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Sep 20, 2026 37 min

Autumn Drift

from Nighttime on Still Waters Hosted by Richard Goode

Send us Fan Mail The slow drift from summer into autumn is underway and with it comes gentle shifts (both seen and unseen) that are the pulse and rhythm of the earth and life along the canal. Join us tonight on the Erica as we celebrate this slow dance of the seasons. We also join Jeff Van Booven for a special night-view from his window in the sultry darkness of a summer midnight in Missouri. Journal entry: 18th September, Friday “Standing beside the convocation of oaks First geese fly over and then the raven pair. On days like this, even these friendly fields Remember that they cannot be tamed.” Episode Information: In this episode, I read haiku from Chora and Taigu. I also read ‘I Wasted the Day’ and ‘Autumn Harvest’ by Felix Dennis and ‘Apples’ by Laurie Lee. I also conclude with a very short reading from Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. ‘Night Views: Through your window’ is provided by Jeff Van Booven. With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast. Ana McKellar Susan Baker Mind Shambles Clare Hollingsworth Kevin B. Fleur and David Mcloughlin Lois Raphael Tania Yorgey Andrea Hansen Chris Hinds Chris and Alan on NB Land of Green Ginger Captain Arlo Rebecca Russell Allison on the narrowboat Mukka Derek and Pauline Watts Anna V. Orange Cookie Mary Keane. Tony Rutherford. Arabella Holzapfel. Rory with MJ and Kayla. Narrowboat Precious Jet. Linda Reynolds Burkins. Richard Noble. Carol Ferguson. Tracie Thomas Mark and Tricia Stowe Madeleine Smith General Details The intro and the outro music is ‘Crying Cello’ by Oleksii_Kalyna (2024) licensed for free-use by Pixabay (189988). Narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram. All other audio recorded on site. Support the show Become a 'Lock-Wheeler' Would you like to support this podcast by becoming a 'lock-wheeler' for Nighttime on Still Waters? Find out more: 'Lock-wheeling' for Nighttime on Still Waters. Contact Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/noswpod.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@nosw I would love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected] or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message by clicking on the microphone icon. For more information about Nighttime on Still Waters You can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com.

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Send us Fan Mail The slow drift from summer into autumn is underway and with it comes gentle shifts (both seen and unseen) that are the pulse and rhythm of the earth and life along the canal. Join us tonight on the Erica as we celebrate this slow dance of the seasons. We also join Jeff Van Booven for a special night-view from his window in the sultry darkness of a summer midnight in Missouri. Journal entry: 18th September, Friday “Standing beside the convocation of o...

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Autumn Drift

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  1. 0:00 Introduction
  2. 0:27 Journal entry
  3. 0:54 Welcome to NB Erica
  4. 1:57 News from the moorings
  5. 7:22 Cabin chat
  6. 16:39 Autumn Drift
  7. 16:44 Haiku by Chora and Taigu
  8. 21:50 'I wasted the day' by Felix Dennis
  9. 22:49 'Autumn Harvest' by Felix Dennis
  10. 27:11 'Apples' by Laurie Lee
  11. 28:37 'Pilgrim at Tinkers Creek' by Annie Dillard (short extract)
  12. 30:20 Night-view through the window from Jeff Van Booven
  13. 35:14 Signing off
  14. 35:30 Weather log

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