Decided to go off and check out a couple of local sites this morning. My first stop was…
Statues and Monuments: Peter Pan
Peter Pan, the boy who would never grow up, comes from the story of the same name by the…
Whooper Swan
The Whooper Swan is the largest of the 2 migratory swan species which visit the UK in the winter. It…
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (3)
The political structure of the area was disrupted around the year 1750 BCE with the arrival of the Mittani, an…
Statues and Monuments: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds was born in July 1723 in Devon. He attended a local grammar school where he developed an…
Moon
Not done much astrophotography recently but here are two pictures of moon taken in December last year
Invasion of the Parakeets
A few mornings ago a ‘squadron’ of Ring-necked Parakeets raided our garden feeders.
London Churches: All Hallows by the Tower
The history of All Hallows dates back to Saxon times when a small wooden church was built here by…
A brief history of the Fertile Crescent 3000BCE – 570BCE (2)
Around 1850 BCE, we find the first records of a tribal people called the Amuru, who began to migrate into…
Norfolk Skies
During my recent trip to Norfolk I saw some vary varied skies all within the course of a day, so…
