Category: Sun
Winter Solstice Drama
This is not the glorious image of the winter solstice sunrise that I had been planning for you. Events conspired against that. The original plan…
A Global Feast
Yesterday afternoon I threw the snow off the Land Rover and headed out into the white – I had about half-a-dozen minor outstanding ‘to-do’s for…
Winter Mornings
The morning light over the past couple of days has been spectacular. It has made me want to reach for my easel and whip up…
Tropical Midday Shadow
On holiday I did try very hard not to think too much about navigation, but wherever I am I cannot resist checking that the sun…
An Accidental Bounty
This from a story on the BBC website today: ‘A new UK project is digitising nearly 300 Royal Navy captains’ logs from voyages dating back…
Tobago Sunset
My thanks to Fred Smith, a retired airline pilot who was on Thursday’s course, for sending in this shot of the sunset in Tobago. The…
Equinox Shadows
An engaging group for the Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation course at the Royal Geographical Society yesterday. Diverse in age and interests as always. When…
Happy Equinox
At eighteen minutes past ten tonight, neither the north pole nor the south will be pointing towards or away from the sun and the sun…
The Dawn Sun, Sliding South
Another cracking dawn. There were four Roe deer in our neighbouring field, but sadly they scarpered before I got to my camera. I don’t actually…
The Sun’s Green Flash
Regular blog readers will know that I am a bit of a fan of Robert Pirsig’s book, ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance‘. I’m…
Staying in Touch
Apologies all blog readers. Firstly the last post wasn’t really fair. The picture quality isn’t good enough to be able to tell that the grasses…
Midnight Sun
Sticking with a midsummer theme for another day, I came across this picture today. It was taken in a place called Uttakleiv in northern Norway.…
Happy Summer Solstice
Happy Summer Solstice everyone. Sunrise and sunset will be closer to north than east or west at this time of year for most of Scotland.…
Weather to Go East
The two pictures above show two sides of the same bridleway signpost on the South Downs Way. The arrows both point east and there is…
Moss on Northern Sunny Side
As we approach the summer solstice the sun has so much north in it that no side of buildings, trees or other exposed areas will…
Ploughed Perspective
A walk along the edge of Nutbourne marshes on the weekend was an early taste of real summer. A sunny May day often feels hotter…
Political Animal Tracks
I try not to let politics enter my mind too much when out walking, but sometimes it helps to be aware of some of the…
Colours and Contours
The rape flowers are coming into bloom over the South Downs, but they don’t all bloom at the same time. The crop tends to be…
Find Your Way with Sheep
It’s 8.15am this morning out on the Downs and this sheep’s shadow tells us that we are looking south. Her wool, or ‘sheep fur’ as…