FallWindThroughFieldWeedsInsectsOct3rd2014.WAV

Autumn is a time for slowing down and allowing yourself time for reflection and contemplation. The accomplishments and mistakes from the previous year. Especially if you make it a habit of getting out all year long and exploring nature, Autumn can be a much-needed change in sensory soundscape. . . .after a busy Spring listening to the many different Warblers which come to visit and a busy Summer immersed in the BUSY sounds of life----both human and natural----Autumn's subtle, quiet muted soundscape can be almost like a re-birth for the ears and the soul. The insects, which had taken over center stage since August, are still singing---though now with a quieter volume and a more even sleep and though-inducing tempo........Brisk winds from the north can be heard more clearly now----swishing, rustling the weedy, tan edges of fields..... hinting at the bite of much colder masses of Canadian air waiting on deck for their turn in the months of November, December and January...

I made this recording on the evening of October 4th 2014 at the edge of a field which was bordered by thick stands of oaks and pines of a major national forest.....I couldn't help but pretend I was Linus waiting in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin to arrive!

Recording made with my Marantz PMD661 and a Rode NTG-2 Shotgun microphone on a tripod about 3 feet above the ground. My input volume was 6. I hope you enjoy this soundscape as much as I do.