Shimmering Bridges
By miraclemiles on July 7, 2024 11:57 pm
I could just kind of zone out under the shimmering bridges. Maybe play some drums and dance with the coyotes, if they will indulge.
It was nice to have a couple days off of work for the independence day holiday. I jammed with percussioney things, like the tongue drum, and synthy things, like the mininova and circuit rhythm. Used those sounds slowly worked on this song. Then procrastinated finishing. Had many ideas for it, but let it just be this little thing.
Spent a few of those extra hours this weekend polishing up some old songs to release. Then wondered, what's the point? Remembered I like to have a project or ten. Goals. Makes me feel like moving onward. So polishing up some songs into an album can be a one of those goals.
More importantly for the weekend was some quality time with family. A heat wave arrived. Morning bike rides in the woods (had to stop and video one of my favorite parts of a trail). Saw a coyote on that same trail trot by looking hot and wiley. We looked at each other for a brief minute, let me take video. Paddled with partner up and down a downtown stretch of the river. Hawks being hawkish. We paddled under bridges and became enchanted with the reflection of the water shimmering on the underside, and the objects humans threw into the depths. Thought next time we'd create a what's in the river bingo game.
Oh yeah, but a real highlight of the week: My teenage son out of the blue asked me if I knew how to do vocal effects in Ableton. I think I do. I thought he'd never ask. He and his friend from the school jazz band are making some beats. Like some melodic trap or something. I hope I get to help them a little, but they are learning on their own, and that is ok.
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. I need to go find the shimmering light again. So nice. Thanks for listening!
that story!