A little piece of heaven

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A little piece of heaven

by loiswakeman @ 23/06/2008 – 11:27:26

Meeja has been languishing rather neglected lately - so much stuff has got me riled up that I don't know where to start. So, instead, here is a calming item.

When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
- from Bridge over Troubled Water, as most ageing hippies will know! Just reading those words brings Art Garfunkel's sublimely pure voice to mind. But I have another suggestion too.

Tune your DAB radio into Birdsong: a loop of recorded birdsong from a garden in Wiltshire. Instant calm, bliss and reduction in blood pressure - just the thing if you've had a workload like mine over the past few days.

You can also listen online - though after the recent plug for this on the Beeb, the servers may be overloaded!
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- SeasideMan ^Pro
- 23/06/2008 @ 11:38:32
I have a CD I bought from the Natural History museum called "Dawn Chorus" that serves the same function. It's 5 different 15-minute recordings of early morning birdsong, with the occasional sheep MAAAH in the distance. It's incredibly calming.

Beautiful song, Bridge Over Troubled Water, but it was what eventually split up Simon and Garfunkel.

Tom.
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- tylluanpenry ^Pro
- 23/06/2008 @ 11:44:18
This is why I always sleep with the window open and often get up in the dark to listen to the birdsong... our dawn chorus always begins with a solo blackbird and all the other birds twitter the responses. A sort of avian litany really. But gloriously calming!
- - loiswakeman
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  - 23/06/2008 @ 11:56:20
  What a lyrical way to describe it!
  
  Yes, the blackbird usually starts here too - but sometimes a song thrush.
  
  And later in the day, the skylarks are thrilling to listen to - I heard 2 or 3 this morning whilst hanging the washing out. Hard not to believe they do it for the joy of being alive!
  - - middleagespread
    - 24/06/2008 @ 10:51:32
    i have the most wonderful Blackbird living in a tree by my workroom window. He delivers a beautiful song in the evening when he does his territorial round.
    I also had a visit rom a green finch (i think) last summer whose song was beyond comparison.
    This tree seems to house a variety of birds, mostly sparrows who constantly squabble and argue. Also a pair of collared dove this year.
    What utterly delightful creatures birds are.
    I always intend to learn more about them, but that is on the back boiler at the moment, until i get more free time, so i will simply enjoy their songs and antics.
    
    You're just down the road from me by the way, and i shall be visiting Lyme very soon on my annual camping break at Burton Bradstock. What a beautiful place to inhabit, i almost envy you.
    - - loiswakeman
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      - 24/06/2008 @ 11:03:10
      I was never that interested in birds till I started feeding them. It's fascinating to watch how differently each species behaves - you can learn such a lot gazing out of the futility room window at the bird table!
      
      And the dawn chorus in the spring gives me an incentive to get up in the morning too.
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