Today, the weather cooperated a bit more, and I was able to get some nice mid-day recording done. I was experimenting a bit more with the contact mics on the ground/inside of plant groupings. I am not entirely sure what I am picking up in terms of sounds, but they are pleasant enough. I am suspicious that the ‘crinkle’ type sounds is the sound of the mic or cables resting in the grass, but I also know I am picking up a lot of rustling from wind. But I am also picking up a lot of other sounds as they travel through leaves and soil. Faint sounds of birds, sounds of other things like cars, and, whatever it is that I’ve titled “Mystery Sound in Mugwort” in the sound file below.
Frog? Insect? Weirdness for sure. It’s been tidied up a bit, but not so much that we get a ton of new sounds introduced. edit: pretty sure it’s a northern cricket frog. The way I’m recording it would filter out high end frequencies. Also, I’ve been seeing quite a bit of them hopping between mugwort groupings in the morning.
Tonight I am running experiments with adding various botanical and herbal infusions to cyanotype materials. I’ll share what I learn tomorrow!
