Sonnenbarke
@novembergrau.bsky.social
Here for pop music and video, weird fiction, film and TV, plus cats, cake and a bit of coding if rainy. Fond of medieval bestiaries and stained glass windows.
Well there goes my New Year's resolution and f*ck me for thinking I could be happy
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Well there goes my New Year's resolution and f*ck me for thinking I could be happy
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Eric Bergman. Vine and Willows. 1936 wood engraving
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Eric Bergman. Vine and Willows. 1936 wood engraving
Nothing to do, sit around in snow
Sit around in snow, stare at the paws
Kerosene not pictured
Sit around in snow, stare at the paws
Kerosene not pictured
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Nothing to do, sit around in snow
Sit around in snow, stare at the paws
Kerosene not pictured
Sit around in snow, stare at the paws
Kerosene not pictured
Well I've had two days off after delivering the last of the big Xmas jobs, and by ten yesterday morning I was so bored I was doing the invoicing several days early.
Now it's a REAL day off, and by god someone had better send me something to do
Now it's a REAL day off, and by god someone had better send me something to do
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Well I've had two days off after delivering the last of the big Xmas jobs, and by ten yesterday morning I was so bored I was doing the invoicing several days early.
Now it's a REAL day off, and by god someone had better send me something to do
Now it's a REAL day off, and by god someone had better send me something to do
Recycling tip: take your 2025 calendar, wet your thumb and enjoy hours of harmless fun flicking through it fast enough to recreate your own version of that special montage in Event Horizon, the one they had to get Vadim Jean to help out with
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Recycling tip: take your 2025 calendar, wet your thumb and enjoy hours of harmless fun flicking through it fast enough to recreate your own version of that special montage in Event Horizon, the one they had to get Vadim Jean to help out with
Awaken all those whispers
In the dusty shadow of a sick favour
#DuranDuran
The abandoned toilet block at Beauficel, of a kind quite familiar from my teenage years in the south. Follow the sign to the Panorama. It will lead you here. All signs will lead you here, in time.
In the dusty shadow of a sick favour
#DuranDuran
The abandoned toilet block at Beauficel, of a kind quite familiar from my teenage years in the south. Follow the sign to the Panorama. It will lead you here. All signs will lead you here, in time.
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Awaken all those whispers
In the dusty shadow of a sick favour
#DuranDuran
The abandoned toilet block at Beauficel, of a kind quite familiar from my teenage years in the south. Follow the sign to the Panorama. It will lead you here. All signs will lead you here, in time.
In the dusty shadow of a sick favour
#DuranDuran
The abandoned toilet block at Beauficel, of a kind quite familiar from my teenage years in the south. Follow the sign to the Panorama. It will lead you here. All signs will lead you here, in time.
Capering rhino octopus and knobbly grass-eye walrus say hi
January 6, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Capering rhino octopus and knobbly grass-eye walrus say hi
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Why do birds,
suddenly appear,
every time,
you are near?
Just like me,
you seem to be,
made of seeds.
suddenly appear,
every time,
you are near?
Just like me,
you seem to be,
made of seeds.
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Why do birds,
suddenly appear,
every time,
you are near?
Just like me,
you seem to be,
made of seeds.
suddenly appear,
every time,
you are near?
Just like me,
you seem to be,
made of seeds.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Walk today was a shambles. My special Nowhere Throne was RUINED by a cushion of snow and I ended up having to shelter in the world's most feral shed
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Walk today was a shambles. My special Nowhere Throne was RUINED by a cushion of snow and I ended up having to shelter in the world's most feral shed
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Over on ‘All Old Strange Things’, in my first free post of the year I offer some reflections on @benmachell.bsky.social’s extraordinary book ‘Chasing the Dark’ open.substack.com/pub/drfranci...
The new (para)normal
Reflections on ‘Chasing the Dark’ by Ben Machell
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Over on ‘All Old Strange Things’, in my first free post of the year I offer some reflections on @benmachell.bsky.social’s extraordinary book ‘Chasing the Dark’ open.substack.com/pub/drfranci...
