2022-04-14
The Day We Met
It's a song... lend it your ear.

This is a slow, musing song. The character is looking at a wall of photos and is thinking back to the day they met the love of their life. How, in that moment, their life was changed and all of the intervening years of cherished memories that sprang from it.  
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Gerluz, Piano,
2021-07-11
The Beckwourth Complex Fire
July 7, 2021. Heading back from the hills I saw big smoke and decided to drive over to get a better idea of how close to me it actually was... it was about a mile from the highway. I pulled over to take a few snapshots. On that day Inciniweb.com reported it to be about 3000 acres. Currently, 4 days later, it is reported as 83,926 acres. It grew some.   ...Read more
Sierra Nevada, Beckwourth, Wildfire, Smoke, Airplane, DC-10, Fire, Helicopter, Jet, Firefighting,
2021-05-03
One Last Snow
Last week was the last snow of April... Crews had been at work clearing the roads that had been closed all winter and one had access to the trailheads that were deeper in the hills. And then it snowed. It was a fortunate snow. From Sunday into Monday. So when I headed out on Monday, there were 6 - 8 inches of fresh powder and all of the snowmobiles had gone home. Just me, the snow and the silence.   ...Read more
Sierra Nevada, Snow, Tree, Vista, Winter,
2021-04-29
Mister Frank
Eventually, Mister Frank, who was 81 at the time, asked if I could come in and help out in the morning. Of course I agreed I wanted to see more of what and who was about. So I showed up at 10 am, banging on the locked front door. Shuffling steps approached. Mister Frank's visage appeared from the gloom.   ...Read more
2021-04-18
Let's Try a Little Winter
Now that April is here, I guess it is safe to talk about Winter. it was a mild winter up here in the hills & I have discovered the joys of getting lost in the woods on snowshoes.   ...Read more
Sierra Nevada, Snow, Winter, Vista, Lake, Mountain,
2021-01-28
Prickly Pear
It's a song... lend it your ear.

This is the perfect tune for snapping your fingers to as you step down the street. Yes, you too can be as wild as one of the mid-century hipsters... Bobbing your head, yeah, man, it's like sputnik all over again.  
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hipster, Hep Cat,
2021-01-21
Idyll
It's a song... lend it your ear.

A quick little wind ensemble piece to create an oasis of calm in a hectic day.  
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Meadow, Music, wind ensemble,
2021-01-14
Volcanic Sounds of the Yellowstone Caldera
It's an Album

On one of my drive-abouts I found myself in Yellowstone National Park. it's a jolly fun place if you like that sort of thing... You know... Buffalo, trees, geysers & such. It pushes a couple of my buttons for sure. Yellowtone has wo many cool sounds that I simply had to record some of them.

Mud pots that go glurp, glurp. Little holes in the ground that sound like they are gargling. Big, deep pools that release giant bubbles of gas.... Caves at the edge of pools that belch forth great volumes of steam and water then the water flows back in for the next show. They must have good writers there for the variety is seemingly endless.   ...Read more
2021-01-07
Porphero's Watch Chain
It's a song... lend it your ear.

Porphero's Watch Chain is a straight-forward, two-voice investigation into the unrequited feelings a pocket watch might have for it's companion watch chain.  
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Piano,
2021-01-02
The Ice Follies
There is an old proverb: "A fooish person and their camera soon becomes tedious." This is a risk faced by everyone who walks about with a camera hanging around their necks like an albatross. Indeed, persons in possesion of selfie sticks or who whip out their cell phones to document every aspect of their life are also at risk. But crossing the street is also a risk and not everyone who crosses the street is hit by a bus. After all, it is not how many pictures one takes that leads to photographic folly but how many one imposes upon others.

Ah, but I am a fool... So many times I have tried to reform. To subdue my penchant for pixels and limit the relentlessly redundant renderings my camera tempts me to take.....   ...Read more
2020-12-24
Les Langueurs Tendres
It's a song... lend it your ear.

