On our recent trip to North Kent there was a really great sunset.
Month: March 2016
Barn Owl
Here are some photos of the Barn Owls Keith and I saw at Cliffe last week.
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (8)
Sennacherib’s son, Esarhaddan , who reigned from 681 to 669 is noted for two events. In 680, he commenced the … More
Statues and Monuments: Earl John Jellicoe
John Jellicoe was born in December 1859. His father was a merchant sea captain and John entered the navy … More
Morning Mist
Awoke this morning to a garden covered in very heavy mist. A harbinger of Spring?
Heroes of British Cycling
Some more photos from the weekend at the UCI World Cycling Championships in London Laura Trott – World Champion Women’s … More
UCI World Cycling Championships
At the weekend Sue and I went to the Cycling World Championships at the velodrome in the Olympic park, which … More
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (7)
In 853 BCE Shalmaneser III was defeated by a Levantine Alliance, led by Aram and Israel. However, the campaigns of … More
Naturelog: 4th February
A bright sunny winters morning found Keith and I at the RSPB reserve at Cliffe in north Kent. As is … More
Tower of London (3): Entering the Tower
The combination of the Middle Tower and the Byward Tower linked by a causeway across the moat form the landward … More