Category Archives: Nature

Neighbours

Posted on July 27, 2014 by admin

Over the last few months, we’ve been watching a group of raptors, possibly kestrels, living among our local tower blocks. Some seem to have left on their migration, but two remain. One with lunch: Looks like a juvenile: The local … Continue reading →

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Summer

Posted on July 6, 2014 by admin

Today I went on an international journey, walking over the Morava river bridge to Austria. The Slovak side of the border has a playground with outdoor exercise equipment, while the Austrians have this: and this: According to Wikipedia (which may … Continue reading →

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Spring

Posted on April 21, 2014 by admin

Bratislava is well into its springtime, which in this case at least means wild mood swings from the weather gods. Recently it’s gone a bit wet and wintry, but still with a few sunny days. The city itself is doing … Continue reading →

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Urban(ish) Wildlife

Posted on November 29, 2013 by admin

Red predators of the day! The Headington kite, or one of them: And one of three foxes who live at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrclgmaN_jI  

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Kew in Autumn

Posted on November 21, 2013 by admin

Having an afternoon free before our seminar on Tuesday, we went to Kew for the afternoon, which was gloriously autumnal. Highlights were the minimal Sackler crossing by John Pawson: The bronze uprights shimmer as they reflect the light from the … Continue reading →

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Six Views of Mount Merapi

Posted on August 26, 2012 by admin

Central Java is dominated by Mount Merapi; although it isn’t the highest volcano in the area, it is the most active (“number one most active volcano in the world”, as our guide proudly informed us) and the closest to the … Continue reading →

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“There’s some dirty weather knocking about.”

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

This is a holiday weekend in Vietnam, the day having been invented a few years ago theoretically to commemorate some legendary Vietnamese kings, but really because the government decided that there weren’t enough public holidays. Sound. Unfortunately, the government didn’t … Continue reading →

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Old and New

Posted on November 18, 2011 by admin

The very name of the town tells you that Binh Duong New City is a rather forward-looking place.  The roads are North Korean style boulevards which may still be fun to cycle along for several months: And the lake beside … Continue reading →

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Entomological Institute

Posted on October 20, 2011 by admin

One advantage of the open design of the university’s buildings is that refreshing breezes pass easily through; another is that assorted insects can easily fly in (with all the glass, it’s slightly more difficult for them to get out). One … Continue reading →

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Body parts

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

A few miscellaneous body parts which have come across my path in recent weeks. First up, I mentioned in one of my earliest posts a goat which I thought had big ears.  Well, I’m not afraid to admit I was … Continue reading →

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