A lovely spring Morning and a visit to Bough Beech. The first thing I noticed on arrival was the calls … More
Author: Pete
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
Moon
Haven’t had much time for much astrophotography recently but here are a few recent moon pics.
9F:92212
The 9F class were built for British railways in the 1950s as fast heavy freight locomotives. However they also saw … More
The Roman Fort Gatehouse
The Romans built a stone fort in the NW corner of the Londinium settlement. Work appears to have commenced around … More
Prehistoric footprints
Another fascinating exhibit in the Bones and Stones exhibition at the Library of Birmingham was a ‘pavement’ covered with prehistoric … More
Naturelog: 31st March
I have been putting off the weekly survey walk around the Tarn in the hope that I might get a … More
Stones and Bones
With sometime to kill in Birmingham on Saturday before my train left for London, I went to the new Library … More
Staffordshire Hoard
Folded golden Cross Photo from Portable Antiquities scheme (https://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/) A long lunch break during a meeting in Birmingham last Saturday … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Alien
Alien by the British artist David Breuer-Weil is a 25 ft tall Bronze cast to be found in Grosvenor Gardens … More
Naturelog: Thursday 26th
A couple of hours between meetings in Central London gave me time for a visit to Regents Park to see … More
