Hawks and Dragons and Bees…

Sorry for the little break in posting. I was tired… and I just didn’t have the energy to post. Wren recorded Feeling the Pulse (2014) by Juwon Ogungbe (b1961). He was born in London and that is where he started learning music. When he was 9 he moved to Nigeria and became interested in much more diverse musical styles. He lives in London now and writes music for orchestras as well as pop music! The tune Wren recorded makes me feel like I feel when I’m out on a hike – so I thought I would put it together with some photos I took while hiking over the weekend.

Things are changing fast out in my favorite places. Migration is done, so I’m not seeing so many birds, but it is really nice to see the same ones every time I visit a place. There are 2 hawks that always start calling (they sound like screams) every time I walk out into a particular field. Last weekend, one of them kept calling for quite a while after I passed. When I finally turned around to head back to the car, they were at it again! I’m not sure if they are “yelling” at me, or for another reason, but these hawks are the most vocal I’ve ever experienced. I also love that they have been acting this way since April! I was able to get a good picture of the “screaming” bird!

Now that we are moving into summer, so many more plants are flowering and the pollinators are out in full force! I really love macro photography, and I am planning on working on this skill over the summer. Right now my favorite walk is through a field just covered in red clover and Ohio spiderwort. The gray dogwood is also blooming, and quite a few asters are blooming. I saw Rudbekia (brown-eyed Susan) and some fleabane as well as some beautiful members of the rose family including wild strawberry!

I also saw so many bees and dragonflies! It was so much fun to try to “catch” them with my camera. I saw a few Yellow-legged Meadowhawks, lots and lots of twelve-spotted skimmers.

Historical information and arrangements from Music by Black Composers (MBC) Violin Volume 1. Published by Ludwig Masters Publications 2018. Rachel Barton Pine Foundation.