This statue of Abraham Lincoln can be found in Parliament Square in Westminster. It is a copy of the statue … 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.
Statues and Memorials in London: Sufferage and Violence
Close by to the memorial to Purcell are two other memorials. The first is to the women who campaigned for … More
Naturelog: Sunday 25th January
After an excellent Sunday Lunch in Keston Village at Herbert’s (http://www.thisisherberts.co.uk/about-us) Sue and I decided to drop in at Bough … More
Nuturelog: 24th January
The day of the annual RSPB Big Garden birdwatch (BGBW) when tens of thousands of people across the Uk count … More
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
Originally posted on Above the clouds:
Hello everyone!. It seems that a lot of fellow enthusiast are in the Comet Lovejoy craze.…
Top 11 liked images on Facebook 2014
I don’t believe it!
Haddock photo by Great British Chefs (https://www.flickr.com/photos/greatbritishchefs/) Sometimes something happens which you find difficult to believe. I went to the … More
Statues and memorials in London: Henry Purcell
There are so many statues on the streets of London that it is easy to just ignore them as they … More
City Sunrise
A couple of photos taken by Sue this morning on the way to work showing the sunrise over the pool … More
Sunflower Galaxy
The Sunflower galaxy is a spiral galaxy 37 million light years from Earth. Here are some recent photos I have … More
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