of our commonest waterbirds in the UK and can be seen pretty much everywhere across the … More

Watchers waited with anticipation to see whether there would be anything left of comet ISON when it emerged from the … More

Things finally began to get busy on the patch. We had the return of the Finches (Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Greenfinch) … More