3/3 We are in the stunning Painted Hall in The Royal Naval College in Greenwich, where Nelson lay in state before his State Funeral in St Paul’s Cathedral.
Tomorrow, we shall be raising a glass to our home-village hero on #TrafalgarDay.
2/3 His uniform remains blood-splattered and shows the hole which was created when a musket ball from a sniper aboard the French ship Redoutable found its target and shattered his spine, leading to his death in glory several hours later. His final words, “God, and my country.”
1/3 220 years ago today, the Royal Navy spotted the combined fleet of France and Spain off Cape Trafalgar.
At first light on 21st October, Nelson led his fleet into a pell-mell battle, rewriting the rules of engagement, and securing the greatest naval victory in history.
Unexpected!! A quiet walk was interrupted by this White-tailed Eagle coming in off the sea at Wild Ken Hill; only to be greeted by some unhappy buzzards and Red Kites!
Wonderful end to the day - standing on a bridge at Sculthorpe Mill, looking down on a Water Vole in the Wensum, when an electric blue Kingfisher shot just 12 inches under my feet.
Male Common Carder Bee clinging on to a windswept self-sown sunflower in the garden today.
Amazing to think that in a few weeks’ time, male bees and queens of this species will all be dead, leaving only a few newly-matured queens who are able to overwinter and begin the cycle all over again.
