This time I am taking you out to walk my dogs with me in the rain. Close your eyes and listen carefully. What do you hear and how does it make you feel?

I am sharing a spooky themed anthology of poems by Edgard Lee Masters which I had fallen in love with. Discover Spoon River Anthology as I read you a poem which sets the tone, followed by poems that tell the stories of Spoon River inhabitant that no longer are.

A look at Christian religion and how it shaped early New England and how it changed and branched out through human intervention.

A wink at Halloween and some superstitions surrounding black cats and ravens.

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Coincidentally, this one is about the different methods of preserving fruits, vegetables, meats, etc. by controlling temperature and humidity levels.

*Forgive me for the "however" word overuse.

Enjoy!

They are there even when we do not see them. During the day, they are hidden behind the cover of light. Stars are part of our night sky, of our solar system, of our galaxy, of our universe. Here is some information about all of the above in context to the Earth; to us.

I usually build a wall around my universe. I wall it in and then wonder what is beyond my wall as I cannot grasp the immensity of it all.

NB: pardon my pronunciation of certain names and terms.

Ancient school assignment found. We had to create a blog story in our chosen character's voice. Over several weeks, we had to write entries to tell our character's story or stories.

Here's what I have learned and experienced in the podcast making process so far. Plus a couple of tidbits like about seeing Mars.

Are you calling me? Are you calling after me?

Strange and funny animal mating calls.

Go watch BBC's Birds of Paradise excerpt shared on YouTube by Luke: https://youtu.be/W7QZnwKqopo

* Animal sound excerpts from YouTube sources

* Musical excerpt: Nina Simone - Wild I the Wind

* Rex fox mating call: original recording

About [magical] fireflies. 

 

*Musical excerpt from Karl Zero's Poinciana.