If you were to visit me this year by means of Google Earth, you would find yourself descending on me through a lofty tangle of masts, spars, and ropes.
Category: places
Not for the Punters
Fisheye pictures
In a room in Pembroke College, Cambridge, hangs a round picture in a square frame.
The RAS out under the sun
Picnickers, yesterday, looked out from the Greenwich Observatory (or near it) over the universe (or at any rate over London).
Tocra Pass
I was wondering when someone would ask me what that picture is, Continue reading “Tocra Pass”
Vikings come raiding again
The boom of a cannon shook my window Continue reading “Vikings come raiding again”
May Day
The London Marathon, and then May Day. In the big city, it’s certainly easier to be at happenings.
We decided to get to the great rally, Continue reading “May Day”
Longitude zero
This line
Marathon to Greenwich
Yes, Greenwich it is, not asteroid 9037 Greenwich, but the old town that is the zero point of Earth’s longitude and time.
Planet walk, and Palm Sunday equinox
It’s about 2 AM on Sunday morning, March 20. We got back yesterday evening from our trip to London and the planet walk on Fortune Green. Continue reading “Planet walk, and Palm Sunday equinox”