20 January 2009 by Tristan Gooley
I have commented before on the sensation of ‘wrongwayitis’, that is a feeling that we are heading the wrong way when the sky is brighter in a direction that jars with our expectations. Travelling to the ‘other’ hemisphere from our home one, north or south, is the most likely reason for people to experience it.
This effect can be caused by artificial changes as well as natural ones and it affects not just humans, but other animals and also plants. I received an email recently from someone I had trained last year on a Pathfinder course. They had spotted something on holiday that puzzled them initially until they cracked it:
‘We spent our time in Majorca soaking up some rays. Interestingly I was looking at some trees that were leaning across the pavement forcing us to duck or walk in the road. The first thing that crossed my mind…
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Tags: artificial light effect on animals plants, pathfinder course, polarised light navigation |
15 October 2008 by Tristan Gooley
Regular readers may recall how my chilli plants demonstrated an aversion to wind and cold. Yesterday I spent a full and enjoyable day with some of the team from Sire Technology, who were braving the Pathfinder course.
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…
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Tags: corn, maize, nature, pathfinder course, sun |
