Holiday Postcard

This year, I promised myself that I would take a break and not record any sound during my family summer holidays. Though sound recording is a passion, still it is a demanding activity when you are aiming at delivering excellence. Sound recorders sometimes need recharge their internal batteries, me too :D

The family - wife, kids young adults, and dog - drove all the way from Belgium to the north of Spain. The highlight of our trip was a short stay in a shepherd cabin in the middle of the Bardenas Reales semi-desert. Classified as a World Biosphere Reserve, the Bardenas Reales has been forged by flooding in the rainy season, and by wind and extreme sun during the summer. This gives this desert a look reminiscent of famous American national parks. We slept there for a couple of days - in the middle of nowhere, literally - hiking in the morning and evenings, and napping in the afternoons because of the extreme heat.

The Bardenas Reales offers gorgeous landscapes. And to my torment, fabulous sounds too! In front of our cabin, there was a lone pine tree that sung nicely with the wind (the teal slider). It was like a call to unpack my recorder and microphones. Plus, during our walks, we discovered a pond that would go dry very soon and was packed by frogs, probably singing their farewell song. I love frogs. And then, in the evening, thunder - a favorite of so many listeners of myNoise - announced its arrival. My quandary was how not to succumb to the temptation of recording a new soundscape for myNoise, just one...

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