New Crop Circle: East Field, nr Alton Barnes, Wiltshire. Reported 7th July.
The first full Moon on the far end of East Field (largest central ball, spanning two tramlines) could plausibly represent a calendar date of June 1, earlier this summer when our Moon was full. It lies at the centre of 29 contiguous balls in an arc-like series, representing one lunar cycle of 29.5 days from May 15 to June 15.
The second full Moon on the other end of East Field (next largest central ball, spanning one and one-half tramlines) could represent June 30, only a week ago when our Moon was again full. It lies at the centre of 29 more contiguous balls in an arc-like series, representing a second complete lunar cycle of 29.5 days from June 15 to July 15.
The third full Moon at East Field (a slightly smaller "upside-down" central ball, spanning only one tramline) could represent a date of July 30, as the next full Moon at the end of this month. It lies at the centre of 17 contiguous balls in an arc-like series, which might be the number of days within this third cycle (July 15 to August 14) when our Moon will be visible above the horizon.
Another small, isolated, round ball lies inside of that third inverted arc. It could plausibly be meant to signify "the last full Moon in a series of four".
There is no "fourth full Moon" at East Field, but only a small "partial arc" close to the centre of that crop picture. It could easily have been drawn as continuing onward to a fourth full Moon on August 28, then to the end of a fourth lunar cycle on September 13. Instead, that fourth lunar cycle ends precipitously after just six small balls or days, sometime around August 14 to 22.
A more precise decoding of East Field is necessary and will be undertaken soon. Two other pictures from Wayland's Smithy 2005 or 2006 seem related both in date and content.
RED COLLIE