Whittenbury’s Watch
Welcome to ‘Whittenbury’s Watch’ a feature of our main site www.TheHaymakersSurvey.com.
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If you believe in the impossible - then this weblog is for you! Our Watch began in January 2007. Readers of our novel were advised to monitor world events against the questions and events in ‘our story. We were astounded by what we found, especially as time has gone on. Something truely extraordinary is taking place. A new age of understanding may be unfolding. The first 6 months of activity - up until the ‘Live Earth’ concerts on 7 July - is recorded in the first of our three novels. Events since are recorded on this Watch site. We now have over 200 entries.
You can explore the Watch by date, question number or theme, including the Haymakers’ Watch Wonders. The curious mix of questions are listed down the right of the page. Aside from recording some key developments on climate and the natural world, below are some examples of the emerging themes we’ve seen:
Albinos
Many examples of pure white versions of animals connected to our story - for example -a stag, hedgehog, squirrels! Charles Lamb’s journal describes how this links to the need to value diversity, for white contains every colour in the rainbow!
Anagrams
A key feature of our story, and linked to the names of people or places reflected in many of our examples are anagrams that complement The Haymakers Survey. This is Great Art!
Animal behaviour, features and discoveries
Our story gives a voice to nature. In response nature seems to be crying out to us through record breaking activity, strange behaviour and unusual features.
Anniversaries
A regular stream of key anniversaries linked to the Survey, such as 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love!
Art magic
Our novel was named, in part, after the Haymakers painting, and great works of art influenced the story. There’s been a great deal of activity and news about art, which readily sits with our tale, such as the discovery of La Surprise!
The Beatles, other ’60s superstars and modern icons
The creative genius of The Beatles provided much of the inspiration for the novel. We’ve seen numerous examples of curious Beatles/beetles/ John Lennon/ Paul McCartney related stories linked to our questions. Other popular musicians from the period - Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones - are also finding their way into the Watch! Modern icons celebrating their 50th year are involved too - Madonna, thanks largely to her ‘Hey You’ song and appearance at Live Earth and the controversial Micheal Jackson.
Crop circle formations
The novel includes the appearance of a crop circle in Hertfordshire 200 years ago. Whether genuine or fabricated, we’ve seen many examples since which appear to represent events and things in the novel.
Lucy
Is nature personified in our story. Odd then that many of our watch items involve different people, each called Lucy, including a much loved landlady at the Hay-on-Wye festival!
Parrots
Parrots are renowned for mimicking the human voice and other sounds: we’ve seen a number of curious calls by parrots that might readily be seen as wake-up calls by Mother Nature.
Space
Celestial bodies feature heavily in our tale. We’ve seen many incredible signs and discoveries in space linked to our project.
Sports
Human achievement and endeavour is part of our tale. We’ve captured many curious examples, including on record breaking Olympiads.
Squirrels
The role of squirrels in the Yggdrasil myth features in out tale. Squirrels have been up to all sorts of tricks in our watch.
Statues
The role of Uncle John Plumer’s lion head statue in our story is significant. We’ve seen several examples of statues relevant to The Haymakers Survey.
Three of Hearts
Our project’s all about Love, Art and Nature, represented by the Three of Hearts in our story. Many items on our watch feature the number 3! Maybe it really is a special number?
You can find these using the search function at the end of the page. Could it be that the Earth Spirit or a divine force is behind ‘The Haymakers Survey’ and using it as a means to tell us - the human race - to change our ways and have more respect for our planet and the animals who share it with us?
Our novel ‘The Haymakers Survey - Our Secret Inheritance’ reveals the deep magic behind the Watch. It’s available now at a special promotional price of just £6 with £3 going to conservtion charities, including support for Balls Wood nature reserve, Hertford Heath. We strongly recommend you read the novel before exploring all the Watch examples. You can buy online from our site, Amazon, Foyles or from your local bookshop. http://www.thehaymakerssurvey.com/Novel.php
We’re also publishing videos including images from the Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0KyN3RUNI4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVebuH-YtbQ
Take a look for yourself. “It’s all here… it’s all real… the seemingly impossible is happening in the world about us!” C’mon, together we can still save our endangered Earth!
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