165 033 at Beaconsfield at 10.51 on 30th December 2000. #Archive

455 736 at #Epsom at 09.10 on 30th December 2000. #Archive

455 920 at #Epsom at 09.07 on 30th December 2000. #Archive

455 828 at #Epsom at 09.04 on 30th December 2000. #Archive

319 451 at Tulse Hill at 10.25 on 23rd December 2000. #Archive

319 364 at Tulse Hill at 10.19 on 23rd December 2000. #Archive

Finished reading Today's Railways Europe issue 364.

Finished reading Rail Magazine issue 1062; started reading Today's Railways Europe issue 364.

#Archive is cancelled tonight - I won't be online I'm afraid; reason being avoidance of seeing the motor race results before the race ( race is at 21.00; highlights are at 01.20... and can't watch the live broadcast... )

Latest YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_vY...

312 793 and 312 787 at Shoeburyness at 13.55 on 16th December 2000. #Archive

310 093 and 310 112 at Shoeburyness at 13.54 on 16th December 2000. #Archive

357 022 and 357 043 at Shoeburyness at 13.53 on 16th December 2000. #Archive

Finished reading the June issue of Astronomy Now; started reading Rail Magazine issue 1062.

168 002 at Haddenham and Thame Parkway at 11.35 on 9th December 2000. #Archive

214 at Gare de Lyon at 14.02 on 2nd December 2000. #Archive

67 at Gare de Lyon at 13.58 on 2nd December 2000. #Archive

#Archive will resume tomorrow. 🙂

701 019 at Raynes Park on 25th April.

Started reading the June issue of Astronomy Now.

701 008 at Raynes Park on 25th April.

730 209 at Euston on 25th April.

Apologies, not done a full catch up - running into dozens and dozens of daily repostings again... can't be bothered to wade through them all to find the fresh posts...

I saw a field with a couple flowers in it today.

Stürmisch, kalt und Sonnenschein.☀️ Stormy, cold and sunny. #blueskymonday #bluetue #eastcoastkin #ECK #waterwednesday

Ein wunderschöner Augenblick auf der Straße am frühen Morgen, eines meiner wenigen Morgenfotos.☀️ A beautiful moment on the street early in the morning, one of my few morning photos.  #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #morning #scape #stunday #ECK #orangesun

Eine schöne Begrüßung in den Salzwiesen. 💙🐑 A lovely welcome in the salt meadows. #eastcoastkin #ECK #animalarttuesday

Good afternoon #Oldphotos Found this on a slide My cousin Lynn going head to head with a goat

Last night I took my first spacey pictures using my new phone. Jupiter, Venus and the Waxing Crescent Moon. 18th May 2026. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Just a pinch of sky magic from 5:00 am 💖🪄💖

Today’s Picture That Makes Me Happy

It was a funny day at the lake... #TunaTuesday🐟🐕

In case you missed it ... Before Brexit, there were signs all over the UK showing how EU membership had brought massive investment to our towns and regions through regional funding and the European Investment Bank. Brexiters said we'd be rich enough to replace that funding. They lied. RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Next 4, hoovers and deltics for this batch!

Northern Lapwing bird painting by artist Basil Ede, 1965.

I am writing this sitting in a shelter.

We have a mystery we hope someone can help us solve!🕵An enquirer is looking for more information about this photograph of their great grandmother, a member of the ATS in Reading. We're keen to identify the man marked with a cross above his head. Can you help? Comment below if so!

#Malá #Strana #Bridge #Tower #Charles #Bridge #Prague #Czech #Republic

When we look upward, we call it wonder. Stars, as transmissions.. an offering, crossing impossible distances.. a comet, ice remembering fire— written across the dark. The hidden pulse beneath constellations, night gathers all easily— You, the reason once your name enters my silence. #Proximity

A trench messenger dog with paws injured by sulphur mustard ('mustard gas'), Army Veterinary Corps kennel near Nieppe Wood, France, 19 May 1918. Photo by Thomas Aitken. #OTD #WW1 Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

The impressive Gate Lodge of Cathcart Cemetery. It was built in a Scots Baronial style around 1877. #glasgow #cathcart #architecture #architecturephotography #cathcartcemetery

(Oosterbeek, Holland, 1946.) The start of a tradition; school children paying tribute to the Allied soldiers fallen around Arnhem. #WW2 #HISTORY

In 1972, Charlie Chaplin returned to the U.S. after years of exile and received the longest standing ovation in Oscar history, lasting about 12 minutes.

#OTD in 1944. The Queen and Princess Elizabeth talking to an unknown airborne soldier. #WW2 #HISTORY

The first order for 5000 Bazooka launchers and 25,000 rockets was made #OTD in 1942. This was a revolutionary light and cheap yet powerful man-portable anti-tank weapon. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The 30 minutes I read before bed are the best two hours of the night.

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland #photography

This C9th gravestone is known as the Viking Doomsday stone. It shows 7 warriors, armed with axes & swords advancing in a tight throng. It was found at Lindisfarne Priory, the first place in England to suffer a Viking raid in 793, & may display that raid. 🏛️Lindisfarne Priory 📷 English Heritage ©️

come lose your worries with me we'll watch the sunlight dance listen to the whispers of the wind and leave the noisy world behind.... #wellbeing #mentalwellness #forests #photography #nature #natureheals #greenisgood #daybyday

September 1944, Hartenstein Hotel, Oosterbeek. Sergeants Lewis (r) and (most likely) Walker of AFPU looking for a good "shot". #WW2 #HISTORY