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Bluebell Railway 2017

  Although the main reason for visiting the Bluebell Railway was to photograph Flying Scotsman, a number of other locomotives…

Bluebell Railway

Madame la Guillotine

In Paris, 225 years ago today, the guillotine claimed its first victim. The guillotine was not the first device of…

Guillotine

Over the Thames (1)

On a recent visit to Greenwich for the tall ships Festival, Keith and I decided to take a ride on…

Emirates Air Line Cable Car, River Thames

Tall Ships Festival 2017 (2)

Aphrodite is a brig from the Netherlands which when not attending Tall Ships festivals cruises in the North Sea and…

Aphrodite, S.Maria Manuela, Tall Ships Festival

Views of Brixham (3)

Sitting in a valley leading up from the Harbour, the Town of Brixham is colourful and attractive.      …

Brixham

Flying Scotsman Flying South

60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ is probably one of the most famous and iconic heritage steam engines in the UK and this…

Bluebell Railway, Flying Scotsman

Naturelog: 15th April

After a trip to IKEA at Lakeside, Sue and I dropped into the RSPB reserve at Rainham Marshes for a…

bough beech reservoir, Garganey, Grey Heron, Little Ringed Plover, Orange Tip, Rainham Marshes

Naturelog: 13th April

  During our visit to the Tall ships festival, Keith and I took the opportunity to drop into the Greenwich…

Common Tern, Greenwich Ecology Park, Herring Gull, lesser black-backed gull

Tall Ships Festival 2017 (1)

  Keith and I spent a day at the Tall Ships festival this week. Our first stop was at The…

Tall Ships Festival

Views of Brixham (2)

Brixham in South Devon stands at the southern end of Torbay. It is a harbour catering for both the Fishing…

Brixham

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