Calling in the New Year, wishing everyone good health and always more love. January 1, 2021.

Where is Dr. Who when we need him?

A moment of peace of a Sunday morning in the new year. January 10, 2021.

Two Cats sleeping January 21, 2021.

Venture into the sonic world of ancient Chinese bronze bells, from tiny handbells to a 135-pound behemoth, including a matched set of orchestral bells from 2,500 years ago. Learn about the unique technology that allowed the most advanced bells to produce two tones,

The shadow knows (even through dirty windows). January 29, 2021.

Fine sky seen after a bit of shoveling snow. February 9, 2021.

A bit of Pop Up Dream Action Theater at Deep Listening Plaza, Kingston, NY, as part of Carole Ione’s 26th Annual Dream Festival, 12:00 noon, February 22, 2021. See https://www.ministryofmaat.org/dreamfestival.html

Dream Shadows Dream presented via Zoom for Ione's 26th Annual Dream Festival, Feb. 21, 2021.

Waking, opening eyes at 5:30am to a 99% full moon, falling back asleep, waking again at 7:50am to a blue sky, February 26, 2021, Kingston, NY. I’m reminded of “The Waking” by Theodore Roethke.

I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I have to go.

We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.

Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.

Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.

Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.

This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.

A few objects that transport me via memories through space and time. March 6, 2021.

Tree tops, blue sky, half moon at 3:16 pm, March 21, 2021, in Kingston, NY.

Spring trees, with nearby cardinal. Kingston, NY, April 10, 2021.

New Singing Mask persona: primal meets future? Here featuring Earth Singer, Fox, and Coyote. April 30, 2021.

360° of treetops and sky with clouds in Kingston, NY, May 18, 2021.

Sunset, 8:23 pm, Saturday, May 22, 2021, Kingston, NY.

The Witness by Pauline Oliveros is “A solo duet with an imaginary partner, a duo or an ensemble” composed in 1989. The rendering here appears as a solo, but it was actually done as a simultaneous telepathic performance with an ensemble distributed in various locations around the Hudson Valley. The ensemble included the Talking Gong Trio (Claire Chase, Susie Ibarra, Alex Peh), Senem Pirler, Ione, Henry Lowengard, Peter Wetzler, Lisa B. Kelly, and Leaf Miller.

The presentation had been scheduled for outdoors at the Deep Listening Plaza in Kingston, New York as one of a series of events celebrating Oliveros’ and Ione’s birthdays. It had to be postponed because of inclement weather. For more information about both, see https://paulineoliveros.us/ and http://www.ionedreams.us/.

“In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World” -Henry David Thoreau
We’re letting a section of our backyard go wild. Kingston, NY. August 13, 2021.

Spot the visiting dragon. Kingston, NY. August 24, 2021.

Calling in September, 2021, with Found Object Chatterbox #7, during a bit of rain and quite a few bird chirpings in Kingston, NY.

Brief journey of the bee, there and back. It appears the Cosmos must be past its prime as far as nectar goes. Kingston, NY, September 2, 2021.

Saturday morning cat. September 11, 2021, Kingston, NY.

Brief journey of the Clouded Sulpher Butterfly, 2:45 pm, September 15, 2021, Kingston, NY.

For a little over a year now, I’ve been documenting life in the backyard of our new home in Kingston, NY with what I refer to as video miniatures. My intent is to attempt making connection with the land here via relatively close observation and viewing from varying angles as I add soundtracks and simple editing techniques. I have especially been wanting to do some kind of collaboration with the biggest maple tree that I see just out the back porch windows. Here’s a crude attempt making use of one of the Listening Sticks I found for use with the Delaware River Sounding project done in 1994. https://norlowrey.net/river/river.html#sticks. September 19, 2021, Kingston, NY.

A couple tranquil moments skygazing during a walk this afternoon in Kingston, NY, September 25, 2021.

Interspecies communication? October 9, 2021, Kingston, NY.

Playing around a bit with Singing Masks in NEOS Metaverse. November 15, 2021.

Flip Book created by Norman Lowrey for fundraising event to finish documentary about Pauline Oliveros. December 11, 2021.

Even a fake fire with fake crackling in my irreparable fireplace is appreciated at this time of year. Mackie Cat concurs. Dec. 18, 2021.

My windowsill altar set up to welcome in the New Year, with hope that its meditative simplicity will contribute in some way to peace and healing in 2022. Dec. 31, 2021.