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Pete's Favourite Things

Birds and trains and history and all of the things that I enjoy

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 Newcomer to the Tarn

One of the good things about watching a site regularly is to see new visitors, particularly those you haven’t seen … More

Tarn, Teal

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Car

Saw this in Bexley High Street last week. It’s the car from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a film made in … More

A rare visitor to Bexley

On a fine clear but cold day I decided to venture out to Upper College Farm, an area of rough … More

Little Bunting

Norway Skies

Some more pictures from our recent trip to Norway

Wishing everyone a blessed Christmas and a peaceful New Year

This is the garden taken in February 2021. I wonder if we will see any snow this winter?

Those Northern Lights

One of the main reasons for us going to Norway was to see the Northern Lights, We were fortunate to … More

Northern Lights

Norway’s coastal towns

One of the problems with visiting Norway at this time of year is the light. In the very north, the … More

Norways coastal towns

Stunning Scenery

Sue and I are just back from a cruise from Bergen to Kirkenes along the Norweigan coast. The scenery was … More

Norway's Coast

Those White Herons!

I was reminded the other day of just how much our bird life has changed over the course of my … More

Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Spoonbill

Harty Church

The church of St Thomas the Apostle, Harty lies in the middle of Harty Marsh on the Isle of Sheppey, … More

Harty Church

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