Tristan Gooley

So a really nice simple one is if a cloud is taller than it is wide, it's a classic sign that the atmosphere is unstable.

That makes rain showers more likely, particularly if you see them in the morning.

It makes thunderstorms more likely.

It makes hail more likely.

Yeah, all of my work is based around the idea that everything outdoors is a clue.

It's a sign, it can reveal something else.

Once we pause and just question something and say, what does it mean?

You mentioned leaves turning, that's a good example.

Fallen leaves, before the leaves have fallen, they start turning.

You know, people start saying, oh, the leaves have turned, but actually they would have been turning for a month before somebody starts saying that in conversation, if we know where to look.

So if you look at the

The highest southern part of tall trees, you'll see the leaves change colour weeks before the low northern parts.

That's because autumn accelerates with thirst.

So in fall, we see the season start high on the warmest part, which is the southern part of the tree, and then work its way down.

Yeah, sure.

So if we start with, as winter's, you know, losing its grip, we start to see some of the very early wildflowers popping up.

And it's sort of obvious that the certain flowers appear at certain times of the year.

So in the case of very early flowers, we can say they are prudent savers.

They have saved energy from the previous season.

Now that's a clue.