The Meaning of Shadows on Water
What we see when we look at water is rarely water. It may be a reflection of the sky, if we’re looking across it, or…
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Another Missive from ‘Horatio’
Thanks ‘Horatio’ for another very interesting email: Tristan, I was telling somebody the other day about a sight I experienced on the North Carolina Coast,…
Sensing Land at Sea
I’m just back from a short trip to Ontario, Canada, where I spotted this nice example of reflected waves creating a subtle new pattern. As…
A Letter and Puzzle from Horatio
I recently received the following intriguing letter, via my publisher. It contains a small weather mystery in the final paragraphs. Please do get in touch…
Reading Wave Patterns – A Challenge
Watch the video above and study the patterns in the water. How many different wave patterns can you spot? What causes them and what do…
The Joy of Handrails for Natural Navigators
I’m just back from a few days’ natural navigation walks in Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. My forays into fresh terrain often adopt the same…
Reading Water
A video excerpt from some recent TV work. You might also enjoy: David Hockney Reads About Reading Water Water Reading – An Animation How to…
New UK Paperback Covers
My UK publisher Hodder Press have redesigned the covers of six of my paperbacks. What do you think of the new look for the collection?
How to Use Plants to Map Wet Ground
All plants need water and all plants are sensitive to the levels of water in the ground. This means that every plant can make a…
A Glorious Filming Day
After cancelling one day due to a storm, we were rewarded for our patience today – what an amazing January day. We were filming clues…
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Shadows are a Sign of Impure Water
Can you see me waving? Shadows are a Sign of Impurities in the Water. From my book, How to Read Water: “You will never see…
Water Flows the Wrong Way at the Edge of Rivers
At the edge of rivers, friction causes water to slow down. This leads to eddies – water that turns in circles. In some places the eddies…
How to Spot Subtle Patterns in Water
To spot subtle patterns in water, look where dark and light reflections touch each other. On calm days, the surface of water can appear still,…
Surface Patterns Reveal Water Depth
Whenever waves meet shallow water, the patterns change. We can use these new patterns as clues to the depth of water. It doesn’t matter the…
Which Direction Are We Walking?
Which Direction Are We Walking in the video above? North, East, South or West? There are clues in the the trees, the light, the mud,…
What is a Stationary or Standing Wave?
A stationary or standing wave forms when water is pulled back against the flow by gravity. When water flows over an underwater ledge and then…
The Effect of Air Pressure on Tide Heights
High air pressure leads to lower than expected tides. The opposite is also true: low air pressure leads to higher than expected tides. We can…
What is Clapotis?
When waves reflect back off a sea wall, they meet more incoming waves and this can set up a totally new wave pattern called ‘clapotis’…
Between the Covers
Water readers, make sure to watch Between the Covers with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Sara Cox on BBC2 at 7pm tonight, Monday 27th March. You might…