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look / draw / repeat - works nights - author / artist - flint / chalk etc

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Cheers!

07.03.2026 08:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Tom!

06.03.2026 20:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours 
big time 

one car on back roads
heading west - Lincolnshire chalk upland 

lanes at night - sunk / hedged / straight
one car parked up at that nature reserve on the hill

small hours big time one car on back roads heading west - Lincolnshire chalk upland lanes at night - sunk / hedged / straight one car parked up at that nature reserve on the hill

6/3/26 - nocturn

06.03.2026 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 71 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks David - hope all is well mate

05.03.2026 19:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You are always very kind Claire

05.03.2026 19:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours 
big time 

putting lots of shapes together
until a suggestion is revealed 

moon on the hill - a dark room
Phobos in the middle of the garden

small hours big time putting lots of shapes together until a suggestion is revealed moon on the hill - a dark room Phobos in the middle of the garden

5/3/26 - nocturn

05.03.2026 19:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 75 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours 
big time 

stepped out expecting stars
but it's turned into a real pea souper 

3am - fog bound - in a strange house
step back in - glasses steam up

small hours big time stepped out expecting stars but it's turned into a real pea souper 3am - fog bound - in a strange house step back in - glasses steam up

4/3/26 - nocturn

04.03.2026 19:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cheers Carol Ann ! I recommend stargazing and sausages - a wholesome combo

03.03.2026 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

been out for moon
and glizzies in the field

midnight hotdogs
with the astronomers

small hours big time been out for moon and glizzies in the field midnight hotdogs with the astronomers

3/3/26 - nocturn

03.03.2026 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 94 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Venus put on a good show at dusk too

02.03.2026 18:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

moon's on
Jupiter too 

making drawings of firmament 
with white circles of various sizes

small hours big time moon's on Jupiter too making drawings of firmament with white circles of various sizes

2/3/26 - nocturn

02.03.2026 18:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 75 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

Monday, just
stars, east of the river

mega ships, beacons, wind farm etc
North sea business

small hours big time Monday, just stars, east of the river mega ships, beacons, wind farm etc North sea business

1/3/26 - nocturn

01.03.2026 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 86 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

looking west - clear enough
Belmont Transmitter - 8.2 miles

tracking Jupiter over the hill 
500 million miles - give or take

small hours big time looking west - clear enough Belmont Transmitter - 8.2 miles tracking Jupiter over the hill 500 million miles - give or take

28/2/26 - nocturn

28.02.2026 19:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 97 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

out to look for alignments 
but it's another murky one 

large cloud with hole 
go back inside - write "planchette"

small hours big time out to look for alignments but it's another murky one large cloud with hole go back inside - write "planchette"

27/2/26 - nocturn

27.02.2026 18:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 109 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

cherry trees at the back of Morrisons
in blossom - now

other constellations 
by the trolleys and the bottle bank

small hours big time cherry trees at the back of Morrisons in blossom - now other constellations by the trolleys and the bottle bank

26/2/26 - nocturn

26.02.2026 19:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 76 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha ! Same - I did see a couple of massive skeins of geese earlier..

26.02.2026 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yup - cherry blossom is back in style

26.02.2026 12:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
clear sky 
east to west 

the handover between night and day
shift change

the birds and everything 
Look - sunrise!

clear sky east to west the handover between night and day shift change the birds and everything Look - sunrise!

26/2/26

26.02.2026 07:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cheers!

25.02.2026 23:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Most kind Claire

25.02.2026 23:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks ! very kind of you to say so

25.02.2026 19:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

looking through the window
binoculars to half moon

pull focus - wobble about
stars - pole - there - half moon

small hours big time looking through the window binoculars to half moon pull focus - wobble about stars - pole - there - half moon

25/2/26 - nocturn

25.02.2026 19:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 92 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time 

this gin clear night - over the gardens
a dog barking all the way to Jupiter

Ganymede, Callisto, Europa and there - Io
which is an unstable, volcanic place

small hours big time this gin clear night - over the gardens a dog barking all the way to Jupiter Ganymede, Callisto, Europa and there - Io which is an unstable, volcanic place

24/2/26 - nocturn

24.02.2026 19:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 80 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

most kind of you to say so Barry

23.02.2026 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

rain - one light
on Monks Dyke Road 

trees - that care home - turn left
the old railway line - a fox in the dark ahead

small hours big time rain - one light on Monks Dyke Road trees - that care home - turn left the old railway line - a fox in the dark ahead

23/2/26 - nocturn

23.02.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 104 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

thinking about local archaeology 
and reading Lincolnshire by Arthur Mee

made a drawing of tumuli at night - beneath 
found text - "maze of mounds and moats - and the ditch"

small hours big time thinking about local archaeology and reading Lincolnshire by Arthur Mee made a drawing of tumuli at night - beneath found text - "maze of mounds and moats - and the ditch"

22/2/26 - nocturn

22.02.2026 19:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 69 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours 
big time 

making night drawings - table with daffs
paper - tape - last of the birthday whiskey

got Speak Low on - Walter Bishop Jr Trio
and the night turns starry

small hours big time making night drawings - table with daffs paper - tape - last of the birthday whiskey got Speak Low on - Walter Bishop Jr Trio and the night turns starry

21/2/26 - nocturn

21.02.2026 19:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 72 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
small hours
big time

the drawing tonight is difficult to describe - 
a silver ball rolls around a novelty labyrinth

there are voids and passages - familiar shapes and textures
meanwhile - something gnaws at beams in the attic

small hours big time the drawing tonight is difficult to describe - a silver ball rolls around a novelty labyrinth there are voids and passages - familiar shapes and textures meanwhile - something gnaws at beams in the attic

20/2/26 - nocturn

20.02.2026 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 88 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've a lot of time for the humble jackdaw

20.02.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think the collective noun for jackdaws is a clattering

20.02.2026 16:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0