I've received a lot of pylon pictures over the last few weeks and choosing between them was causing me a bit of trouble.  I therefore decided to experiment with a bit of democracy and let one of my year 10 physics classes choose.  From a shortlist of six pylons, they chose the one above, although…

This is another 'better late than never' pylon and in a very busy month, it might never have happened at all but for the intervention of one of my students (you know who you are…..) who asked why there had not yet been a pylon for March.  The eagle eyed amongst you will spot that…

This is going to be a shorter post than usual, but as I am currently in Japan I felt that October's pylon (and for those who have been in touch; yes I know it is rather late) had to be from the land of the rising sun. This red and white beauty was taken (in…

I get quite a few emails with photographs from pylon fans and this month I have gone for a Welsh pylon which was submitted with the subject of the email as "Pylon: Field, Rudry, Wales."  The main body of the email also suggested a tendency towards taciturnity with just the one word; "Enjoy", which I…

Where did March go?  Despite all my good intentions, I wasn't able to make time to post a pylon and as the first week of April slipped by I realised that something had to be done.  So here is another Australian pylon to follow on the back of the last one which successfully raised the…

October's pylon comes, yet again, from a fan who sent me this picture taken in Kenya.  The exact location is unknown but as it is from a serving member of the Army it is probably somewhere near the training area in Kenya used by British Forces.  Around 60% of the electricity generated in Kenya is…