A free day and a chance to get out and do some birdwatching. Keith had been to the wetland centre…
Eltham Palace (4): An art deco renaissance
In the early 1930’s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld were looking for land on the edge of London to build a…
Naturelog: 22nd March
The snows of the weekend have vanished and it is something like spring weather again! So week 3 of the…
Statues and Monuments: Cadiz Memorial
In February 1810, the Peninsular war was not going well. France controlled most of Spain and the Spanish government had…
Naturelog: 18th March
The snows have returned to London. So much for spring! I was surprised when I looked out of the window at the…
Naturelog: 16th March
4 weeks ago when I saw the Little Bunting at Walthamstow Wetlands, Keith was in South Africa and so our…
Eltham Palace (3): Remnants of the past
When the Courtauld’s arrived at Eltham in the early 1930’s all that remained from the medieval palace was the Great…
And I thought I had problems!
Sometimes we wish we didn’t have Grey squirrels in the garden or at least they wouldn’t come to the feeding station.…
Naturelog: 14th March
The second week of the Spring / Summer surveys and the weather is better than last week, so hope springs…
Why is it called a ‘soap opera’
I have always wondered why dramas about the ‘everyday’ lives of people were called ‘soap operas’ and today I happened…
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