Marso 31, 2026

The horizontality tells you that this video is mine, not Meade's.

A mellow visual, but this is here for the audio:

More vivid visuals, including a cloud portending storms:

Ipinaskil ni Ann Althouse sa 9:09 AM
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12 komento:

n.n ayon kay ...

We are all tilted, jilted in our own aesthetic perspective.

3/31/26, 9:16 AM
Whiskeybum ayon kay ...

I love the call of the loon! Around here this week, it’s been the trilling of redwing blackbirds.

And, yes, the storm is headed this way towards Lake Michigan… I hear the thunder growling.

3/31/26, 9:20 AM
Aggie ayon kay ...

Ahh, those loons.

3/31/26, 9:41 AM
RCOCEAN II ayon kay ...

That's very nice. Only a loonatic would disagree.

3/31/26, 9:58 AM
AL ayon kay ...

Sorry to ruin the party, but that's not a loon. It's a Canada goose.

3/31/26, 10:49 AM
Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

"Sorry to ruin the party, but that's not a loon. It's a Canada goose."

I think you're wrong. I listened to loon audio before naming my video, and now I've compared Canada goose audio and that seems quite obviously wrong. Moreover, I submitted the audio to Grok and Grok agreed with me.

We hear (and see and feel) the Canada geese all the time and they are not delightful!

3/31/26, 11:11 AM
Immanuel Rant ayon kay ...

I did a lot of research, and that is neither a Loon nor a Canadian Goose. It's an aardvark. I checked with 3 different AIs.

It's a common mistake; no shame.

3/31/26, 12:12 PM
Josephbleau ayon kay ...

“ The horizontality tells you..,”

It’s the landscapicastity of the video. It is width dominated.

3/31/26, 12:17 PM
Smilin' Jack ayon kay ...

It’s a loon, but the song doesn’t have that haunting quality you hear on the northern lakes at sunset. Maybe they have a different song at dawn?

3/31/26, 12:22 PM
Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

"It’s a loon, but the song doesn’t have that haunting quality you hear on the northern lakes at sunset. Maybe they have a different song at dawn?"

When they first started up, before I began recording, it was a someone different sound — individual long notes from one bird, then silence, then a response from another bird. It felt like a conversation, starting out with hellos, then becoming more complex. It seemed clearly motivated by the sun. They had to be talking about the coming day — a day and not a night.

3/31/26, 1:36 PM
Art in LA ayon kay ...

I'm all about video in landscape mode! Nice work! Vertical videos still feel weird to me ... Generation Jones here, although I feel like I vibe more with the Gen X'ers.

3/31/26, 3:01 PM
mute cypher ayon kay ...

With respect to the placement of horizons, there's the forcefully given opinion of John Ford... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45tpBq_xHYU

3/31/26, 4:10 PM

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