Always check your batteries. During the summer of 2020 my family and I took a walk on the trails at the John B Austin nature trail and found this small little 3 foot falls. This audio was captured with the built in mics on the Tascam DR-05x.

At the time of the recording I can remember being frustrated that I could hear my family talking in the distance and when I realized that my batteries had died i figured it was a waisted opportunity. I recently found this recording in a folder on my phone when it played during a shuffle. I instantly remembered the moment and how frustrated I was at the time. Now, my thoughts have completely changed.  Though the focus of the recording was the water, it is my family in the background that I focus on now. The conversation they are having is inaudible but is now what I find to be the beauty of this 40 second recording. It has taught me that the surroundings can be a wonderful addition to the focal point of a recording. Or maybe I’m just biased with this particular one.  Either way I find myself listening back to this recording very often.

**Best with headphones**

Download: JohnB Austin Trail

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