Which Way Are We Looking?
Which direction are we looking in this picture? North, East, South or West? There are many clues, but only one right answer. Answer tomorrow.
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A Not Entirely Random Selection of Nature Books
Here is a selection of nature books currently on sale via the Guardian bookshop.
It’s Publication Day!
It’s publication day for The Secret World of Weather! Happy weather sign hunting!
The Wood Anemone – Anemone nermorosa
The Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) is a pretty perennial wildflower of damp deciduous woodland, scrub, hedgerows and ditches. It has earned the nickname ‘windflower’, possibly…
The Warm Sign
The temperature climbed 5 degrees just before the snow started. I describe how this snow warning works – the ‘Warm Sign’ – in Chapter 9…
The Colour and Shape of Navigation Marks
Most navigators, even inexperienced ones, learn that colours are important when trying to identify navigation marks at sea. And most people also know that there…
It has arrived!
I have in my hands a finished copy! And bias aside, it really is a thing of beauty!
The First Review is In!
The first review of The Secret World of Weather is in and it’s a fun one. It’s in the Times today. “Gooley marshals a riveting…
SUPfm Podcast Interview
I recently did a fun interview with Simon Hutchinson for the SUPfm podcast (Stand Up Paddle board). As you’d imagine, we mostly talked about reading…