There is an image that makes most people wince the first time they see it: a hammer driving nails into a horse's foot.
The reaction is reasonable, and it rests…
Maya Linton
There is a small object that lines a great many old roads and is almost never looked at: a short stone or cast-iron post at the verge, carrying a name…
There is a type of building standing in fields, farmyards and the grounds of old houses that most people pass without knowing what it was for.
It is frequently round…
There is a question about weathervanes that catches almost everybody out, and it concerns which way the pointer faces.
The natural assumption is that the arrow shows where the wind…
A base-and-radiate trip has a different rhythm from a moving one, and it rewards a different set of decisions. Here are ten.
1. The Base Matters More Than the Room…
The air around you is holding water you cannot see, and the amount it can hold depends almost entirely on temperature. Cool it enough and the water has to go…