DeStewart

At the intersection of nature and mass transit

Animals, Environment

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On a recent weekday morning, I used an audio recorder to capture the sound of a woodpecker in my backyard. Listening to the recording, I heard the bird steadfastly boring into a nearby pine tree, but I also picked up a multitude of other sounds — a Metra train heading into Chicago, a jet flying to or from O’Hare, cars making their way up and down Highway 43, a barking dog, chirping birds, a creature of some kind scampering across my deck. It quickly became evident to me why my wife and I typically wake up at 5:30 each morning. The combination of nature and mass transit does not make for good slumber. It does, however, make for an aurally rich way to start the day.

 

Spring morning at Marmac Farm

Animals, Environment

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I captured this eight-minute recording last Saturday at my family’s farm, Marmac, which sits 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Listening to the recording, what strikes me is that, though it seemed calm outside, the amount of aural activity taking place was intense.