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Medieval merman

We visited the coast of Suffolk and saw its wild seas and exposed coastline. This is a story the sea brought forth in the medieval era, when Orford was a major town. AN INCIDENT REPORTED IN ORFORD, SUFFOLK, IN 1176 The fishermen pulled in their nets from the sea and found they had caught aContinue reading “Medieval merman”

Footage of giant jelly fish

Click here >> Posted as we are all fascinated by the ‘giants’.

Lyme Regis

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Peak District quarry

The bed rock of the Peak District was formed 300 million years ago, close to the equator where the Carribbean is now. Imagine the clear water of a shallow warm sea, teeming with starfish and shellfish like creatures. In vast numbers and over 20 millions years, the remains of these creatures and microorganisms settled onContinue reading “Peak District quarry”

Matlock Thermal Spring

[FAG id=4537] The mill in the photos is the Cromford Cotton Mill of Richard Arkwright. As we toured the mill, I was struck with the way Arkwright worked things out. He worked out how to process cotton using a machine; he designed the mill as a fortress, with good defences as the machinery was unpopularContinue reading “Matlock Thermal Spring”

Blossom

An image made up of a mass of fallen pink blossom petals, thick yellow road markings and a black tarmac road.

China River Trip

This is the journey of a tourist boat along part of the Li River, setting off from Guilin.

Plume of volcanic ash

All flights have been cancelled today due to a plume of volcanic ash which is floating high above the UK, the result of the eruption of an Icelandic volcano which lies in the south of the country, under the glacier called Eyjafiallajoekul. London is quiet without air traffic. The sky is not dark from theContinue reading “Plume of volcanic ash”

Paint by numbers

The inside of a Paint by Numbers kit.

Camera Obscura

Rebekah Cameron built a camera obscura and devised these experimental shots. Pearls, rich colours, fruit and silver objects come out particularly well on the camera obscura lens. The lighting is instantly reminds us an old master portrait.