Victor Hugo and Nature’s Signs
My thanks to Lucy Johnson for this fascinating email and permission to share: Dear Tristan, Have you read Victor Hugo Toilers of the Sea? It’s a…
Tag: nature’s signs
Sign of the Week
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Gardeners’ World Podcast
For an podcast interview about nature’s signs, natural navigation and how these come into play in gardens please listen to an interview with Tristan Gooley…
Back from Iceland
I’m back from an intense and rewarding research trip to Iceland. I’ve just added some of my favourite clues, signs and other observations to The…
Clues and Signs in Nature: Northern and Southern Hemisphere
I receive quite a few emails asking whether my books are relevant for readers in the Southern Hemisphere. The answer is ‘yes’, but only if…
How Do Trees Know When It’s Spring
How Do Trees Know When It’s Spring? Broadleaf trees have to work out the best time to come into leaf each year, they need to…
The Art of Perception in Nature
Take a good look at this photo before reading on… Did you spot it? We notice anomalies, colours or shapes that don’t ‘fit’ – that…
Why Do Animals Stop Moving and Freeze?
This morning I was walking into wind and surprised a deer. After a couple of quick hops away it then froze and stood motionless. This…
Wayfinding with Rosebay Willowherb – Chamerion angustifolium
Rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) is tall late-summer wildflower with distinctive pink-purple flowers that grow in tall spikes from July-September, with spirals of lance-like leaves. It…
Three Generations of Nature Readers
My thanks to Kareem Dieng and his family for reading my books. That’s Kareem with The Secret World of Weather, ‘Pops’ reading Lost Art of…
Nature’s Clues & Signs – Grey Mare’s Tail
Grey Mare’s Tail is a nature reserve near Moffat, Southern Scotland. The reserve is named after a very beautiful 60m waterfall. In August I hiked up…
Sign of a Barefoot Runner
My thanks to Tim Crook for his very interesting emails and for permission to share here. Hi Tristan You suggested getting in touch if we…
Nature’s Clues & Signs 2 – Brockenhurst, New Forest
Recently I visited the town of Brockenhurst, in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. The New Forest is famous for its unique landscapes of ‘forest pasture’…
The Great Outdoors Mystery
To celebrate the publishing in the US of ‘The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs‘, I have written the following short piece. The Great Outdoors…