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.
Views of Amsterdam (4)
Having looked at the canal side houses here are some pictures from our recent trip to Amsterdam of the dwellings … More
3650 GWR Shunter
3650 is a representative of the class 57 shunting engine, which operated on the Great Western Railway. It was built … More
Naturelog: Tuesday 26th November
Working at home today so able to see two unusual visitors to the garden. Eurasian Treecreeper is an uncommon bird … More
The Butterfly House (8)
Naturelog: Monday 25th November
Today I went to do the Winter Thrush Survey for November at Sutcliffe Park LNR and surrounding area. After the … More
Ring Nebula
Some filtered shots from the Harvard NASA telescope showing the Red hues at the outside of the ring and the … More
Greek Doctor Frieze
This image of a doctor’s surgery is taken from a Greek vase made in Athens about 480 to 470 BCE. … More
The Butterfly House (7)
Naturelog: Friday 22nd November
This morning out doing the November Thrush survey on the patch and surrounding area. There is certainly a lot more … More
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