English Countryside

A walk in the Pegsdon Hills, Bedfordshire.

The Diefenbunker

The Diefenbunker is an underground bunker, built during the cold war for housing the Canadian government in the event of nuclear war. It was completed in 1961 and operated up until 1994. It opened as museum a few years later. Over four levels, it has everything required to house about 500 personnel including facilities for government, staff, media, military, logistics, communications, medical, etc.

 

An unprepossessing entrance to a national historic site!

The Bank of Canada added a vault to store the nation's gold

The station badge - the three headed dog is Cerberus, who guards the gates of hell.

Micro-Jamming

What to do with one lonely gooseberry bush?

Gooseberry bush

Harvest its berries, and make a jar of jam!

Gooseberries

Freshly picked berries

After being tidied up: 110 grams of gooseberries

Simmering with a splash of lemon juice and water

After some time, the berries break down and turn to mush

Measure an equal weight of sugar...

...and add to the berries

 

Keep cooking until the bubbles start looking sugary

Pour into a jar for safekeeping

Eat on toast!

Lac Poisson Blanc

Two night camping trip at Lac Poisson Blanc.

View from the campsite

Preparing breakfast over the campfire

Keeping warm by the fire

Deadheads in the lake

Driftwood along the lakeshore

More driftwood

Campfire flames

Garter Snake that we disturbed at the site

View from the summit of a lakeside hill

Enjoying a break at the top of the hill

Kayaking the lake

A pair of Loons

Strata

Island