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Some lovely pictures here if the link works for you... A Cyclist on the English Landscape

Randi wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:10 pm Some lovely pictures here if the link works for you... A Cyclist on the English Landscape

Beautiful and atmospheric!

krwood wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:30 pm NOAA Citizen Science Month featuring the WWII project:
https://www.noaa.gov/education/stories/ ... ect-of-day

That's cool Kevin!

Randi wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:10 pm Some lovely pictures here if the link works for you... A Cyclist on the English Landscape

Stunning. Quite stunning.

Indeed!

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom. Died 9th April 2021.
He was given his first posting in January 1940 as a midshipman on battleship HMS Ramillies, and tasked with protecting convoys of the Australian Expeditionary Force in the Indian Ocean. Prince Philip then transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet in October 1940 following the invasion of Greece.
He served onboard the HMS Valiant and was involved in the battle of Crete – which saw dozens of Royal Navy ships sunk or damaged. During this time he was mentioned in dispatches for his service during the Battle of Cape Matapan, in which he controlled the battleship’s searchlights. Then in July 1943, at the age of just 22, he was credited with saving the HMS Wallace which came under heavy bombardment during the invasion of Sicily.

To confuse the German bombers which were attacking the ship at night, he devised a plan to launch a raft with smoke floats that successfully distracted them. Speaking to The Observer in 2003, Harry Hargreaves, one of the Wallace‘s crew, said: “Prince Philip saved our lives that night. “I suppose there might have been a few survivors, but certainly the ship would have been sunk. He was always very courageous and resourceful and thought very quickly.”

After victory in Europe in 1944, Philip moved to the British fleet in the Pacific and he was present during the signing of the Japanese surrender the following year.

Like Old Tom Bowling, his soul has gone aloft.
RIP

Looks like we have a new member. Strange name Bing Bot - an relation to Bing Crosby?

Condolences to all of our friends on the other side of the Pond. Real Heroes are few and far between.
May he see his Pilot face to face; now that he has crost the Bar.

Randi wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:27 pm Wind-powered transatlantic shipping could be making a comeback

Brilliant! Long live the age of sail, and happy re-invention to the Donkey Boilers. Can't wait to see the first one in action. Not sure how they'll work with tricky things like the Suez Canal

For the old OWers who worked on the WW1 RN ships a new replacement for one of them is partway constructed and others in the pipeline

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... t-56792379

Of course, "Glasgow" had a WW2 replacement as well so she has a long pedigree.

Happy Birthday, SleepyOwl!!!

Hope you get to do something fun!

Hope you are enjoying Randi's amazing cake

Thank you for the Birthday Wishes!

I love my cake, it's beautiful!!!

Love these shots of the super moon down under.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-28/ ... 100099278?

(And Happy Birthday Sleepy Owl.)