Recorded on November 11, 2025, from the Way Out West deck, this is the sound of wind pushing out an early-season cold front that dropped temperatures below freezing for two nights. Overhead, a geomagnetic storm reached rare G4 levels, sending the aurora borealis dancing as far south as Mississippi. The wind moves through the trees, creating the soothing sound of psithurism, with the occasional dry post oak leaf skittering across the deck. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear the chime of the bell as I close the door to the windy night and my sweet cat Suny's meow. This recording is best enjoyed in a quiet setting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on October 26, 2025, on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of an all-night rain moving in under a bruised, green-tinged sky. The eerie color comes from sunlight interacting with water droplets and ice particles within the storm clouds—reddish-yellow light scattering through moisture and refracting off hailstones. This rare phenomenon is most vivid near sunset, when the low angle of the sun enhances the storm’s strange, luminous hue. Listeners will hear the steady fall of rain onto the metal roof and rain drum and Sounds Southern Extended listeners will enjoy over 75 minutes of the soothing rain plus the soft squeak of the hinges as I close the porch door for the night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on October 27, 2025, at Sardis Lower Lake, this is the sound of crickets singing in the shoreline grasses as the day fades. The soft pink noise of their steady rhythm creates a calming soundscape, perfect for relaxation or meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on October 26, 2025, at Heart Place after a weekend of steady rain, this is the sound of dripfall from the mockernut hickory and the rising chorus of crickets as evening fog settles in and the autumn day draws to a close. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on October 23, 2025, at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a breezy autumn day in the pasture.The wind rustles through the leaves of a giant Southern Red Oak in a mast year, scattering acorns below as the bright, musical trills of Allard’s Ground Crickets rise through the air. Listeners will also hear the calls of Blue Jays, American Crows, a Northern Flicker and a Red-shouldered Hawk riding the thermals above Heart Place. This recording is best enjoyed in a quiet setting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on October 18, 2025, from the sleeping porch, this is the sound of an approaching thunderstorm in a squall line that swept across the Southeast, dropping more than three inches of rain at Heart Place over the course of the autumn night. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear the deep, rolling thunder of the storm’s advance and the steady rain falling on the metal roof and onto the raindrum, with crickets singing softly in the brief calm between downpours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on September 15, 2025, from the Way Out West deck, this is the sound of the first in a line of pop-up showers that ushered in an evening of rain and thunder. Listeners will hear distant thunder rolling across the horizon and a gentle rain falling as the sun sets and crickets begin their nightly song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on October 9, 2025, from the sleeping porch at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a Northern Mockingbird establishing its winter territory in a meadow alive with blooming fall wildflowers—swamp sunflower, late-blooming boneset, goldenrod and frost aster. The wind through the blackjack oaks adds a soft psithurism as the mockingbird’s intricate song drifts through the autumn air, joined by Blue Jay, Carolina Chickadee, American Crow, Downy Woodpecker, Chipping Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse and one curious cat’s meow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on October 6, 2025, from the Way Out Deck, this is the sound of a Barred Owl establishing his winter territory in the woods behind the dogtrot. After a day of rain, the clouds drift away to reveal a rising super Harvest Moon. Crickets provide a soft, steady backdrop while the gentle creak of the deck and the squeak of a door mark quiet human presence as the owl begins his haunting hoo-aww calls from the tall pines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on October 4, 2025, at the dogtrot, this is the sound of morning blue hour filled with crickets and the resonant call of a male Great Horned Owl, whose deep stuttering hoots — hoo-h’HOO-hoo-hoo — echo through the twilight as he sets up his territory in the woods at Heart Place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on September 15, 2025, on the Moonpie Deck, this is the sound of a charm of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds gorging on nectar in the wild medicine garden. This feeding frenzy, known as hyperphagia, fuels their preparation for fall migration to Mexico and Central America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on September 15, 2025, on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a fall evening with distant rolling thunder and a steady chorus of crickets as a storm approaches. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will hear a complete hour of the soothing, relaxing sounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on August 30, 2025, at Belmont along the Tallahatchie River, this is the sound of a season in transition. Dog-day cicadas buzz from the treetops while the last of the summer birds prepare for fall migration. Carolina Wren, Acadian Flycatcher, White-eyed Vireo, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Hooded Warbler, Blue Jay, American Crow, Eastern Towhee, Red-eyed Vireo, Carolina Chickadee, Wood Thrush and Tufted Titmouse all add their voices to the peace of the woods at the riverside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on September 22, 2025, at the Belmont swamp, this is the sound of the wetlands after a rainshower. Crickets set the backdrop as Tufted Titmouse, Common Yellowthroat, American Crow, Chimney Swift, White-breasted Nuthatch, Summer Tanager, White-eyed Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, Northern Cardinal and Pileated Woodpecker call across the swamp. Raindrops kerplop from the leaves of the towering bald cypress, adding to the rhythm of the autumn sounds. This recording is best appreciated in a quiet setting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on September 15, 2025, on the Way Out West Deck, this is the sound of the last drops of an evening thundershower fading as crickets and katydids weave their night song into a gentle green noise, perfect for meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on August 29, 2025 at the dogtrot, this is the sound of a quenching garden rain shower accompanied by a charm of lively finches at the feeders. Raindrops patter on the metal roof and fall onto the rain drum, creating a natural melody. Listeners will also hear the sharp chee-dit calls of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds as they chase each other through the rain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on August 30, 2025, in the pasture at Heart Place, this is the sound of a cricket chorus at blue hour giving way to dawn where heavy dew blankets the pasture and the blooming wild passion flower vine. Sounds Southern Extended listeners will also hear distant coyote calls and a Barred Owl hoot along with Blue Jay, American Crow, Eastern Wood Pewee, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Bluebird, White-breasted Nuthatch and Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on August 30, 2025, at Belmont on the Tallahatchie River, this is the sound of an early morning bird chorus featuring year-round residents alongside others preparing for fall migration.. A steady backdrop of cricket song frames the voices of the Carolina Wren, Eastern Wood Pewee, Red-shouldered Hawk, Acadian Flycatcher, Hooded Warbler, Northern Cardinal, White-eyed Vireo, Red-bellied and Pileated Woodpecker, Summer Tanager, Kentucky Warbler and Red-eyed Vireo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on Aug 28, 2025 on the sleeping porch, this is the sound of a late summer sundown as a pop-up shower moves out of the area. The background rhythm of field crickets and the pitter patter of raindrops falling from the metal roof onto the rain drum mingle with the hooowaa of a Barred Owl echoing through the bottom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded on August 22, 2025 at the dogtrot under a rising Black Moon, the rare third new moon in a season of four, this is the sound of a steady drone of katydids, field & tree crickets and cicadas bringing a peaceful calm to the late summer night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.