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,…
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Which Way Are We Looking?
I took this photo in the South Downs a few days ago. Which direction are we looking? North, East, South or West? And Why? Struggling?…
The Coleridge School of Poetry Writing
I’ve just finished my second reading of Richard Holmes’ scintillating two-book biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (I’m a fan of both Holmes’ and Coleridge’s writing,…
What is a Wind Shadow?
A wind shadow is a place where the wind doesn’t reach. There is a calm, sheltered zone on the downwind side of all obstacles, a…
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’…
David Hockney Reads about Reading Water
My thanks to Charlie Gladstone for sending an interesting email about a beautiful book, with an intriguing couple of paragraphs. The book in question is…
Which Way Are We Looking?
Which way are we looking in this picture? (North, South, East or West?) Answer: We are looking east. There are clues in the puddles, the…
The Difference Between Sunrise and Sunset
Have a look at this photo and see if you can tell whether it is a sunrise or sunset? Yes, it’s tricky. Sunrises and sunsets…
Pacific Island Navigation
There was a near perfect ripple map on a very windy West Wittering beach yesterday. The different wave patterns on each side of an island…
How to Read Water – New Animation!
Here is the first of a short series of animations that I will be publishing over the coming weeks. Hope you enjoy!
Cluespotting in Puddles
My thanks to Omar and Fran for braving the elements on the course last Friday. I knew they were in the zone when they stopped…
The Secret Life of the Puddle
The current issue of Country Life contains an article by Tristan Gooley about ‘The Secret Life of the Puddle’ More info here.
Thoughts From Basle
Thank you Thomas for a kind, interesting and uplifting email from Basle: ——— Dear Tristan I just finished reading your wonderful book “How to read…
A Junction Puddle
I came across a nice example of a ‘junction puddle’ near Lavington Common in Sussex yesterday.
Puddle Delight
A nice email arrived today: Hello, Having purchased and read ‘The Natural Navigator’, I wanted to express how much I enjoyed and got from the…
Obstacles and Opportunities
Those who have been kind enough to spare a few moments to notice my strange interests will be well aware that I like a puddle.…
A Flower Pot Compass
There is a really good attempt to give a flavour of the whole subject of natural navigation in an article in the Independent today by…
The Glamour… The Romance… The Mud…
There are those that suspect the Natural Navigator’s life to consist of lying on the teak deck of a yacht musing about celestial bodies. It…