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I can see clearly now

I recently had the opportunity to visit the British Optical Museum at the College of Optometrists near Charing Cross in … More

British Optical Museum

Dorset 2020: January 17th

Following the blow through by Storm Brendan mk2, the following day again dawned bright and sunny and we had one … More

Avocet, Little Egret, Redshank, RSPB Arne

Dorset 2020: 15th January

The day after Storm Brendan blew through the south-west dawned with abright sunny morning. I started the morning at Sandsfoot … More

Portland Harbour

Dorset 2020: 13th January

Spent the morning at the RSPB reserve at Radipole Lake in the centre of Weymouth. As I left the visitor’s … More

RSPB Radipole, Shelduck, Tufted Duck

Dorset 2020: 11th January

Day one of our 2020 trip to Dorset saw us travelling down from London to Weymouth. We stooped off at … More

Blashford Lakes, Goldeneye, Goldfinch

Statues and Monuments: Sir Keith Park

Keith park was born in New Zealand in June 1892. He joined the NZ army cadets, but at age 19 … More

Keith Park, statues and memorials in London

Statue and Monuments: The Deal Porters

The Deal Porters were specialised men who worked in the timber docks handling the timber as it came off the … More

Deal Porters, Docklands

Hampton Court

Hampton Court

Statues and Monuments: Bellot Memorial

Erected in 1855, the Bellot memorial in Greenwich commemorates Lieutenant Joseph-Rene Bellot, an officer in the French Navy, who drowned … More

Joseph-Rene Bellot, statues and memorials in London

Statues and Monuments: Peter Pan

Whilst we were walking in Hyde Park, Sue and I came across the statue of Peter Pan. The statue was … More

Peter Pan, statues and memorials in London

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