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.
Colours of Autumn (2)
Some more autumn colours from the garden and the Tarn
The Cheapside Hoard
The Cheapside hoard is a collection of around 400 pieces of jewellery dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. It … More
Liverpool Overhead Railway
The Liverpool overhead railway ran the entire length of the dock front in Liverpool. It was referred to locally as … More
Naturelog: Friday 11th October
A morning walk around the Tarn between the rain showers. The Canada x Greylag goose pair were present together with … More
Colours of Autumn (1)
Some pictures of autumnal colours taken at the Wetland centre yesterday
Naturelog: Thursday 10th October
Between 2 meetings, I managed to fit in a couple of hours at the London Wetlands Centre. It was predominantly … More
Dionysos
This statue is of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, theatre and vegetation. He can be identified by the fact … More
Dumbell Nebula
Recent photo of Dumbell Nebula taken using the Bradford Robotic telescope. For more information on the Dumbell nebula see post: … More
London Zoo’s first tiger cub birth in 17 years
At the end of September came the great news of a Sumatran tiger cub born at London Zoo. Now there … More
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