In October 2021, an Instagram account was created for the walks I've been taking at night.
The web flier above mostly explains.
Though the walks happen alone, now it's a bit like there are people all over the planet joining in.
Under darkness, it seems easier to delve. The familiar landscape is reduced to a uniform silhouette of its former self. Specifics of location recede and the sky takes precedent. A sense arrives that we are where we really are—in the stars. About half the neighboring stars of our local region of the galaxy beam in plain view.
Expect some musings and nothing profound beyond amateur photos of stars as seen from these Pine Barrens rich in dark skies.
Produced by Evan Wilder
Cover photo by Evan Wilder
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A Series Ends: 101 Long Shits
September 16, 2019
In September 2019, after starting in 2013, Long Shits reached episode 101.
It seemed the right place to stop.
There was an intention to capture something of the ambience of this forest throughout the seasons, but in a way where I didn't interfere with it too much.
It was good to hear from old friends who moved far away who would put these on in the background to appreciate their younger years.
Maybe these recordings will be useful in a century to remember this part of the world before the average temperature increase hit 1.5°C.
If and when you ever want to access it, they are all currently available on YouTube, in sequence. Or watch the playlist, below.
It would take almost 50 hours to watch them all back-to-back.