# Winter Solstice
*January 2013*





 ![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/665498111876725f7613f1e6/1719666522541-7UXEDM44HL07IGQNMJQ9/e906e-img.jpg) Winter has fallen upon the Shenandoah Valley, and 2014 is fast approaching. To commemorate the occasion, I created a sonic reflection of the year's journeys.

 *[Audio track available on SoundCloud]* The brief transition from autumn into winter is stark, concise, and profound. These seasonal harmonies made a great opportunity to experiment with film.

 ![harmonies](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/11317710804_949c32ddea_b.jpg)

 Winter made itself known proudly with a large snowstorm. It was oddly blissful. I love the insulating effect snow has on sound. There's nothing more tranquil than walking around a half\-abandoned town in the middle of the afternoon taking pictures during a light snowfall.

 ![bird bath](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5525/11277634935_12a1fc218a_b.jpg) ![snow gate](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7359/11277748303_ab3286c5c2_b.jpg) ![path](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5473/11277633165_719939c66c_b.jpg) ![wonderland](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5507/11277705283_6db6a7155d_b.jpg) ![chevy](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/11277716113_9a901ffaa4_b.jpg) ![door](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/11277732953_0c061249c1_b.jpg) ![church](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2814/11277646384_c3b91de1ea_b.jpg)