p@rsons_world of weird and wonderful links...

AWARD The Médaille d'Or for Web Site Excellence

– Some Lincolnshire-related websites....

These have been selected because of their high quality, specific personal interest or in one or two cases a certain wacky awfulness.
I do not do "reciprocal" linking, but am pleased to learn of sites which might fit.

"Any fool can appreciate mountain scenery. It takes a man of discernment to appreciate the Fens."
[Harry Godwin - pollen analyst - circa 1932]

• Touchdown Online – Steve Gray's website.
• Lincolnshire Bird Club – Pretty much what it says!
• Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust – Médaille d'Or Award winner.
  Conserving wildlife and wild places in Lincolnshire.
  Useful species photo database, reserves, events etc.
• The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire – Médaille d'Or Award winner.
  Protects, preserves and promotes the rich heritage of the county.
• John Ketteringham is working up an interesting Lincolnshire site.
• The Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union – the only amateur Natural History Society
  covering the whole of Lincolnshire. Join it now!
  Free weekly email newsletter – sign up on the site. [I edit it!]
• Images of Lincolnshire A superb site by Paul Fenwick.
• GENUKI's introduction to Lincolnshire – Lincolnshire archives &c.
  Lots for family history researchers.
• The High Tides of Lincolnshire – with a link to Jean Ingelow's famous poem:
  The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire. Link may be down.
• The Mary Gordon – Famous Electric Boat.
• BBC Radio Lincolnshire
• "Humberside" Airport – in Lincolnshire! What was Humberside?
• Kinema In The Woods – Unique and wonderful place.
• Alkborough and other British turf mazes – Marilyn Clark.
• Shearman's Wath – Late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age Henge North of Horncastle
  

– and a few "local" pages which may lead on to useful places.....

• Charity Consultancy – What I do! Helpful charity-type links.
• Education Links – Helpful teaching-related links.
• Lincs Jobspot – selection of links for the Lincolnshire job hunter.
• Lincs Media – contact list for Lincolnshire's TV, Radio and Press.
• Vertebrate Checklist – Amphibia, Reptiles and Mammals.

– and now, some interesting stuff – in no particular order.....

"Les absents ont toujours tort." Philippe Nericault (1717)

• Seahenge on-line.
  Timber Circle, Norfolk. One view of the fascinating story.
• Anything Left handed on-line.
  The best place worldwide for left handed people and left handed products.
• Sundials on the Internet – Fascinating. But where's the Sun?
• Ultimate ESP Evidence? – from Cliff Pickover.
• Digital Clock – with a difference!

– Maps, Places, Geology, Weather....

• The Weather Outlook – short to long term forecasts.
• Admiralty EasyTide – Tide Table information on-line.
• The Megalithic Portal – Information on Megalithic sites. Brilliant.
  
• British Geological Survey at Keyworth.
• Volcano and Earthquake resources – lots of earthscience links and information,
  news of eruptions and other geological happenings.
• Earthquake Activity The latest Earthquake Information – with maps.
• Ordnance Survey and the Environment Agency's useful websites.
  EA gives flood and pollution risk maps and related information.
• Old Maps and New Maps – More maps, old and new. Try a search.

– Apples and Orchards....

• Stamford Community Orchard Group – winner of the 2011 Lincolnshire Environmental Awards "Community" section.
• EEAOP – a registered charity working to guarantee a future for local orchard fruits and orchards.
• Brogdale Farm – home of the National Fruit Collection.
• Orange Pippin – collaborating with the Home Orchard Society to build an international database of apple trees!

– Drink, Food....

• The Scotch Malt Whisky Society – an association of lovers of single malt Scotch whiskies,
  whose object is to promote an appreciation of whisky's diversity. So much to try – so little time....
• Bateman's – Lincolnshire real ales. Tremendous!
• Tom Wood Beers – from the Highwood Brewery. Superb!
• Parsons Pickles supplies Laverbread, – the traditional Welsh delicacy produced from the edible seaweed, "Laver".
  You can order it on line – don't worry – it comes in tins! Cheaper than driving to Carmarthen or Swansea!
• The Fish Society also supplies pre-frozen laverbread.
• Craster Kippers from L. Robson & Sons Ltd.
• Ashton Fishmongers of Cardiff on 02920 229201 supply tubs of fresh laverbread by mail order.
• Rectory Reserve Mangalitza Curly Coat pigs.
• Woodlands Organic Farm for Organic Vegetable Boxes.

– Wales....

• Harbour Lights Gallery at Porthgain in Pembrokeshire – a good website with some wonderful work,
  well presented. Worth a visit.
• The Castles of Wales – A great website about what it says! Another Médaille d'Or Award winner!

– Music....

• "A" Net Station – Ross Ice Shelf Radio – streaming excellent music. Try it.
• CONCERTINA! – WWW sites related to concertinas. Yes, I'm still at it! [Lachenal No: 154565]
  The definition of a gentleman is "someone who can play the accordion [concertina?] and doesn't!"
• Left Handed Guitars – Gibson, Fender &c.
• Joji Hirota – Percussionist, flautist, singer and composer.
• Mugen Taiko Dojo – performances and Taiko Drumming courses.

– Other interesting stuff....

In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything.
In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter.
Chinese proverb

• Taoism and the Philosophy of T'ai Chi Ch'uan by Christopher Majka.
  Taoism is a major world religion, but few people know much about it
  Put that right with a visit here. [I'm still trying to keep up my T'ai Chi Chuan!]
• Cheng Man-ching's Yang Style T'ai Chi Chuan.
• Cheng Man-ching's Biography.
• The Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu's classic, translated by Gia Fu Feng and Jane English.
• The Art of War – Sun Tzu's military treatise, as translated by Lionel Giles.
• The Art of Peace – by Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, translated by John Stevens.

– Current Affairs and News....

"A cloud of critics, of compilers, of commentators, darkened the face of learning,
and the decline of genius was soon followed by the corruption of taste."
Gibbon - Decline and Fall, Chapter 1 - on the Antonines.

• Hansard (House of Commons Daily Debates) – What your MP really said!
  If you are interested in UK politics, a regular visit here is called for.
• Political Corruption – links on politics, political corruption and financial scandals.
• New Scientist's Site of the Day – The well known science mag's view of what's of interest on the Web.
  Worth a bookmark and a weekly check.
• The Daily Telegraph Internet – [Médaille d'Or Award winner] and
  Private Eye websites – always worth a visit!

– Service Providers and Useful Software....

Thomas J. Watson – Head of IBM - 1945
"I think there is a world market for maybe five Computers"

• GOOGLE – The Search Engine!
• Symantec – Antivirus Downloads and info on real and hoax virus warnings.
• Xenu's Link Sleuth – allows Webmasters to check website hyperlinks – and it's free!

I hope you have enjoyed these links and find some of them useful. Suggestions for interesting additions are always welcome...

"How strange is the lot of us mortals!
Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose we know not, though sometimes sense it.
But we know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends."
Albert Einstein

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