The first castle on this important site where the London Road crosses the River Medway was built by Odo, the … 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.
Minsmere Revisited
I haven’t been able to visit the RSPB reserve at Minsmere since February so it was good to reconnect, even … More
Canterbury Castle
Some more pictures of Canterbury Castle
Canterbury Castle
Canterbury Castle in Kent built as one of the earliest Norman castles in 1066. Originally a woodern castle it was … More
Statues and Monuments: London Troops Memorial
I haven’t been able to get out to photograph many monuments recently but here are some pictures of the London … More
Sunset
Some more photos from my archive. This time of a Sunset taken from a train one evening in 2017
Black-and-white Warbler
Originally posted on talainsphotographyblog:
A Male Black-and-white Warbler.
Pensamiento
Thought this was such a beautiful flower that I thought I would repost it here
Walthamstow Wildlife
A few more pictures from our trip to Walthamstow last week
A funny thing……
I was surprised on Tuesday this week to receive an email from The Times newspaper asking permission to reproduce a … More
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