THE SECRET WORLD OF WEATHER

Some weather signs make a map, some reveal activity, some forecast the weather and some record what has happened, but all mean something. Have you noticed how the sky in front of you rarely looks the same as the sky behind you? Weather is not something that blankets a country, it is something that changes as you walk through a wood or turn down a street. The weather is never identical on two sides of a tree. Most people, even experienced outdoors people, miss these changes in their environment. Every cloud, every change in temperature, every raindrop, every sunbeam, every breeze has meaning. Once we appreciate that the sky maps the land around us, we never see it the same way again.In The Secret World of Weather, Tristan Gooley, author of international bestsellers The Walker’s Guide yo Outdoor Clues and Signs and How To Read Water, illuminates another subject of perennial interest and importance; and one which in our very uncertain world is one of the few constants we can take comfort in.]]>