Nature’s Clues and Signs – Black Down
I’m back from a routine ‘sharpener’, one of the short, intense natural navigation exercises that I like to do regularly to keep my hand in…
Tag: land rover
“Gorse is out of bloom, when kissing’s out of fashion”
There was heavy snow in the early hours of Sunday morning. We didn’t need any more encouragement. The Gooley family set off for an explore…
Still Waters Run Deep
It’s been another week of dashing about in the Land Rover, giving talks about How to Read Water. Henley, Saffron Walden, Southampton… A big, big…
Stunning Natural Navigation Image
A big thank you to James of James Walker Photography for his kind permission to reproduce this image from Umbria, Italy. I have come across…
Condry Festival
The third Condry Festival, ‘Nature and Outdoor Writing at its Finest’, took place on Saturday at the Tabernacl in Machynlleth, Wales. I was honoured to…
What Sort?
On a Country Navigator course on Saturday, I was asked a question that I get asked quite regularly: “What sort of people come on your…
Moonlight Pyjama Mayhem
For better or worse I seem to have a sixth sense for when conditions are great very early in the morning. I woke at 5.30am…
Light Snow Compass
Just back from minus 15 degrees in the Scottish Highlands and the unseasonable season continues! It’ s great – even if it has cost me…
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…
That’s More Like It
My wife agreed to drop me in a strange part of the South Downs this morning as part of a long-winded school run. The Land…
Ice and Sky
After a long stretch at the desk yesterday I treated myself to a dusk trip up into the Downs in the Land Rover. Leaving the…