Hello You 42: Sunshine, Showers, Spaniels

The sounds of a summer day in Shropshire - bees in the sunshine, the odd showers or two, walkers and quite a few excited dogs, plus a light aircraft buzzing lazily across the sky.I recorded this while sitting on a bench on Lyth Hill. I’ll be honest, this wasn’t what I set out to produce, but as you’ll hear, I had something of a moment, and things changed. I suppose that’s what happens when you sit and just absorb the countryside around and before you for an hour.Some people find these stereo soundscapes calming. Some use them as aids to sleep, or mindfulness. If ASMR is your thing, then let me know if this audio works for you?For the fullest experience, please listen on headphones or earbuds. But it’ll work fine if you just play it through a Bluetooth speaker, or in your car.I’m not sure what else to put here, and if you listen to the first part of this episode, you’ll know why. I’m still working through those thoughts, I’m still pondering what occurred to me on Lyth Hill. But if you can tell other people about this, and/or click on the buttons on this email, I’d be very grateful. And tell me what you think, both about the soundscape, and what I say before it? Email, comment, whatever works for you.I’ll be sitting on a bench in Much Wenlock on Friday lunchtime (May 31). I’ll be in the Square, near the funny little pepperpot clock thing. (I hope these links are helpful and interesting, especially for the Hello You listeners all over the world.) The conversations I record on Friday should be with you over the weekend, and there’ll probably be another Hello You episode before that, too. I’ve got so many wonderful people I want you to meet, and a bunch of interviews with fantastic Shropshire people that I can’t wait to share with you.Enough now. Take care of yourself, and take care of the people around you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jimallthetime.substack.com/subscribe