windsor hum
The aquarium of sound
Hums, thresholds, and the work of hearing
The peak of spring arrives first through the eye and the nose. Daffodils and tulips push up through the thaw, followed by the brief, improbable pink of cherry blossoms and magnolia suspended over streets and yards, all of it carried on the smell of wet soil, fresh grass shoots, and humidity that hangs in the air with an almost sweet