atmosphere
Poem and video by Renee Gastineau
Autumn, 2023
Atmosphere
Wind and water
together and apart
crash and crackle to sooth restless thoughts.
Today and tomorrow
together and apart
connect with the wind and waves to say
move along, take a ride, enjoy the journey, embrace the flow of time and space.
Here is a two minute video of the view which inspired the poem.
The view is from the bluff overlooking Ebey’s landing, Whidbey Island, looking west toward the Olympic mountains.
Renee Gastineau lives in Freeland, WA with her husband Mike and dog Chico. She recently retired from a career spanning broadcast journalism, corporate communications, clean energy research and helping define decarbonization strategies for global companies. Her current pursuits include the creative arts, science writing, nature journaling, and music.
Table of Contents, Issue #21, Autumn 2023
Silent By Nature
by Tom Doty, Autumn 2023 Long-toed salamander. photo by Tom Dotyby Tom Doty Autumn 2023Harbingers of spring, amphibians in Kitsap County include both frogs and salamanders. The iconic body form and vocalizations of frogs are familiar, but less well known are their...
Listen To Salish Sea
by Gordon Hempton, Autumn 2023 photos and audio by Gordon Hempton except as noted by Gordon Hempton photos and audio by Gordon Hempton except as noted Autumn 2023Clap your hands, drop a pencil, set down a coffee mug — each event makes a sound — a different sound. Our...
Sound Mapping Nature
by Micaela Petrini, Autumn 2023 Misery Point, Kitsap Peninsula. photo by Micaela Petriniby Micaela Petrini Autumn 2023Do you ever spend time outside with the intent of listening? Closing your eyes, opening your ears, and taking in all of the sounds around you? This...
Singing Bullhead
by Andy Lamb, Autumn 2023 A small, recently deposited clutch of eggs with a pair of plainfin midshipman fish. One is overturned, showing its distinctive underside. photo by Linda Schroederby Andy Lamb Autumn 2023Perhaps the most colourful family...
Poetry-21
Photos by John F. Williams Autumn 2023 Photos by John F. Williams Autumn, 2023Blue Skies by Nancy Taylor birds have muchto say todayeach on a different noteyet in harmony pausingwhen wind whips upto listen, to defend,or tend hatchlings no alarmingdeesfrom...
Counting Thrush Songs
by John Neville, Autumn 2023 Swainson's Thrush. photo by Janine SchuttI Decided to Find Out by John Neville Autumn 2023COVID-19 kept me at home in the 2020 springtime so I was able to enjoy the birds in my own backyard on Salt Spring Island, BC. On May 9 I first heard...
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