Today wasn’t the first time I noticed this but perhaps I’ve thought about it enough to give more than a passing mention to it. In reality, bicycling is much like sailing with one very important difference beyond the fact that falling off likely results in entirely different experiences. Many a sailor, certainly including myself here, has …

I expect that it is little surprise to anybody that sound effects our moods.  I could think of nothing better to ruin the mood of my parents as a teen ager than to put on some music that I knew they didn’t appreciate – and the louder the better.  Sounds of all sorts are used …

I find it tempting to describe sound simply as those things that I can hear but if it were that simple, then I suppose that each of us might have a different definition of sound and one that changes over our lifetimes as our ears grow less responsive to the invisible waves we are immersed in. …

From WBUR’s On Point An enjoyable and informative discussion with Bernie Krause as presented by WBUR.  Bernie exemplifies the passion I share for the sounds that bathe us with their waves, too many of which are being lost or smothered out by the noise we call progress. More from Bernie: Wild.Sanctuary.Com