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The Greek myths tell us that there are times when the gods come down from Olympus to walk amongst mortals. We had a very similar experience when, on a sunny day in late March, David Johns came to visit us and record an episode for his canal-based vlog Cruising the Cut.  

Journal entry:

11th May, Wednesday 

“The carp are spawning! 

May rain casting rings on thrashed water, 
 The flash of fin, 
      And a watery thunder 
           That rumbles along the side of the hull.

I lie in the half-light of dawn, 
      Suspended above the silty jungles
           Filled with so much life.” 

 Episode Information:
Cruising the Cut

David Johns’ canal-based YouTube channel is Cruising the Cut.

You can view David’s episode on Nighttime on Still Waters (via YouTube) here: 265. Evoking the spirit of pirate radio - on a canal.

Wooden Writer's Box

For information about the wooden writer’s box: Blue Star Crafts.
I have the smaller A5 version of the Messenger Wood Box. There are a number of companies producing this type of box. Another popular maker is: Galen Leather and their Portable Writer’s Box and Desk.

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In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licenc

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