The day consists of an intense morning of indoor training followed by a good leg stretch in the South Downs. Part of the morning is spent going through a few exercises aimed at awakening the senses and raising awareness. I was delighted therefore when, during the afternoon’s practical exercise, Barry from Sire pointed out something that I had walked past without noticing several times. The photo is taken looking northeast and the corn that is being shielded from the sun’s rays by the trees to the left of the picture is fairing a lot worse than that to the right.

On a tangent… Before writing this post I thought that I would try to solve something that has, in a very small way, mystified me for years. I wanted to know what the difference was between the words ‘maize’ and ‘corn’. I spent ten minutes trying to find the answer on the internet and am now much more confused than I was before. Something to do with American Indians, apparently, maybe. Answers on a postcard please. Sorry about the post’s title by the way.