#naturalnavigator

[themightyalmanac]

About This Blog

This blog grew naturally out of my project to put together a perpetual almanac and guide to nature for my friends and I. All of the things I've learned have brought me so much unexpected joy and have really changed simple things like walks and how I look at trees, the stars, clouds, the weeds in the verges and more.

The Lay of the Land

In monthly almanac posts I'll share what's happening with the plants, the animals and the skies, as well as some applicable folklore and traditions. These will be tagged with #almanac and posted in the first few days of every month.

!! Please note that while it may sometimes cover edible plants, this almanac is not a foraging guide !!

I'll also be posting about natural navigation techniques and general knowledge to help you understand what you're looking at and to give you things to observe and notice year-round. These will be tagged with #naturalnavigation and/or #natureknowledge.

I'll add my sources and further reading/listening recommendations to each post.

Posts will relate largely to the Northern Hemisphere, with plant and animal information mostly applicable to Ireland, the UK and northern Europe. Some information can be flipped for the southern hemisphere (e.g. the sun and moon travel across the southern sky for those in the northern hemisphere, and the northern sky for those in the southern hemisphere).

Come Along

If you'd like to come along for the adventure, I recommend that you keep your own notes of the posts and tips that interest you. You can also think about looking ahead and using other sources to note the dates of the spring and neap tides where you are (highest high-tides and lowest low-tides) and the dates of the new and full moon. When recording monthly information about the planets, I recommend you look for their rise and set times and what portion of the sky you can expect to see them in. This is not only another thing to track, but it will help you correctly identify the planets. If you aren't living in the same part of the world as me, you could also note down what the plants and animals are up to where you are.

Mad excited to share this project with you all!

[martynamazworkbook]

#101

I made some notes on my personal blog, on my website, as I tried to explain what my work is about. 

[gracehelmer]

Another one for Another Escape, volume 8.

[maineprimitiveskills]

Navigating through the countryside can be as easy as reading the vegetation diversity either side of a deep embankment. Primitiveskills.com #Survival #NaturalNavigation #Primitiveskills https://www.instagram.com/p/BvYgBDpl-rs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8vg9iaw9pvny

[fishing-exposed]

@NaturalNav: What we see when we look at water is determined by what’s in, on and under the water, but also light levels, perspective and reflections. #howtoreadwater #naturalnavigation #fishing #angling #flyfishing #bridgephotography https://t.co/Sy0ABQliuI

[a4adventure-blog]

The #sun continued for today’s #wilderness #navigation course in the #breconbeacons as we traversed the #fluvial landscape making #wales feel like #scotland ... #wildernessculture #naturalnavigation #goexplore #getoutside #outdoorlife #outdoorliving #mountains #hiking #hikingadventures #rollinghills #reflection #river #riverusk #bannaubrycheiniog #mountainlife #adventuretime #adventureawaits

[wolfsharkphotography]

"The oldest known sea turtle fossils date back about 150 million years, making them some of the oldest creatures on Earth. Just for some context, dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago" ⠀ •⠀ •⠀ #PrimalSurvival #TheWolfShark #Outdoors #Explorer #Desert #OptOutside #WildernessExplorer #NaturalNavigation #Navigation #primitiveskills #foraging #GoPro #Travel #NaturePhotography #Hiking #Travel ⠀ #YourShotPhotographer #Wilderness (at Oahu, HI)

[darkumvi]

@Regranned from @wildwaybushcraft - (link in bio) Learn how to estimate distance using naturual navigation. Read our latest blog to find out more. ____________________' #Bushcraft #BushcraftUK #BushcraftDorset #OutdoorSkills #Woodsman #Navigation #NaturalNavigation #Woods #GetOutside #Survival #SurvivalSkills #wildcamp #wildcamping #Camping #hikingadventure #hiking #walking #explore #walk #ramble #adventure - #regrann

[wolfsharkphotography]

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,⠀ Catch a tiger by the toe.⠀ If he hollers, let him go,⠀ Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.⠀ #TigerRattleSnake⠀ •⠀ •⠀ #PrimalSurvival #TheWolfShark #Outdoors #Explorer #Desert #OptOutside #WildernessExplorer #NaturalNavigation #Navigation #primitiveskills #foraging #GoPro #Travel #NaturePhotography #Hiking #Travel #Rattlesnake #Arizona #Sonoran⠀ #YourShotPhotographer #Wilderness

[wolfsharkphotography]

"One look at these menacing predators, with their armored, lizard-like bodies, muscular tails, and powerful jaws—and it is obvious they are envoys from the distant past. The species is more than 150 million y/o. Avoiding extinction 65 million y/o when their prehistoric contemporaries, the dinosaurs, died off." • • #PrimalSurvival #TheWolfShark #Outdoors #Explorer #Desert #OptOutside #alligator #WildernessExplorer #NaturalNavigation #Navigation #primitiveskills #foraging #GoPro #Travel #NaturePhotography #Hiking #Travel #YourShotPhotographer #Wilderness (at Sabine National Wildlife Refuge)

