Episodios

  • To Set Down Such Choice Experiences
    Apr 21 2023

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    Jan 20 - 28, 1852

    Henry muses on the structural value of his journal, and reminds himself: “Associate reverently and as much as you can with your loftiest thoughts.”

    MUSIC:

    “Overhead” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive

    “Domina Transit” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive


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    6 m
  • I Have Sometimes Imagined a Library
    Apr 19 2023
    Feb 3, 1852 Henry envisions a fitting repository for the works of naturalists, philosophers, and poets, free from "cold-blooded and methodical officials."MUSIC:“Threads and Veils” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive

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    4 m
  • The Fact Is I Am A Mystic
    Apr 18 2023

    February 27 - March 15, 1853

    Henry notes the first evidence of spring, and reminds himself: "Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows."


    MUSIC:"Alsace" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

    "Red-Wing Meditation" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

    "Tortoise Shell" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

    "Pink Gradient" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

    "All the Quiet Work" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

    SOUND CREDITS:

    Red-Shouldered Hawk: Christopher McPherson, XC602509. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/602509

    Eastern Bluebird: Christopher McPherson, XC601010. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/601010

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    14 m
  • Owls, Ice, Foxes & Flocks
    Apr 10 2023

    "I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder ... and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet which I could have worn."

    (from the chapter "Winter Animals" in Walden)

    MUSIC:

    "Backwards Flow (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

    "Blackbird Reverie (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.

    SOUND CREDITS:

    Barred Owl: Lance A. M. Benner, XC486052. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/486052.

    Canada Goose: Meena Haribal, XC543318. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/543318

    Great Horned Owl: Lance A. M. Benner, XC595324. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/595324

    Squirrel on roof: courtesy of Darius Kedros. Accessible at https://freesound.org/s/276857/

    Squirrel chatter, courtesy of bmccoy2. Accessible at https://freesound.org/s/342105/

    Blue Jay: Denis Provencher, XC754448. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/754448.

    Black-capped Chickadee: Ian Davies, XC51770. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/51770.

    Black-capped Chackadee: Paul Marvin, XC299725. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/299725.

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    10 m
  • Questions & Depths
    Jan 24 2021

    Even in the deep of winter, "heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." (From Walden, "The Pond in Winter")

    Music: "Pilgrims" by Some Were at Sea; "Reflections" by Pete James Johnson

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    8 m
  • Some Lichenous Thoughts Still Adhere to Us
    Dec 30 2020

    December 29th and 31st, 1853

    Henry walks out amid the worst snowstorm in recent Concord memory, and on New Year's Eve recalls his past drunkenness.

    Snow Bunting sounds by Terje Kolaas: accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/425902

    Music: "Per Paura Che Si Rompa" by Bottega Baltazar; "The Racer" by Tristan Barton

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    8 m
  • Loon Checkers
    Nov 7 2020
    An October day in a boat on Walden, and "a pretty game, played on the smooth surface of the pond, a man against a loon." (From Walden, "Brute Neighbors")Loon sounds by Andrew Spencer, XC 189383 (accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/189383); and Todd Wilson, XC103421 (accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/103421).Music: "Love You" by Yehezkel Raz; "Revelations" by Tristan Barton(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist)

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    8 m
  • Before a Single Green Blade
    Aug 14 2020

    March 29, 1853

    Henry does a little digging and discovers "a wonderful piece of chemistry."

    Music: "White Dream" and "Icicles" by Yehezkel Raz

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    5 m
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