Barnegat Gosling Walk - Day 34

For those interested -

I am currently traveling by sailboat (Singlehanding 33' Gaff rigged cutter) from NY harbor to Melbourne, FL.

I am currently close to the SC-GA border.

I am blogging the trip and creating musical sketches as I go along. I seldom have enough Internet access to post to Contrebombarde, but since this evening I do, I will upload some of the pieces. In general, they are quasi-improvisatory, for HW organ, synthesizers and found audio.

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Two Canadian geese out taking baby for a walk. The gosling is very young. Not much more than a ball of fluff. The parents strike the balance between protection and encouraging independence. This
Little one will grow quickly. As is the lot of his kind, his life will be fraught with difficulty and tragedy and unless he is fortunate, it will be over all too quickly. He is a lot like most of us come to think of it. That is the melancholy reality of life. But then, right now there is the sun and the water calling and both the day and the world are new, as they have ever been.