Rain has a quality to touch us both physically and emotionally. Thomas Merton and Tristan Gooley are two very different people, but both offer insights into the language of rain and what we can learn through listening to it.  Journal entry: 24th August, Thursday  "We drop down the hill  To field-edge and thistledown smoke.  A moorhen scatters at our approach  Leaving only a fading trace in the water.  Maggie methodically sniffs the undergrowth  While I search for gold in the clouds.  A bee crawls into a hole in the bank.  Evening." Episode Information: In this episode I read extracts from: Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s (2023) article ‘It’s a pause between seasons as the skylarks fall silent’. Thomas Merton’s (2003/2015) When the Trees Say Nothing  published by Ave Maria Press.  Tristan Gooley’s (2022) The Secret World of Weather published by Hodder and Stoughton.  With special thanks to our lock-wheelersfor supporting this podcast. Anna V. Sean James Cameron Phil Pickin Orange Cookie Donna Kelly Mary Keane. Tony Rutherford. Arabella Holzapfel. Rory with MJ and Kayla. Narrowboat Precious Jet. Linda Reynolds Burkins. Richard Noble. Carol Ferguson. Tracie Thomas Mike and Tricia Stowe Madeleine Smith 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 Support the showBecome 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.