Beautiful, Adrian, and a lot to ponder here. The impact of sound is incredibly profound. I live in the country, and it is, for the most part, blissfully quiet. But a roadway nearby takes big trucks, and sometimes I hear them from my house. They are so obnoxious. I've noticed lately how little tolerance I have for the cacophony of noisy, busy places now that nature sounds dominate my landscape. I actually bought a set of hearing protection headphones like the ones I wear on my tractor for working at my office because sometimes the activity and chatter is too distracting. Do I look nuts? You bet. Am I peace? Absolutely :-)
🤣 tranquility over vanity every time. Thanks, Jacquie. Yes, lots still to reflect on - artificial vs natural sounds and combinations thereof. Also, therapeutic aspects of frequencies. Continued big country peace.
Yes, there’s something really deeply wired in the sound and the words that go in search of it. Not sure I’ve still entirely processed. It has that ‘shaken by a work of art’ feel you’ve written so beautifully about.
Beautiful, Adrian, and a lot to ponder here. The impact of sound is incredibly profound. I live in the country, and it is, for the most part, blissfully quiet. But a roadway nearby takes big trucks, and sometimes I hear them from my house. They are so obnoxious. I've noticed lately how little tolerance I have for the cacophony of noisy, busy places now that nature sounds dominate my landscape. I actually bought a set of hearing protection headphones like the ones I wear on my tractor for working at my office because sometimes the activity and chatter is too distracting. Do I look nuts? You bet. Am I peace? Absolutely :-)
🤣 tranquility over vanity every time. Thanks, Jacquie. Yes, lots still to reflect on - artificial vs natural sounds and combinations thereof. Also, therapeutic aspects of frequencies. Continued big country peace.
"The Singing Bowl" resounds as does your essay.
Yes, there’s something really deeply wired in the sound and the words that go in search of it. Not sure I’ve still entirely processed. It has that ‘shaken by a work of art’ feel you’ve written so beautifully about.
What an insight — the search, indeed. My thanks for your words about my writing. 💞
And thank you, Mark. New sound vistas definitely still unfolding within. Will revisit.