I missed the last Planet Earth programme on Sunday, sickness driving me to bed long before it came on, so I’ll have to remember to catch the repeat on Saturday. After all the publicity, it all seemed to be over very quickly. If the first law of show business is to always leave the audience […]
Entries Tagged as 'Nature'
Clouds
March 5th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Life
I have been increasingly fascinated by clouds recently. I don’t know why. They have always been there, so why do I find them so distracting now? When you get those big, fluffy cumulus clouds they look so substantial. Anyone who has been up in an aeroplane knows they are just like mist or fog but […]
Shaggy Stalked Nippled Mushroom
December 22nd, 2005 · Comments Off on Shaggy Stalked Nippled Mushroom · Life
Shaggy Stalked Nippled Mushroom Originally uploaded by Chuck and Vicki Rogers. I think they made the name up but, like Ronseal, it does exactly what it says on the tin.
Dead rat time again
November 18th, 2005 · Comments Off on Dead rat time again · Life
The cat must have thought that the reason we were not happy with all the dead mice he brought home for us was that they were too small – so today he deposited a huge dead rat on the doorstep. He probably tried to bring it indoors but found it too big to fit through […]
Squirrel or Skippy?
November 9th, 2005 · Comments Off on Squirrel or Skippy? · Life
Squirrel or Skippy? Originally uploaded by solarider. I like squirrels. Ever since I got my new camera I have been hoping to get a good picture of one. Now I have seen this excellent photo I might as well give up! I am never going to get close to this.
Secret Crawley: No. 3 – Broadfield Park
October 23rd, 2005 · 5 Comments · Life
Not exactly a secret. As you can see from the sign, it is part of Crawley’s ‘Greenway’, but its not the most trodden part, the spokes at Ifield and Tilgate are much more heavily visited. Perhaps because they are prettier, although the fact they have pubs on the route may be a factor. Being owned […]
Secret Crawley: No. 2 – Whalebone Plantation
October 18th, 2005 · 5 Comments · Life
Just over the road from Broadfield is a place called Whalebone Plantation. I think thats what its called anyway. Tucked away in the angle between the A23 into town and the M23 it looks from the outside as if its a tiny triangle of land, but its a real Tardis of a place. Accessible on […]
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Secret Crawley: No. 1 – Pease Pottage
October 16th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Life
This is a part of Crawley, actually a part of Broadfield, which often gets forgotten as its a little scrap of land separated from the rest of town by the A264. Its quite likely only by some historical fluke that it has ended up within Crawley’s boundaries instead of in Horsham district. But everyone has […]
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Cloud photo found on Flickr
August 29th, 2005 · Comments Off on Cloud photo found on Flickr · Life
Heavenly sky, Khao San Road, Bangkok Originally uploaded by grant_online. I really like clouds, and I really like photos of clouds. This picture is astonishing.
Meteor showers
August 13th, 2005 · Comments Off on Meteor showers · Life
We are supposed to be having these perseid meteor showers tonight, and the predictions are that it will be a particularly good one. I have been out for a look but didn’t see a lot. In about 15 minutes I saw 3 shoting stars. Its supposed to be at its peak between 2 and 5 […]
