Bedraggled: A Rain-Soaked White Trillium
In early May, after a violent storm, I visit my beloved Shindagin Hollow and come across a rain-soaked Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), growing on the bank of a forest brook. The scene is lovely, with fern fronds unfolding to one side and the gurgling brook in the background. It is still raining lightly and a Veery thrush is calling and singing nearby.
Although the trillium has been beaten down by the storm, it seems to be rising up to meet the new day, swaying, dancing lightly in the breeze. Pure Nature at its best. An elixir for my weary mind.
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Such a lovely gift near the end of a pretty hot sumer here in the PNW…Thanks for the beauty of the Trillium and the River Song… and your recording talents!
Thank you, Lang! I love the “downward spiralling” music of the veery and the sight of the trillium in the rain with the brook–beautiful! Loving your art!
Love everything about this. Keep up the great job.
Thank you Elliot! Soothing yet cheery!
This is just so lovely, very soothing. I hope you still do audio only also, since I use them to meditate to and listen to when writing. But I love this new addition
I meant to say the bird song is exquisite in this one
Lovely!
That was beautiful. The Trillium, along with the sounds of the brook, rain drops and the veery Thrush, make it perfect. Veery’s, other thrushes, Loons, Song Sparrows, and Purple Finches, are some of my favorite birds to hear.
A beautiful start to the morning as I sip my coffee. I can feel the delicacy of the Trillium and yet the resilience as it “rises up to meet the new day”
Great idea, Lang, to start combining video and audio. This sensory duet
opens up a goldmine of natural beauty. I look forward to seeing lots more.
Mike
Yup, that’s the idea in a nutshell. I already have tons of great video clips plus immersive sound of course. But video editing takes a lot of time and computer muscle, far more than audio editing.
Lovely and soothing morning meditation!
Such a gift Lang… Thank You! The imagery of Trillium (my absolute favorite!) and soundscape of rain, creek and Veery is exquisite. I work with people who are living with chronic illness and serious cancers ~ I will be sharing this beauty as a calming, restorative offering.
That is basically what I have in mind … to create long, immersive nature videos for relaxation and healing. No narration. No music. Just superb imagery and sounds, with an emphasis on the magical “little world” found in our surroundings (as opposed to big landscape views, though could be a mix of both.
Love it.
The trillium petals are almost translucent. And the Veery transcendent. Thanks. Ruth
So does that make it a very “trans” video?
Beautiful, as all your works are! Thank you.
Very lovely, as is everything you do. Thank you. I hope your weary mind found some healing from this elixir.
Yep, it worked!
Beautiful. To deeply observe a thing–a tea cup, a leaf, an insect–without the collection of some form of data in mind is to honor it. Your video certainly honors this trillium, and the ferns, and the rain, and that whole little resilient world.
Seeing/Sensing beauty requires a certain amount of silence, or if the mind is hopelessly active, a gentle surrender coupled with watchful eyes and ears.
Enjoy the sounds in this video. Are you okay? Ive been thinking a lot about you. I called you and never got a call back. I hope you are okay. Your friend, Annette
I’m okay and already looking forward to spring!
Love it Lang…..peaceful yet very much alive! Joy
Totally alive … and totally peaceful!
The image added to the sound is the frosting on nature’s cake. Thank you!
Beautiful Moment in the springtime rainfall!
Sweet… Thanks for sharing the moment. love discovering small worlds on walks in the forest.
The small worlds at one’s feet are often the most moving, once you tune into what’s going on down there!