Chris Hadfield has a better view from his window than most of us. He has been living and working on the International Space Station and has ...

We take an unusual look at our nearest neighbour in the Solar System, the Moon. Watch it rise, with some unanticipated activity in the foreg...

(Click the photo for a larger view) An icy pond in the Riverside Park - Photo taken 22nd January 2013 We've had some quite cold weather ...

(Click the photo for a larger view) Flooding in the city of York - Photo taken 27th September 2012 Here we see serious flooding in the city...

(Click the photo for a larger view) A trip on the river - Photo taken 4th August 2012 The Embankment in Bedford takes in part of the River...

Sometimes it's fun to look back. Here's what I was blogging in February in previous years. From trouble in the Middle East to ancien...

(Click the photo for a larger view) Snowdrops in the rain at Moggerhanger -  Photo taken  20th February 2011 Moggerhanger Park has a fine c...

(Click the photo for a larger view) The beech tree in our neighbour's garden -  Photo taken  10th February 2012 This beech tree grows n...

(Click the photo for a larger view) The River Great Ouse -  Photo taken  18th September 2011 Here is the river in peaceful mood, just a ten...

(Click the photo for a larger view) Ocean Countess -  Photo taken  9th September 2011 A cruise ship docked at the small Cornish town of Fowe...

Microsoft seems to be making great strides with online mapping and the integration of such things as user imagery and even live video. Fasci...

Oli Broom is cycling to Australia and blogging as he goes. He left Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 10th October and is aiming to arr...

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This is an amazing image for a variety of reasons. What is it? Could it be a pulsating jellyfish from deep in the ocean? An iridescent soap...

I've just added a photo gallery to the website. I could have built a gallery here on the site, but I chose to use Smugmug instead. Smug...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well here's a new twist on that thought. I provide the picture, and you write some words! ...

It seems I haven't done much here for ages, where has the summer gone? I suppose one excuse is the massive effort that's gone into s...

Old family photos - fantastic things. Karen brought some in and was showing them to us over a cup of tea. She has a photo of her great-great...