How about a hobby with elements of adventure and mystery? Our weather was once considered mysterious and it will almost certainly be a hot topic again. The potential impacts of "climate change" or "global warming" are not for the faint of heart. All this is discussed in a new book called: Tying Down the Wind (Adventures in the worst weather on earth) Eric Pinder published in 2000 This is a light discussion of weather events mixed with basic theory, facts, and folklore. If you want to know why the sky is blue in the day and black at night then this is the book to read. It also examines folklore and sorts out the useful ideas. How about these: When the pigs carry sticks the clouds will play tricks When sheep go into the hills and scatter expect nice weather When bees to distance wing their flight Days are warm and skies are bright; But when their flight ends near home, Stormy weather is sure to come. The book goes on for 280 pages and does a good job of making weather interesting. The setting centers around Mt Washington in NE America but describes weather as a global event.
