{"id":1744,"date":"2019-10-30T21:35:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T21:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2019-10-30T21:38:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T21:38:34","slug":"exmoor-dark-skies-festival-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=1744","title":{"rendered":"Exmoor Dark Skies Festival Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just back from a fun four days at the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival. I was so pleased to be asked to take part with my Dark Skies book, <em>Jacob Starke Loves The Dark &#8211; <\/em>not least because I lived on Exmoor between 2000 and 2006, and it was great to have the opportunity to reconnect with the stunning landscape,  lovely people and, of course, some very dark skies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/354356A5-3BDF-42B3-B40D-BB3755DA769E.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/354356A5-3BDF-42B3-B40D-BB3755DA769E.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/354356A5-3BDF-42B3-B40D-BB3755DA769E-300x422.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/354356A5-3BDF-42B3-B40D-BB3755DA769E-213x300.jpeg 213w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/354356A5-3BDF-42B3-B40D-BB3755DA769E-624x877.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Reading at Porlock Pavilion <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/43469E60-C531-4125-865E-4938E7BAA890.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/43469E60-C531-4125-865E-4938E7BAA890.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/43469E60-C531-4125-865E-4938E7BAA890-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/43469E60-C531-4125-865E-4938E7BAA890-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/43469E60-C531-4125-865E-4938E7BAA890-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Nocturnal crafting after storytelling in Minehead (looks like I\u2019m moving fast!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1D380F49-F807-4253-B845-50EAB2FFDF83.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1D380F49-F807-4253-B845-50EAB2FFDF83.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1D380F49-F807-4253-B845-50EAB2FFDF83-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1D380F49-F807-4253-B845-50EAB2FFDF83-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1D380F49-F807-4253-B845-50EAB2FFDF83-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Beautiful woolly solar systems!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My final session at Lynmouth gave me the opportunity to share my newly-penned <em>Dark Skies Ode to Exmoor National Park <\/em>&#8211; the children, not only joined in the chorus, but drew some wonderful pictures of what they love about the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/78A71212-CE45-468F-974E-0EDDA3E3E58D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1752\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1752\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/78A71212-CE45-468F-974E-0EDDA3E3E58D.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/78A71212-CE45-468F-974E-0EDDA3E3E58D-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/78A71212-CE45-468F-974E-0EDDA3E3E58D-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/78A71212-CE45-468F-974E-0EDDA3E3E58D-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1C0B2887-CDD2-4A13-82EF-F4514FCAFDC4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1753\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1753\" class=\"wp-image-1753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1C0B2887-CDD2-4A13-82EF-F4514FCAFDC4.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1C0B2887-CDD2-4A13-82EF-F4514FCAFDC4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1C0B2887-CDD2-4A13-82EF-F4514FCAFDC4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1C0B2887-CDD2-4A13-82EF-F4514FCAFDC4-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/37C5B99A-E634-4636-9555-60F8F269BF82.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1754\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1754\" class=\"wp-image-1754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/37C5B99A-E634-4636-9555-60F8F269BF82.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/37C5B99A-E634-4636-9555-60F8F269BF82-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/37C5B99A-E634-4636-9555-60F8F269BF82-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/37C5B99A-E634-4636-9555-60F8F269BF82-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"595\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BCB56645-3919-4E9B-894C-9A56D36CB111.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1756\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1756\" class=\"wp-image-1756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BCB56645-3919-4E9B-894C-9A56D36CB111.jpeg 595w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BCB56645-3919-4E9B-894C-9A56D36CB111-300x425.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BCB56645-3919-4E9B-894C-9A56D36CB111-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7C1C882C-AF10-43A3-99D4-8B013565B2FF.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7C1C882C-AF10-43A3-99D4-8B013565B2FF.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7C1C882C-AF10-43A3-99D4-8B013565B2FF-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7C1C882C-AF10-43A3-99D4-8B013565B2FF-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/7C1C882C-AF10-43A3-99D4-8B013565B2FF-624x468.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Always exciting to see your book on display!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just back from a fun four days at the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival. 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