Tired: Loplop le Supérieur Des Oiseaux
Wired: Donkdonk le Supérieur Des Ânes
Wired: Donkdonk le Supérieur Des Ânes
I love this photo. I love that superior donkey. If my French were good enough, I'd ask to chat with it as an adjunct to therapy.
Donkey from yesterday.
This field is now snowy white and very likely the donkey has sprouted antlers and started jingling slightly, but the expression of quiet scorn with which it regards passers-by no doubt remains unchanged
This field is now snowy white and very likely the donkey has sprouted antlers and started jingling slightly, but the expression of quiet scorn with which it regards passers-by no doubt remains unchanged
January 5, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Tired: Loplop le Supérieur Des Oiseaux
Wired: Donkdonk le Supérieur Des Ânes
Wired: Donkdonk le Supérieur Des Ânes
Donkey from yesterday.
This field is now snowy white and very likely the donkey has sprouted antlers and started jingling slightly, but the expression of quiet scorn with which it regards passers-by no doubt remains unchanged
This field is now snowy white and very likely the donkey has sprouted antlers and started jingling slightly, but the expression of quiet scorn with which it regards passers-by no doubt remains unchanged
January 5, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Donkey from yesterday.
This field is now snowy white and very likely the donkey has sprouted antlers and started jingling slightly, but the expression of quiet scorn with which it regards passers-by no doubt remains unchanged
This field is now snowy white and very likely the donkey has sprouted antlers and started jingling slightly, but the expression of quiet scorn with which it regards passers-by no doubt remains unchanged
Blooming heck, it's proper snowed here overnight. Sisters of Mercy tuning up in my head as always, though these days I'm inclined to think of Andrew Eldritch as a bit of a whiner. "Waiting for the train?" Oh, you get PUBLIC TRANSPORT where you live?
Nine While Nine is a joke in yo town
Nine While Nine is a joke in yo town
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Blooming heck, it's proper snowed here overnight. Sisters of Mercy tuning up in my head as always, though these days I'm inclined to think of Andrew Eldritch as a bit of a whiner. "Waiting for the train?" Oh, you get PUBLIC TRANSPORT where you live?
Nine While Nine is a joke in yo town
Nine While Nine is a joke in yo town
I am reminded of this man's writing every single time I'm unable to tell whether a fluttering dark mass in my vicinity is a bird or a leaf, which accounts for about 30% of my waking hours
January 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I am reminded of this man's writing every single time I'm unable to tell whether a fluttering dark mass in my vicinity is a bird or a leaf, which accounts for about 30% of my waking hours
Freezing my tits off at the Pre Aux Reines paper mill, now enjoying a golden retirement.
January 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Freezing my tits off at the Pre Aux Reines paper mill, now enjoying a golden retirement.
Following the blossoming of our Glorious Botanical Overlords and the ensuing grassroots legislative changes within the entertainment industry, all competition shows must now feature a judge panel consisting entirely of flowers
January 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Following the blossoming of our Glorious Botanical Overlords and the ensuing grassroots legislative changes within the entertainment industry, all competition shows must now feature a judge panel consisting entirely of flowers
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“Maria lit candles in silver-branched candlesticks. They were old candles, and had burned unevenly, so that the flames quivered in the air on either side of their silver stems; like someone balancing with outstretched arms on a rope.”
October 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“Maria lit candles in silver-branched candlesticks. They were old candles, and had burned unevenly, so that the flames quivered in the air on either side of their silver stems; like someone balancing with outstretched arms on a rope.”
The moon's even huger tonight. On my way home at dusk I turned to look back over the hills and it was sloping up over the top of a tree-lined ridge like Spiny Norman. Down in the shadows of the valley, the waters were murmuring "Dinsdale".
And an owl called me a tool. I swear I could hear the "t".
