Wayward Wayfinding with the Moon
I’ve been experimenting over the past few nights, as we approached the full moon, with a technique that I’ve been working on that combines two…
Category: Sun
Obama Furious with Brits after SatNav Embarrassment
President Obama was visibly furious with his British escort team after his secure cavalcade accidentally drove into the tiny Devon village of Clovelly. The armour-plated…
Moisture Compass
In this photo you can see the dew that the sun has not yet burnt off. The shadow itself is mostly moving right to left…
Equinoctial Sunrise
It is the morning after the equinox and not a bad one either. The sun rises due east on the equinox, but the daily difference…
The Great Shadow Stick Riddle
Although I occasionally get labelled as Mr. Anti-anything-modern-and-would-rather-eat-a-pair-of-hemp-pants-than-use-a-GPS*, the truth is different. I do use a GPS, quite regularly in fact and always take one…
The Patience of Stonehenge
The Gooley family spent Sunday afternoon mucking about at Stonehenge and then heating baked beans and pasta on the VW campervan stove. A modern, but…
Sun Patterns and Natural Randomness
Time for a bit of ramble. At the heart of natural navigation there is potential for conflict. If the sun did not behave with rational,…
Rosy Fingers or Urban Glow
Everyone who starts their day outdoors welcomes dawn, but for natural navigators it is an important time that should be both enjoyed and absorbed. Sunrise…
Navigator Chickens
The title of this post is a little misleading, but I like it and so it stays. It is that time of year when we…