A quiet story of a cartographer who left the Admiralty to spend seven years drawing a single pond, in a village that no longer appears on most maps.CHAPTERS:0:00 - The Small Green Book1:00 - The Cartographer Walks Inland3:00 - The Pond Shaped Like a Sleeping Cat7:00 - Forty Three Notebooks12:00 - The Many Truths of the Same Water16:00 - A Book Called The Cartography of Quiet PoolsYou find a moss-green book bound with a single sprig of pressed leaf, and inside it the hand-drawn map of a pond that has been surveyed every day for seven years. Edward Carnaby was a chart-maker for the Admiralty who resigned one spring and walked inland to a village where the winters are soft and the rivers run slow. He drew the pond in heavy weather and in drought, and counted the goldfish by name, and wrote down the way the light fell on the water at six in the morning and at six in the evening. The book says that the world is full of such ponds, and that each one is worth a lifetime of looking.This series was created with AI assistance.DISCLAIMER 📢Bedtime Sleep Stories For Grownups is an independent production by HustleStudios. The stories and topics discussed are for entertainment and informational purposes only. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect HustleStudios or its affiliates.Some names and details may be altered to protect privacy. Listener discretion advised. All content protected under copyright law.This episode might be ad-supported. Support us on Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access, and exclusive promos.👉 Check our Patreon👉 Or subscribe via Apple Podcasts📻 Listen to Hustle Studios Radio 24/7!🎧 radio.hustlestudios.net/live🔊 All our podcasts — playing back to back, anytime!

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