Greenland

Today the VS19 from London to San Francisco flew much further north than usual. We were treated to great views over Greenland - even the captain was excited (judging from his announcements encouraging us to not miss the view).

These pictures are of the west coast of Greenland at a latitude of about 72 degrees north; as you can see, it's not very green. This first picture shows the Uvkusigssat Fjord.

 ...and this is the Ingia Fjord and the Ingia Isbrae glacier.

Check out the detailed maps here; look at the area where sheets d,e,f and g join.

Mid Summer 2014

Mid Summer means a trip to The Wash to watch the Sun set over the sea... This year we parked in Old Hunstanton (there is a fine collection of beach huts) and then walked up to Holme where we saw some Avocet nesting in the reserve.

The sunset looked promising - except that with half an hour to go, a pesky bank of cloud got in the way - again. I just managed to grab this photo in time.

Although there seemed a lot of police cars whizzing about with lights flashing (after five I gave up counting) - at least I didn't get pulled over this year. But I was tempted to go have another look at the wind turbine in Swaffham. (For those who don't have a clue what I'm going on about - take a look at the entry for this day last year!) 

Priestley Wood

Among the bluebells, an unexpected relic in Priestley Wood.

Everything in its place!

It was Bank Holiday weekend and time for a bit of DIY - organise the garage!

Steam Driven Time Machine

Came across this old traction engine while on a walk along the Wantisden Valley. There were actually two engines and lot of other old farm machinery.