It didn’t rain today, but I acted like it did.
/189 - Rain
Noticing
/152 - Green and Submarine
Dreary day, but it was warm and full of life. The constant calls of birds and other small animals filled the air.
/126 - Hazy
What day is it
Where am i
/043 - Puddles
We’ve had a lot of rain this weekend and the nearby creek is running very fast. Took the recorder out to catch a bit of it and it turned out ok, but there’s a background noise that I’m not sure where it’s coming from. I have a suspicion that I’m picking up the freeway that’s about a mile away. I want to take it somewhere really quiet to see if I can isolate. Also, I like quiet places.
Went down in the basement to find that my sump pump decided to take a break so there was 1-2” of standing water. Didn’t lose anything important, but it was a very long day of cleanup. Goodnight.
/030 - Raining
The forecast called for rain again all day so I knew I wouldn’t get a chance to take out the h4n. Decided to go sit on the (covered) porch for awhile this morning to make a few recordings. Probably a complex din of sounds to discern for my first go, but you have to start somewhere. Picked up a dump truck (far) and passing train (very far) so pretty impressed with the h4n in that regard.
Later in the day we were post-holiday cleaning and Emi (3) decided to dismantle the flower centerpiece. There were a handful of plastic globes in there that I thought sounded cool when bunched together and rattled.
Light compression to level them a bit and bring the volume up.
/029 - Shifting
My family was supposed to visit for a small after-holiday brunch, but had to cancel last minute due to illness so we found ourselves with a whole day and no plans. Used the opportunity to organize and downsize some of the boxes and places that have been sitting since we moved in (a year ago…). Wanted to get outside with the h4n pro, but got rained out. Maybe tomorrow.
Made some softly floating/shifting drones this morning with guitar > el cap > cranes > wedge. A little bit stuck in the rut of looping volume swells, but when it sounds so lovely it’s kind of hard to stop.