It is worthwhile to write about the interesting things that can be heard in the outdoor world. But we tend not to. We tend to give too much attention to things that are visually and trivially pretty.
This morning it was easy to escape that syndrome. As is often true, the birds were chirping at dawn. But a mile away or so, a pack of hounds were baying their heads off. What an interesting sound at the 'bird hour.' I have seen somebody moving a pack of hounds in his pickup truck, in this area. What are they hunting for, or are they being trained to hunt?
As a result of this, I will have to add hounds to my Sounds-Greatest-Hits album, along with a train rumbling about three miles away.
Another thing that deserves more praise is interesting, but non-pretty, sights. The morning sun highlighted the 'extreme woodpecker events' on this tree. I have hardly even never noticed woodpeckers holes in my life:
Everyday there are other examples of this. There is remarkably tall and lush grass alongside a river:
Or a single flower of an unusual color:
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