Get out and play
I know you just started reading, but I suggest you stop reading for a moment, and quickly make a list of all the things that suck you in:...
Sound Travels
Water is visible, so we can see how it travels. It takes the path of least resistance, surrenders to gravity's downwards tugs and heat's...
Into the Construction Phase
Here's what I do when I'm about to start a big project: First, I clear everything else out of the way, including the dirty dishes, the...
Wind Riddles
The wind was wild at the wetlands yesterday. It roared through the land-and-water-scape. It raced across and howled into my ears. It...
Change like Love
Change, like love, means many different things. Within all of the various loves we feel in the many relationships of our lives, there are...
The Great Cosmic Scherzo
Listening generally puts me into a peaceful frame of mind, but every now and then a sound strikes me as funny, pleasantly rattles my...
Cows in the Graveyard, Cows in the Park
The road trips of my youth were made possible by the game, Cows in the Graveyard. If it hadn't been for the calming, attentive and...
The Sound of Absence
I spent a week at my aunt's house earlier this month. Her home has been a frequently visited peaceful retreat for me for well over a...
A Pool of Jelly
Springtime means it's time to dive in, to activate, to thrust upwards and outwards, like seeds sprouting up from the soil into the light...
Ears and Ideas
While camping in the Mojave desert last week, I heard coyotes every night. Early in the night, while my friend and I drank our beverages...