Amazing poto of a Sparrowhawk visiting a garden in Wales. Via Sue Lewis….this female sparrow hawk has been marauding around…
Bufflehead
The Bufflehead is an attractive small sea duck of the Americas. The name is derived from buffalo-head, a comment on its…
Hendrix and Handel: Odd room-mates
There is a house in Brook St in central London that carries two Blue memorial plaques. Both are dedicated to…
Eltham Palace (7): The Entrance Hall
As you enter from the gardens through the entrance hall you are immediately struck by the beauty of the amazing…
Statues and Monuments: Queen of Time
This statue stands above the main entrance to the well-known London store Selfridges situated in Oxford Street. It depicts the…
Naturelog: 6th April
Today’s venue was the New Hythe and Leybourne complex of lakes in the Medway valley in Kent. This is one of…
Naturelog: 5th April
A bright Sunny day and so a good opportunity to do this week’s invertebrate survey. Finally, there seems to be…
Statues and Monuments: Union
This sculpture which stands at the entrance to the Museum of London in the Barbican is entitled ‘Union’ It depicts…
Eltham Palace (6): The Gardens
Eltham Palace is approached from the town centre across a bridge which spans the moat and leads you into…
Teenagers!
My thanks to Craig Smith for pointing out this interesting entry in 1880 census: ‘Catherine Cudney, daughter, age 15.…