Curl up with us tonight as we enjoy the warmth of a cosy cabin as snow gives way to sweeping rain and our stove glows brightly in the gathering darkness. Journal entry: 10th March, Friday “The convocation of oaks rises to my view  From a swirling mist of snow and blown spindrift.  Their trunks wrapped white.  Icicles hang from their branches. I want to say,  “Don’t worry,  Spring is on its way.” But they know that.  They have known that before I was born  They have known that for centuries.  What can you tell trees that they don’t know?” Episode Information: In this episode I briefly refer to the following:  Christiane Ritter’s A Woman in the Polar Night originally published in 1938 and republished by Pushkin Press in 2019.  Tom Hennen’s Darkness Sticks to Everything published in 2013 by Copper Canyon Press.  With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast. Mary Keane.Arabella Holzapfel.Rory and MJ.Narrowboat Precious Jet.Linda Reynolds Burkins.Richard Noble.Carol Ferguson.General Details 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 Licence.  Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram. All other audio recorded on site.  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. It will also allow you to become more a part of the podcast and you can leave comments, offer suggestions, and reviews. You can even, if you want, leave me a voice mail by clicking on the microphone icon.  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 For pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPod 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 using the voicemail facility by clicking on the microphone icon.