This is the final of a series of François Couperin pieces My goodness François used a lot of ornament! Then again, I suppose that is the nature of Harpsichord music. Thin metal strings plucked with a quill. A curious things to note is that is is a fairly squick rendering of the song. Once I had finished I went out to year how harpsichordists rendered it. One version is a bit over 10 minutes long... most are over 4. I suppose I could have gone slower, but I seem to have the attention of a Moucheron (or Gnat) When the melody becomes too stretched or the pauses too great I forget what they were talking about or perhaps I am just senile...  
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Harpsichord, Baroque, Couperin,
Music
    Gerluz
        The Day We Met
        Porphero's Watch Chain
        Les Langueurs Tendres
        more...
    Gort Braggern
        Prickly Pear
        Solar Wind
        Singularity
        more...
    Sonic Landscapes
        Volcanic Sounds of the Yellowstone Caldera
        Low Tide at Soberanes Point,
        Nightbirds on the Noyo River
        more...
    Nouveau Guinea Ensemble
        Idyll
        The Tiny Jalopy
        The Bunnies Parade
        more...
Photography
      Beckwourth Complex Fire
      One Last Snow
      Let's Try a Little Winter
      more...
Travel
      Bits of VA
      Wiggling the Adirondacks
      Washington
      more...
Misc
      Mister Frank
      The Ice Follies
      House Remodel (series)
          The Remodel Begins
          Tear 'em Up
          Putting Things Back
          more..
      And Then Aug & Sep
      more...

Recent Posts
The Day We Met
Apr 14, 2022
This is a slow, musing song. The character is looking at a wall of photos and is thinking back to the day they met the love of their life. How, in that moment, their life was changed and all of the intervening years of cherished memories that sprang from it.
The Beckwourth Complex Fire
Jul 11, 2021
July 7, 2021. Heading back from the hills I saw big smoke and decided to drive over to get a better idea of how close to me it actually was... it was about a mile from the highway, I pulled over to take a few snapshots.
One Last Snow
May 03, 2021
And then it snowed. It was a fortunate snow. From Sunday into Monday. So when I headed out on Monday, there were 6 - 8 inches of fresh powder and all of the snowmobiles had gone home. Just me, the snow and the silence.
Mister Frank
Apr 29, 2021
Back in 2006 I spend a couple of months in the French Quarter of New Orleans. While I was there I involved myself with a locals bar called Evelyn's Place.
Let's Try a Little Winter
Apr 18, 2021
Now that April is here, I guess it is safe to talk about Winter. it was a mild winter up here in the hills & I have discovered the joys of getting lost in the woods on snowshoes.
Prickly Pear
Jan 28, 2021
This is the perfect tune for snapping your fingers to as you step down the street. Yes, you too can be as wild as one of the mid-century hipsters... Bobbing your head, yeah, man, it's like sputnik all over again.
Idyll
Jan 21, 2021
A quick little wind ensemble piece to create an oasis of calm in a hectic day.
Volcanic Sounds of the Yellowstone Caldera
Jan 14, 2021
On one of my drive-abouts I found myself in Yellowstone National Park. it's a jolly fun place if you like that sort of thing... You know... Buffalo, trees, geysers & such. It pushes a couple of my buttons for sure. Yellowtone has wo many cool sounds that I simply had to record some of them.
Porphero's Watch Chain
Jan 07, 2021
Porphero's watch Chain is a straight-forward, two-voice investigation into the unrequited feelings a pocket watch might have for it's companion watch chain.
The Ice Follies
Jan 02, 2021
There is an old proverb: "A fooish person and their camera soon becomes tedious." This is a risk faced by everyone who walks about with a camera hanging around their necks like an albatross.
Les Langueurs Tendres
Dec 24, 2020
This is the final of a series of François Couperin pieces. "The Slow Tenderness" is a lovely little tune.
Solar Wind
Dec 17, 2020
In the guise of Gort Braggern I mashed together this cluster of melodies. Mosltly in 5/4 time, it closes out in 9/4...I tried to make it danceable, or at least head-bobbable.
Le Moucheron
Dec 17, 2020
I wonder why François Couperin would name this tune "The Gnat?" (or "The Midge" if you prefer) Could it me that gnats had a significance in 1717 that I am as yet unaware?
La Bersan by Françouis Couperin
Dec 10, 2020
Here we go again... another of Couperin's harpsichord pieces
Yes, Summer is Over
Nov 29, 2020
Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Nov 19, 2020
Les Bergeries
Nov 12, 2020
Chiltepin
Nov 06, 2020
Low Tide at Soberanes Point, CA
Oct 20, 2020
Wandering Around the Hills Nearby
Oct 11, 2020
Nightbirds on the Noyo River
Oct 02, 2020
Mimsy
Oct 01, 2020
Untitled-40
Sep 17, 2020
A Bit Above Sea Level
Aug 04, 2020
A Bit by the Coast
Jul 01, 2020
Cherry Blossom Sunrise
Jun 25, 2020
Coffee Time Rag
Jun 11, 2020
The Tiny Jalopy
Jun 11, 2020
My Latin Bouquet
May 01, 2020
Lazy Day Waltz
Apr 23, 2020
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