Eskişehir, Türkiye Sunday 21 April 2024 “In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.” (John Muir) Above: John Muir John Muir (21 April 1838 – 1914), also known as “John of the Mountains” and “Father of the National Parks“, was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His… Continue reading Just a little Muir
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An unknown country
Eskişehir, Türkiye 20 April 2024 “What sort of diary should I like mine to be? Something loose knot and yet not slovenly, so elastic that it will embrace anything, solemn, slight or beautiful that comes into my mind. I should like it to resemble some deep old desk or capacious hold-all, in which one flings… Continue reading An unknown country
Voices carry
Eskişehir, Türkiye Tuesday 16 April 2024 Above: A spectrogram (0-5000 Hz) of the sentence “It’s all Greek to me.” spoken by a female voice World Voice Day (WVD) is a worldwide annual event that takes place on 16 April devoted to the celebration of the phenomenon of voice. The aim is to demonstrate the enormous importance of… Continue reading Voices carry
A black day
Eskişehir, Türkiye Friday 28 March 2024 Above: Crucifixion of rebel leaders by the Carthaginians in 238 BC, Victor-Armand Poirson, 1890 Standing in the dock at SouthamptonTrying to get to Holland or FranceThe man in the Mac said, “You’ve got to go back“You know, they didn’t even give us a chance Above: Southampton Docks, England (CHORUS) Christ,… Continue reading A black day
The Donkey Trail 2: Hey You
Eskişehir, Türkiye Saturday 23 March 2024 In his solitary bed in his solitary room Tom wakes to the sound of singing from the radio station SWR 3 (ess vay r drei) from the radio alarm beside his head. Pink Floyd, “Hey You“, from the soundtrack of The Wall: “Hey you, out there in the coldGetting… Continue reading The Donkey Trail 2: Hey You
Canada Slim and the City at the Crossroads
Landschlacht, Switzerland, Saturday 6 July 2019 In previous posts in both my blogs I have written about the quiet majesty and remarkable beauty of the French region known as Alsace. As evidenced by the post you are reading, I continue to wax poetically about this region, simply because I find myself consistently drawn… Continue reading Canada Slim and the City at the Crossroads
Fury in the Slaughterhouse: Guns in America
“There’s an old lady, Living in an old house Since her husband died She hasn’t been out. She lives in her own world With her own little nightmares And she’s stopped counting the days. She buys a radio station With her husband’s legacy. She does her own show 10 hours a day Plays poems and… Continue reading Fury in the Slaughterhouse: Guns in America
The Memory Music Project
“I spent a large part of one of the evenings I was in Uganda thinking about what precisely the memory of a person is. What do I want people to remember about me? What would I prefer to have suppressed? Do I have a number of secrets that I shall take with me to the… Continue reading The Memory Music Project