On this episode: the snow moon brings celandine flowers and valentine's day. The lunar new year starts in earnest.
Found Sounds on this episode:
*drumming, firecrackers and rattles from Liverpool’s Lunar New Year celebration
*birds chirping loudly in a hedgerow by the road
*a robin singing in a tree
*a gentle rain
*amos the cat complaining about me recording a voiceover
transcript: https://perilunucy.substack.com/p/the-audio-almanac-03-lovebird-season
Welcome to my seasonal bulletin board.
The audio almanac is a bi-weekly round up of the seasonal changes that are currently happening in the UK. Each new episode comes out around a new or full moon. It contains a look at the flowers, birds, star and planet movements, weather patterns and festivals that are at play at a point in the year and draws out themes from them for you to contemplate.
For me, bearing witness to the cycle of the seasons brings a sense of connection to something bigger than myself, to something that moves through the world in predictable ways, following deep universal laws, when on a personal level life moves in ways that feel more scattered.
These episodes are designed to be part information dump and part reflection. I incorporate sounds that I have recorded from the world around me and explanations about how different phenomena work. Think of it as the two of us going for a walk through the woods - I will show you the things that I want you to notice, the things I have learned and the links I have seen between different things, in the hope that you can spot these things for yourself and find ways to breathe a little easier.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Groundhog Day Results!
00:53 The Snow Moon
01:34 Snowdrops, Celandines and Daffodils
02:50 The Lantern Festival and Lunar New Year
03:30 Valentine's Day and Lovebirds
04:12 The Birds are Nesting
05:02 Mother Badgers
06:00 Reflecting on Valentine's Day
08:00 About Venus, the Planet of Love
09:33 The Constellation Gemini and its Love Stories
11:35 Conclusion
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit perilunucy.substack.com
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