Perhaps you could explain the reason the admirals of britain were so heralded for the british constitution

No I couldn't

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I got lost in this maze once and got sun burnt & dehydrated before I got out!



Gardener Jules Curtis finishes giving the yew tree maze at Longleat in Wiltshire its spring cut. It takes a team of six gardeners one month to clip the 1.7 mile (2.7 km) maze, which first opened in 1976. Picture: bnps.co.uk

OOOH! Grand!!!

I'm a great admirer of the British tradition of building hedge and tree mazes. No one compares with you in that, I think. :]]


Here's one of my favorites, the hedge maze at Hampton Court.

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I got lost in this maze once and got sun burnt & dehydrated before I got out!



Gardener Jules Curtis finishes giving the yew tree maze at Longleat in Wiltshire its spring cut. It takes a team of six gardeners one month to clip the 1.7 mile (2.7 km) maze, which first opened in 1976. Picture: bnps.co.uk

OOOH! Grand!!!

I'm a great admirer of the British tradition of building hedge and tree mazes. No one compares with you in that, I think. :]]


Here's one of my favorites, the hedge maze at Hampton Court.

What height is the hedge cut at...

Perhaps you could explain the reason the admirals of britain were so heralded for the british constitution, of course, the spanish french and Dutch controlled the americas, but, what pratronage and nobility will be acknowledged to the next frontier pioneers?


Hey that isn't minotaurs is it?

My guess is that it has to do with the peculiar nature of Britain being in the form of islands. Therefore the navy was always the major arm of the military. The British never lost to any aggressors that its navy could keep from landing. When the enemy did land though (e.g. the Romans, the Normans), the enemy usually won.

I don't really know of course, that's just my guess. :]]

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Therefore the navy was always the major arm of the military. The British never lost to any aggressors that its navy could keep from landing. When the enemy did land though (e.g. the Romans, the Normans), the enemy usually won.

I don't really know of course, that's just my guess. :]]

Thr Royal Navy is the senior service here.

All the winning invaders mentioned attacked before the UK had a formal Navy, started by Henry VIII.

No invaders got in once we had a Navy, and a career Army.

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

A Beefeater at the Tower of London stands in front of artist Rydal Hanbury's design, which will cover the east side of the White Tower while it is cleaned.

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Going to buck the trend today and post "Englands big picture" - from Germany. I had no idea this "Shuttle" existed!



The "Buran" shuttle travels on the Rhine, near Sankt Goar, Germany. The old Soviet orbiter, which resembles the US shuttles, will become a new attraction of the technology museum in Speyer. The Buran programme made only one, unmanned flight before it was cancelled.

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Going to buck the trend today and post "Englands big picture" - from Germany. I had no idea this "Shuttle" existed!



The "Buran" shuttle travels on the Rhine, near Sankt Goar, Germany. The old Soviet orbiter, which resembles the US shuttles, will become a new attraction of the technology museum in Speyer. The Buran programme made only one, unmanned flight before it was cancelled.

If I remember correctly, the Antonov 225 was built to carry Buran, hence its twin tails. Even today, its a huge plane and like Buran, there is just the one.

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Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive!

Michelle Frost, pictured in front of Tower Bridge, hopes to set a record for the longest distance covered on 4ft (1.2m) stilts when she competes in the London Marathon.

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Thousands of runners cross Tower Bridge during the London Marathon.

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Sixty pig sculptures arrive in Bath as part of an art project called King Bladud's Pigs. One hundred of the animals will be spread across the city to raise awareness of King Bladud who legend says founded Bath after discovering the healing powers of its hot springs while walking with his swine.

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I love these last two pictures! Keep up the good work, Andy!!!

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Thanks Beets!



A reproduction of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe, made entirely from Smarties, has gone on display at London's Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood.

Mmmm, Smarties! :D

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A woman looks at the pistol from The Man with the Golden Gun at the For Your Eyes Only exhibition on Ian Fleming and his creation James Bond, due to open at the Imperial War Museum on 25 April.

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At only 16ins tall, Bunting the two-day-old scewbald miniature Shetland pony obviously thinks it is a very big world out there and decides not to venture too far from her mum, Jasmine.

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A baby Madagascan radiated tortoise hatching out of its shell at Chester Zoo. The species is on the critically endangered list.

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A baby Madagascan radiated tortoise hatching out of its shell at Chester Zoo. The species is on the critically endangered list.

Very interesting pic Andy!

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Found this in The Times.



Seven-week-old Sumatran tiger cubs at Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey, England (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Thanks for the addition Winterknight :) & Thanks for the feedback Albert :)

Heres todays:

Linidow Man, whose remains were found in a Cheshire bog nearly 2,000 years after his death, goes on display at Manchester Museum.

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Thanks for the addition Winterknight :) & Thanks for the feedback Albert :)

Heres todays:

Linidow Man, whose remains were found in a Cheshire bog nearly 2,000 years after his death, goes on display at Manchester Museum.

Very interesting pic! This is some of the things I am interested in; such as archeology.

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