This statue of Robert Falcon Scott stands at the entrance to Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. It was sculpted by Kathleen Scott, … 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.
A Virtual Reconstruction Of Ancient Rome
This is awesome. Must see for anyone interested in Roman History
Mary Rose (2): The remains of the Ship
The preservation of the ship and its contents are been a major undertaking. Essentially the archaeologists were working with little … More
Naturelog: Friday 18th April
The garden has remained quiet most of the week with a noticeable drop in visits to the feeder station. However … More
Mary Rose (1)
Over the next few weeks, I plan to publish a series of blogs about my recent visit to the Mary … More
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
