Early this morning as I stood at the edge of the woods listening to nature's activities I thought what a magical piece of music! If only I could write it. I hear it as a contemporary piece of music with the wind creating the introduction gently flowing through the pine needles and oak tree leaves creating a whisper and a mellow rustling. A Red Squirrel keeps the rhythm with a frantic high pitched chatter as the whiny squawk of a Grey Squirrel fills in the blanks. Flocks of Starlings chip loudly, wings flapping as they settle into the tops of the basswood trees to feed on ripe seeds. Red Bellied woodpeckers knock on a dead birch tree keeping time. Chickadees sing sweetly repeating their name chick a-dee-dee-dee, not to be left unheard. Chipmunks improvise with a deep thunk, thunk, thunk like the plucked strings of a stand up bass. Cardinal partners chip to one another flying happily from tree to tree saying follow me, follow me!Morning doves coo in the background softly adding to the chorus. The sound of Great Horned owls hoot, hoot, hoot-hoot builds to a crescendo added to by the snorts of two startled fawns leaping through the dry underbrush, cracking branches and crushing leaves as they realized I am in their pathway. The honking sounds of Canada geese flying high overhead add to the piece briefly as they travel off into the distance, fading softly to complete the piece.
Lovely!
I really don't need to know how to write the music because it's already written by nature!
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