How to Read Water
Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea A New York Times Bestseller. A Sunday Times “Must Read” book. A must-have book for walkers, sailors,…
Tag: the plough
Night Navigators Club
I am delighted to be able to announce the launch of what I believe may be one of the world’s most unusual loyalty clubs. For…
Fun guys to be around
UPDATE: My sources tell me that the first is a Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picaceus) and the second is Green Elf Cup/Wood cup/Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens). My…
Stargazing Before Dawn
Once more my pre-dawn ‘Batsense’ kicked in and I awoke before five with an urgent desire to go outside. It was not the pressure on…
Vintage Perseids
I was at the Goodwood Vintage Festival last night. We saw Ronnie Wood and his band, The Faces, as well as The Wailers. When the…
Ripples and Reflections
After an enjoyable private course on Friday – we finished standing in a field looking at Orion, the Plough, Cassiopeia and, of course, Polaris –…
Mizar, Alcor and the Much Overlooked Plough
Northern natural navigators look at the Plough pretty much every night that is not completely overcast and yet we could argue that it gets overlooked.…