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Birds and trains and history and all of the things that I enjoy

Lowry at the Tate

Last weekend we went to see the Lowry exhibition at Tate Britain in London. Although I knew of Lowry’s work…

Lowry, Matchstalk Men, Tate

Triffid Nebula

The Triffid Nebula (aka M20 or NGC6514) is a gas and dust nebula 5000 light years from Earth located in…

Astrophotography, Bradford Robotic telescope, Messier20, NGC6514, Triffid Nebula

The capture of Lachish (2)

Arriving back in Ninevah following his campaign in Judea, King Sennacherib decided to record the battle of Lachish as a…

Assyria, British Museum, Lachish, Nineveh, Sennacherib

Bee

Bee, nature, Pollenation

4488 Union of South Africa

Built in 197, this A4 pacific locomotive was originally due to be called Osprey, in keeping with the bird themed…

A4 locomotive, Mallard 75, National Railway Museum, pacific locomotive, Steam Trains

Views of the Tarn

All photos by Sue

Tarn

Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum

I would recomend anyone who can to see the exhibition at the British Museum before it ends on 29th September…

British Museum, Herculaneum, mount vesuvius, Pompeii, Roman history

The capture of Lachish (1)

From around the year 900 BCE, the Assyrian Empire began to expand and by 700 BCE had reached as far…

Assyria, Bible and History, British Museum, Hezekiah, Judea, Lachish, Nineveh, Sennacherib

Naturelog: Sunday 14th July

Although we spent the day in London (See posts on Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition and future posting on Lowry exhibition)…

Birds, brimstone butterfly, Butterflies, Naturelog, Tarn

Eagle Nebula

Todays pictures are of the Eagle Nebula (M16/NGC6611). This is a much photographed object especially since the amazing photographs taken…

Astrophotography, Bradford Robotic telescope, Eagle Nebula, nasa telescope

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