Over the next few weeks, I plan to publish a series of blogs about my recent visit to the Mary … 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.
Naturelog: Wednesday 16th April
A lovely sunny afternoon so went off to Sutcliffe Park LNR to look for Butterflies and perhaps some early Dragonflies … More
Bizarre Creatures Found in the Mariana Trench
Originally posted on Michael Bradley – Time Traveler:
Bizarre Creatures Found in the Mariana Trench. Footballfish Footballfish are deep-sea anglers that live in the…
Turner and the Sea
Today I went to see the Turner and the Sea exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. I am … More
Naturelog: Sunday 13th April
We had an unusual daytime visitor to the garden today. We often hear our local Red Foxes at night especially … More
The Draco
The ‘Draco’ was part of a Roman military standard. It was initially used by the cavalry as they charged into … More
Eltham Palace Gardens
It was such a lovely day on Thursday. Everything was bright and Fresh. Spring is finally here! (Famous last words … More
Kiss your Heritage Goodbye
Originally posted on Ed Mooney Photography:
Coolbanagher Castle via Google Street Veiw Please forgive me for this post as I may rant…
Naturelog: Thursday 10th April
The morning dawned bright and sunny but my mood was anything but. Due to a broken rail there were no … More
Bletchley Park revisited (8): The Enigma machines
When people generally talk about the Enigma machine, they usually imagine that it was a single model, which once the … More
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