Rod Collins

Fear not culture seekers and regular readers I’m not inflicting Formula One on you.
It’s time for the once much loved winners and losers round up
Who and what is on the up and who and what are on the way down
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All Saints Church in Cadney Lincolnshire
Cadney is a small and peaceful village just a couple of miles south of Brigg and has a nice early Norman church
I visited it a while ago and have finally got round to writing it up
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What Do Wasps Eat ?
Are Wasps Killers ?
We’ve all seen wasps flying about, stinging people and generally being a nuisance but the other day I saw something I’d never seen before - luckily the camera was to hand !
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St Michael’s Church at Burwell in Lincolnshire proved to be something special not only was there an ancient fragment of wall painting still extant inside but I also came across a tomb with most unusual carving decorating it.
Could it be the tomb of an eminent freemason ?
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How to improve the picture quality of the photographs on my website
This is something of a running plot and something I’ve alluded to before. I am keen to do all I can to present the best possible images on this site - not just for those kind enough to visit but also for my own satisfaction.
Having bought ‘a load of camera gear’ and improved things quite a bit I still want more and hope the next stage will go some way to achieving that
Here is an example - let me know what you think - or even if you care
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Interesting Google Search Terms and What they Tell Us About People
This is not some geeky search engine post but an interesting way to look into what people think and want to know about.
You can do this yourself and see what you get - here are some interesting examples I came up with.
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Things are looking autumnal now, leaves are browning and beginning to flutter down - catching the corner of the eye and causing one to jump at the prospect of a bird to photograph .
We’re nearer the depths of winter than the height of summer now so it was with both gratitude and woolly jumper that I had a day out with my brother today.
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The Killingholme Hoard
This post is particualrly special and whilst subsequent visitors will realise this without me mentioning it I just wanted to get across to some of our regular readers just how fabulous this is.
It is a guest article written by Chris Keyworth - why not write it yourself I hear you ask ?
Well, Chris actually found this famous hoard of coins ! Please do read on it’s a riveting read
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Yes folks Grimsby is back on the national map in terms of headlines.
It seems Locals Are Rejoicing at the news that the world’s first microwave fish fingers have been invented in Grimsby.
So not only are Locals Are Rejoicing but housewives and students the country over can join in the excitement and culinary delights that are microwavable fishfingers
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Roxton Lincolnshire - not the biggest place in Lincs but seemingly stuffed to the gills with interest.
The initial reason for my visit was to see the moat which is listed on the Ordnance Survey map but there’s far more to play for it seems
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How Can I Tell if a Bone is Human or Belonged to an Animal ?
This may all sound a bit ghoulish, probably because it is I guess, but on my historic wanderings last week I happened upon what, appeared to me in my limited experience, as an unusual shaped piece of bone . . .
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Location: Chambers Farm Woods near Lincoln
Picture the scene - two devilishly handsome and sophisticated bachelors go out looking for birds near Lincoln !
Do they go to see the likes of Kerry Louise ?
No !
Are they devilishly handsome ?
No ! (well one is )
Are they sophisticated ?
No ! (Soporific maybe)
Okay . . . do me under the Trade Descriptions act for misleading the public - we did go looking for birds though
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It’s a case of birds evolving before our eyes as it now seems you’re more likely to see a bird of prey by the roadside than you are in a secluded quiet countryside location.
Camera at the ready on the passenger seat meant I was able to catch a Kestrel and also marks the introduction of some, hopefully, more exciting additions in how I present photographs on the site.
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Twas on this day that I sallied forth - South of Lincoln - a premature birthday celebration day trip with my brother.
This is just one of the places, a part one if you will, we visited . . .
Dunston Pillar - a Lincolnshire landmark - quite literally !
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I have a lot of enjoyable days out but yesterday was especially good - due in no small part to meeting up with my brother for a tour of South Lincolnshire.
We’d planned a rough guide to the places and sites we wanted to go to but you cannot plan for seeing birds of prey - let alone a pair of buzzards !
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Did Derren Brown Guess the Lotto Numbers or Was it a Trick ?
Well of course it was a trick - he’ll tell you himself he has no psychic powers. Psychic he may not be but genius he is !
Did you see the television show ? Do you know how it was done ? Have you an idea or opinion as to how it was done ?
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