How to Spot Patterns in Calm Water
If you are trying to work out what calm water is doing, it is sometimes tempting to feel like nothing interesting is happening. There are…
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Thank You Waterstones
Thank you, Waterstones, for all the amazing support for my latest book. In this case it’s the Waterstones on Kensington High Street, London, but there…
Downpour Dodging
Yesterday it was time put my body where my pen was. I had a lot of fun picking a route through the South Downs that…
The Meaning of Bluebells
The bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) is a perennial bluish-purple bell-shaped wildflower of the Lily family (Liliaceae). It is a European plant, common in the British Isles.…
The Michael Ball Show on Radio 2
It was a joy and an honour to be a guest on the legendary Michael Ball Show on Radio 2 on Sunday. If you missed…
Two Cloud Signs Showing Rain Likely Soon
There are two strong cloud signs in this picture showing that rain is likely soon. A heavy downpour started 20 minutes after this photos was…
Article in Today’s Daily Express (UK)
I’ve written an article about The Secret World of Weather in today’s Daily Express. There is currently no online version, but if they publish one…
The Lost Material – Some Thoughts on Writing
Some sentences are blessed. They leap onto the page, flick their hair and then go through editing life without a care. Months later they bounce…
David Hockney Reads about Reading Water
My thanks to Charlie Gladstone for sending an interesting email about a beautiful book, with an intriguing couple of paragraphs. The book in question is…