[wolfsharkphotography]

One of my favorite places. When you walk through #Zion, you're in bliss. • • #PrimalSurvival #TheWolfShark #Outdoors #Explorer #Desert #OptOutside #WildernessExplorer #NaturalNavigation #Navigation #primitiveskills #foraging #GoPro #Travel #findyourpark #NaturePhotography #Hiking #Travel #YourShotPhotographer #Utah #zionnationalpark (at Zion National Park)

[wolfsharkphotography]

Slot Canyons are a bewildering piece of landscape for #Arizona & #Utah. But if you ever find yourself in one, I'd ask you to sit down and think about how the wind formed them. Even things you can't see can move you. Remind you of anything else? ⠀ •⠀ •⠀ #PrimalSurvival #TheWolfShark #Outdoors #Explorer #AntelopeCanyon #Canyon #Desert #OptOutside #WildernessExplorer #NaturalNavigation #Navigation #primitiveskills #foraging #GoPro #Travel #NaturePhotography #Hiking #Travel ⠀ #YourShotPhotographer #Wilderness

[wolfsharkphotography]

I love when I find time to Travel within the state I live in. #Arizona & #Wildlife • • #PrimalSurvival #TheWolfShark #Outdoors #Explorer #Desert #OptOutside #WildernessExplorer #NaturalNavigation #Navigation #primitiveskills #foraging #GoPro #Travel #NaturePhotography #Hiking #Travel #YourShotPhotographer #wildlifephotography (at Grand Canyon National Park)

[wolfsharkphotography]

Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. • • #PrimalSurvival #DesertSurvival #Wilderness #Survival #SurvivalSchool #TheWolfShark #Outdoors #Explorer #Desert #OptOutside #WildernessExplorer #NaturalNavigation #Navigation #primitiveskills #foraging #GoPro #Travel #NaturePhotography #Hiking #YourShotPhotographer #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #Waterfall #Oregon

[wolfsharkphotography]

Absolutely one of my top favorite 5 photos that I have ever taken. I wish I could describe the feeling I felt when this #Bobcat made eye contact with me through the lens. It was Erie. #BearDown Arizona!#UofA • • #PrimalSurvival #TheWolfShark #Outdoors #Explorer #Desert #OptOutside #Wilderness #WildernessExplorer #NaturalNavigation #Navigation #primitiveskills #foraging #GoPro #Travel #NaturePhotography #Hiking #Travel #YourShotPhotographer #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #beardownarizona #Wildcat #Wildcats #universityofarizona #SonoranDesert #Tucson #Arizona #arizonahiking (at Sonoran Desert)

[mightybog]

Since 2023 I've been putting together an almanac and nature guide. It first started as notes on my phone and it's now become a fairly huge project and labour of love. I'll be posting things like:

How to find south by looking at Orion and the branches of trees

When foxes have kits and swallows migrate

The early signs of spring

Irish folklore about the Devil spitting on blackberries and how to ward off bad luck if you catch sight of the new moon

How to know if there's a storm coming by examining the clouds

I recommend this blog for anyone looking to learn about and connect with nature in new ways. It would also be helpful to writers for help with your natural settings, in fact, this project started when I was doing research for a fic!

About This Blog

This blog grew naturally out of my project to put together a perpetual almanac and guide to nature for my friends and I. All of the things I've learned have brought me so much unexpected joy and have really changed simple things like walks and how I look at trees, the stars, clouds, the weeds in the verges and more.

The Lay of the Land

In monthly almanac posts I'll share what's happening with the plants, the animals and the skies, as well as some applicable folklore and traditions. These will be tagged with #almanac and posted in the first few days of every month.

!! Please note that while it may sometimes cover edible plants, this almanac is not a foraging guide !!

I'll also be posting about natural navigation techniques and general knowledge to help you understand what you're looking at and to give you things to observe and notice year-round. These will be tagged with #naturalnavigation and/or #natureknowledge.

I'll add my sources and further reading/listening recommendations to each post.

Posts will relate largely to the Northern Hemisphere, with plant and animal information mostly applicable to Ireland, the UK and northern Europe. Some information can be flipped for the southern hemisphere (e.g. the sun and moon travel across the southern sky for those in the northern hemisphere, and the northern sky for those in the southern hemisphere).

Come Along

If you'd like to come along for the adventure, I recommend that you keep your own notes of the posts and tips that interest you. You can also think about looking ahead and using other sources to note the dates of the spring and neap tides where you are (highest high-tides and lowest low-tides) and the dates of the new and full moon. When recording monthly information about the planets, I recommend you look for their rise and set times and what portion of the sky you can expect to see them in. This is not only another thing to track, but it will help you correctly identify the planets. If you aren't living in the same part of the world as me, you could also note down what the plants and animals are up to where you are.

Mad excited to share this project with you all!