centipedes and mosquitos and caterpillars

spent time this morning doing some field recording in the woods. i am amazed by how quickly we become acutely aware of things in the world around us, when we stop or slow down. i am reminded of bicycling across the country and the slowness of the desert. seeing things on the bicycle that i would never have seen in a car. this reality makes me want to go for a very long walk. perhaps across the US someday. or another wide (or tall) country.

so today sitting there listening and watching, i saw so many spiders that i stopped counting as it became impossible to keep track of which ones i had already counted. centipedes and mosquitos and caterpillars. i found myself wishing that i could somehow attach contact mics to the backs of these little creatures and record the world from their ears. wouldn't it be grand?

and now i go to get my own fingers in the dirt. the more houseplants i can find a place for, the better equipped for winter my soul will be. somehow, those dark days are just a bit brighter with something green living in my house. i wonder what the plants hear?

trailing

today the rain is strong. the house dark. i listen to Bach and read. tea in the thermos for later. i imagine it will be one of those nights where a warm dinner and a movie watched from the couch feels perfect. the first hints at fall really, though i should not be overzealous, for behind fall, quiet and even darker, looms winter. instead, i should be present as so many wise folks have said, and enjoy this slight taste of fall trailing at the end of summer. it seems one thing is always just behind the other. homemade vegetable soup for lunch will be just the thing. you see: a blog wherein i write what i will have for lunch. perhaps there is merit in such things.