Over the weekend I made my first visit to the Olympic park in London since those heady days of 2012. … More
Month: August 2015
Class 27: D5401
D5401 was parked up in the sidings at North Norfolk railway during my recent visit. It had been loaned by … More
Sensational Butterflies 2015 (2)
Some more photos from Sensational Butterflies
After the rain
It was a pretty wet day in London yesterday but as Sue and I were coming home from the centre … More
Sensational Butterflies 2015 (1)
Some photos from a recent trip to the Sensational Butterflies exhibit at the London Natural History Museum.
Western Veil Nebula
NGC6960 sometimes known as the ‘witches broomstick’. Here are a couple of not terrible successful attempts by me to photograph … More
Arbeia Roman fort: The strongroom
One thing I have not seen before in other forts that I have visited is the strongroom which was built … More
Statues and Monuments: Dragon boundary markers
These statues mark the main entrances to the city of London. The dragon supports the shield bearing the city’s … More
Arbeia Roman fort: Tombstones
Two interesting tombstones have been found during the excavations at Arbeia which illustrate the flexibility of the Roman social system … More
A stunning Dragonfly
I found this dragonfly in the garden of the house I was staying at in St Luois last week. … More