Stick Charts at the Royal Academy
Last night I was invited by the very nice people at Tourism New Zealand to the opening of Oceania, a wonderful exhibition at the Royal…
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Samuel Pepys and his Moon Compass
From an entry in Samuel Pepys’ diary on Saturday 19th August 1665: So to Stanes and there by this time it was dark night, and…
The Pebbles on the Beach
Thank you to everyone who tuned in to listen to me eulogise Clarence Ellis’ book, The Pebbles on the Beach, on the Today programme on…
Fountain Rainbow
If you look closely at the partial rainbow created between the fountain and Chinese Pagoda in Victoria Park, London, you might notice that there is…
Spectator Reviews Wild Signs
The Spectator have just reviewed Wild Signs and Star Paths: “It’s a thoughtful, lyrical book about the hidden connections between flora and fauna, the landscape…
A Painting Puzzle
My thanks to Sebastien from Leipzig, Germany, for sending in this photo of a painting in the Museum of Communism in Prague. Have a good…
The Greeting Map
I have just returned from an ‘artists’ symposium’ called Liquidscapes, where I gave a talk on How to Read Water. Thank you to everyone who…
Camberwell Beauty
What price to see a butterfly I’ve never seen before? I found this one in the garden yesterday and believe it is the rare migrant,…
The Big Issue Book Review
Lovely review just out in The Big Issue: “What’s wonderful about this book is not just that it is full of helpful instructions for decoding…