Ashurbanipal

Ashurbanipal is regarded by many historians as the last of the great Kings of the Assyrian Empire. He was the … More

Spring Flowers

Some pictures taken at the Tarn and Fairy Hill on Monday. Maybe spring is finally coming!

A lovely sunny morning and a chance to get out and catch up with the winter Thrush survey for the … More

Sue and I were down in Somerset for the weekend for a family party. Apart from birding on the journey … More

Sue and I traveled down to Somerset for a family party this weekend and it gave us the opportunity to … More

The god Sol, here carved in the fashion of a Celtic Sun God or a classical Gorgon. The Romans often … More

My friend Keith came up to London from Kent and we spent the day at the London Wetland Centre. Our … More

This is the tombstone of Cornelia Optata. She was only 13 years old when she died. This tombstone was set … More

When I posted on the Robin the other day I had great difficulty in trying to select the pictures to … More

Whilst working at home today I spotted an unusual daytime visitor to the garden. We know we have Foxes locally … More