And an owl called me a tool. I swear I could hear the "t".
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The moon's even huger tonight. On my way home at dusk I turned to look back over the hills and it was sloping up over the top of a tree-lined ridge like Spiny Norman. Down in the shadows of the valley, the waters were murmuring "Dinsdale".
And an owl called me a tool. I swear I could hear the "t".
And an owl called me a tool. I swear I could hear the "t".
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Paul Klee (1879-1940), Dance of the Moth, 1923.
Oil transfer drawing, pencil and watercolour on paper with watercolour, pen and gouache marginal stripes.
Oil transfer drawing, pencil and watercolour on paper with watercolour, pen and gouache marginal stripes.
January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Paul Klee (1879-1940), Dance of the Moth, 1923.
Oil transfer drawing, pencil and watercolour on paper with watercolour, pen and gouache marginal stripes.
Oil transfer drawing, pencil and watercolour on paper with watercolour, pen and gouache marginal stripes.
The topless floozy postcard I recently ordered arrived with a shockingly indulgent amount of packaging material, but on attempting to report @wordkunst.bsky.social to the Green Police I was told these items are in fact Books of great literary and artistic merit, to be treasured by cultured folk!
January 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
The topless floozy postcard I recently ordered arrived with a shockingly indulgent amount of packaging material, but on attempting to report @wordkunst.bsky.social to the Green Police I was told these items are in fact Books of great literary and artistic merit, to be treasured by cultured folk!
Been up looking at the outsized moon at the Chapelle de Montfort, but on the way I had to stop to peer in at my favourite evening window at Brouains church. I love how the trees and graves look through all the different panes.
January 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Been up looking at the outsized moon at the Chapelle de Montfort, but on the way I had to stop to peer in at my favourite evening window at Brouains church. I love how the trees and graves look through all the different panes.
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#BOTD Charles Beaumont. A prolific horror, sci-fi & speculative fiction writer, Beaumont's best known for his Twilight Zone scripts, but also wrote for films, including 3 of Roger Corman’s Poe cycle. He also co-wrote Run from the Hunter, the basis for TV series The Fugitive.
January 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
#BOTD Charles Beaumont. A prolific horror, sci-fi & speculative fiction writer, Beaumont's best known for his Twilight Zone scripts, but also wrote for films, including 3 of Roger Corman’s Poe cycle. He also co-wrote Run from the Hunter, the basis for TV series The Fugitive.
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Extraordinary film about Calvin Black’s Possum Trot doll theatre, one of the most amazing lost visionary environments.
Anyway, I would urge you to watch this & see for yourself the strange & wonderful world he created with the help of his wife Ruby
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcX...
Anyway, I would urge you to watch this & see for yourself the strange & wonderful world he created with the help of his wife Ruby
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcX...
"Possum Trot: The Life and Work of Calvin Black" - Full Movie
YouTube video by American Visionary Art Museum
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Extraordinary film about Calvin Black’s Possum Trot doll theatre, one of the most amazing lost visionary environments.
Anyway, I would urge you to watch this & see for yourself the strange & wonderful world he created with the help of his wife Ruby
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcX...
Anyway, I would urge you to watch this & see for yourself the strange & wonderful world he created with the help of his wife Ruby
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqcX...
Cracking out the 2026 Beatrix Potter wall calendar, though sadly this isn't in it
"When I see the grey-black light
That shines in the eyes of animals
When I find you I will remind you
Most accidents occur at home"
#Coil
"When I see the grey-black light
That shines in the eyes of animals
When I find you I will remind you
Most accidents occur at home"
#Coil
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Cracking out the 2026 Beatrix Potter wall calendar, though sadly this isn't in it
"When I see the grey-black light
That shines in the eyes of animals
When I find you I will remind you
Most accidents occur at home"
#Coil
"When I see the grey-black light
That shines in the eyes of animals
When I find you I will remind you
Most accidents occur at home"
#Coil