Category Archives: HISTORICAL

KING’S COLLEGE CHAPEL, CAMBRIDGE

Posted on October 17, 2025 by bilyreid

King’s college chapel is an active house of worship and home of the world famous King’s College Choir. It is the architectural jewel of both the City and the University of Cambridge. Both use it as their iconic symbol. Truly … Continue reading →

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SCOTT POLAR MUSEUM, CAMBRIDGE

Posted on October 10, 2025 by bilyreid

Highlight of my Cambridge trip was undoubtedly a visit to the Scott Polar Museum. Where had this been all my life? Now having some familiarity with both Polar regions it was long past time for an extended reconnoitre (aided mightily … Continue reading →

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LIVERPOOL STREET STATION

Posted on October 6, 2025 by bilyreid

Despite my initial annoyance, I was fortunate upon my return to London that my King’s Cross train was cancelled and was forced to take a Liverpool Street station train instead. “Fortunate” in that I was about to experience one of … Continue reading →

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FREE SPEECH

Posted on October 3, 2025 by bilyreid

Just got back from a quick trip to the UK which included a reunion dinner at my old Cambridge college. Gave me the chance to retrod many of the steps taken in my youth. One such stop was to the … Continue reading →

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EASTER 2025

Posted on April 20, 2025 by bilyreid

EASTER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2025 Some images from my trip to Israel several years ago. THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, OLD JERUSALEM The Church of the Holy Sepulchre site has been recognized since early in the fourth … Continue reading →

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CHEESEBURGERS ……..IN PARADISE??!!

Posted on December 27, 2024 by bilyreid

One of the problems in the Heroic Age of polar adventure was fresh food…or indeed, any food at all. Many an expedition ended in starvation if not outright cannabalism. Take the american Greely expedition to Ellesmere Island in 1883. Twenty … Continue reading →

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VINGT TROIS DECEMBRE

Posted on December 23, 2024 by bilyreid

It’s never Christmas in my world until I have heard this song at least once of a young Montreal boy eagerly contemplating the rapid approach of Christmas back in the 1960s. Now a Quebec classic. “Parce que je voulais me … Continue reading →

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GATEWAY TO THE ANTARCTIC

Posted on December 19, 2024 by bilyreid

FIND THE ZODIAC Hint (Click (and reclick) the image)

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RHYME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER UPDATE

Posted on December 16, 2024 by bilyreid

(Modern version. Or how I made friends with albatross. Don’t forget to click on images for a full screen view!) One of the objectives of my recent southern peregination was to photograph as much of the abundant wildlife as possible. … Continue reading →

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REMEMBRANCE DAY 2024

Posted on November 12, 2024 by bilyreid

The weather today in Ottawa is cold, wet and overcast. Typical of Remembrance days past.

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