Images  Mike Callahan Copyright 2009

What a treat this formation was! I couldn’t wait to have a close-up look and feel what it had to offer. The aerial photographs promised so much. I wasn’t disappointed. I visited on Sunday afternoon and there had been no rain. Generally, I worked up from the bottom to the top and the photographs were taken in this order.

After walking along the tramlines and from the moment of seeing the tail end of the ‘symbols’, (which I suspect will turn out to be translated into something quite profound), I was in awe. The various aspects of the message left me (and many others) scratching our heads, not just regarding the meaning but I also kept thinking ‘how?’, as there was often a few feet between ‘shapes’. The lay was neat and in a clockwise direction. There were a few swirled tufts which seemed to ‘blow away’ a few people. I looked at the small circles and they too were all clockwise and neatly swirled.

As I moved up to the top part of the formation it seemed to change – there was about half in a clockwise lay and half of the lay going in an anti-clockwise direction. (Not sure if this was the same as the ‘swallows’ from last year?). I did examine the crop for nodal elongations and expulsion cavities but couldn’t see anything to mention. I was still so in awe of the intricacies of it to be too concerned with the science!

The most amazing experience about this formation was the people we met there. We met a group of very kind folk who shared their food, friendship and experiences. We sat down in the most idyllic of settings and it just felt so wonderful. Thank you Rosie, John, Cosmic and others – it was very special! The sense of feeling ‘connected’ was very strong.

Another wonderful way to spend some time with like minded people!

© Mike Callahan – www.wiltshiretours.com