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.
Moon
photos taken using NASA Harvard telescope
The capture of Lachish (3)
The final scenes in the wall reliefs from Sennacherib’s palace in Nineveh show the conquering Assyrian army returning with the … More
6023 King Edward II – watering and coaling
Some shots of King Edward II during a break in her running at Didcot in order to take on water … More
Moon
Wood Duck
The North American Wood Duck is a bird of wooded swamps and shallow lakes, which is sometimes seen in the … More
The Ice Well
Before the invention of refrigerators and freezers, many country houses would have a ice well. These would be brick built … More
Naturelog: Thursday 25th July
After a morning meeting in Blackheath I noticed a Small tortoisehell in a garden near the meeting venue as I … More
Naturelog: Wednesday 24th July
Went to Didcot Railway centre to see locomotive King Edward II in steam (post to follow) but as the Red … More
Naturelog: Tuesday 23rd July
Following on from yesterday’s excellent results I was wondering if today could match it. The morning working at home was … More
