Tonight - 3-4am - is the lunar eclipse. A couple of hours before and afterwards, the light for photography is wonderful, just wonderful.
And here am I, stuck in Norfolk, far away from Granny Buttons and my tripod.
I love the moon. He's my boyfriend, the only man I ever loved. I met him shortly after starting night photography, and in an instant I knew I wanted to share my nights with him.
I think our greatest moment was on the Oxford Canal a couple of years back. We consummated our passion at Cropredy Lock, and it took only 15 seconds, even though he was only half-open to me that night. Think how it could have been if he'd been ready to eclipse! Strong, muscular shadows embracing the scene, and helping to drown out the ugly yellow streetlighting. 
And just think what he could do tonight, if only he and I were together canalside at Middlewich!
He's the greatest illumination a canal photographer can have, greater than any misty dawn.
Oh, oh, Man in the Moon, you are wonderful!
Hummm
No "broad" could match the beauty you portray in this picture. You are Andrew, a very talented man!
Posted by: alex | Thursday, 21 February 2008 at 11:00 PM
---This reader swoons gracefully---
(reads on......)
Oh.
First time ever made trembly by a boating blog and you tell me it's a music-hall song??!!
Huh! How very disappointing.....:-)
(goes back to marking books)
Best wishes Rosie Robertson
Posted by: Rosie Robertson | Thursday, 21 February 2008 at 04:14 PM
"not a lot of people know that". You're Googlewacked again!
Posted by: Martin | Thursday, 21 February 2008 at 01:29 PM
quoting Alex: "pretty broads" - I've yet to see one if there is such - certainly not seen any in Norfolk!
Posted by: Johnny Essex | Thursday, 21 February 2008 at 12:48 PM
Hmm; thinking about it now, I suspect not many people will know that 'My boyfriend's the man in the moon' was a popular Victorian Music Hall song.
This isn't Brokeback Canal!
Posted by: Andrew Denny | Thursday, 21 February 2008 at 12:44 PM
Andrew,
Do the wide open skies over Norfolk with it's pretty broads not entice you out to play !
Posted by: Alex | Thursday, 21 February 2008 at 12:26 PM
I say, Andrew old man; steady on there; what?
Posted by: Martin | Thursday, 21 February 2008 at 10:54 AM
Stop wishing you were at Middlewich, Andrew. This part of the country was covered with cloud last night so the Man in the Moon would have eluded you!
Posted by: Martin Clark | Thursday, 21 February 2008 at 10:18 AM