Calmed By Nature

🦉📖 ... The first day at the lake house always has an extra special feeling. The anticipation that starts during the packing up of the car and builds as you pass each familiar landmark on the route, as the trees get denser and you roll down the windows to feel the first cool whiff of forest-scented air on your face, as you tumble out onto the dusty driveway and run pell-mell straight down to the dock, leaving duffel bags and coolers scattered. The house is always just as you remembered; you burst through the door and find things just the way they were the last time you left. A flurry of tasks for clearing away the residue of the preceding winter mark that first day: sweeping leaves from the deck, brushing cobwebs from the corners, hauling fishing poles and canoes out to their rightful places by the water. You have many plans for this summer. You’re going to catch a fish and fry it over the fire. You’re going to build a fort in the rotted out stump behind the house. You’re going to swim all the way out of the floating dock and lay on it until you’re completely dry, baked by the sun, and then you’re going to swim all the way back. The days ahead are rich with possibilities.

As evening falls on the first evening, you claim your favorite chair next to the fire-pit, marshmallow roasting stick in hand. The sky fades from blue to peachy pink to dusky lavender and back to blue, now rich and dark and studded with stars. Lights have come on in the other houses that line the lake, signaling the comforting presence of neighbors just out of earshot. A few boats glide quietly back to the their docks across the water. Birds are crossing the sky and settling in for the night. Even the clouds seem to be scudding off to nestle in some safe corner of the sky to sleep. You can hear the distant call and response of the loons, the faint hooting of an owl, the friendly hum of frogs and insects, all snug and at peace in their own little spots. Everyone on the lake is going home. You feel lucky to be home as well. . .

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Do you want to come visit my old family lake house soon? 🌳🎣🏠🔥🏊⛵️🌲 I’ve spent the last few weeks getting it ready after a long winter… patching the roof, fixing up the dock, stacking firewood… and in a few more weeks it will be ready. Looking forward to spending warm days on the water and cool nights by the campfire. Hope to see you there ✌️🦉

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🦉 Happy Spring 🌷 I wanted to let you know that my Spring Bookstore ambience video is live and the accompanying album titled "Spring Bookstore Coffee Shop" is out now on streaming platforms.

🎥 New Spring Bookstore Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvFO7...

💿 Spring Bookstore Coffee Shop Album: open.spotify.com/album/3qyXBq6vaN58W4EuT5aacy
(apple, amazon, tidal, etc still to come)

🌸 Spring themed youtube videos:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Hope everyone has a great weekend! ✌️🦉

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I just fired up the Calm Cafe beach livestream for anyone that's looking for sunny weather jazz ☕️🦉🌴 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYDiC...

2 months ago | [YT] | 495

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Would you like me to create a spring Calm Cafe coffee shop ambience video?

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I think we should go on a picnic 🧺☀️☁️🌳🦉

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❄️🦉🎹 "A Winter Night" solo jazz piano album is out now on streaming platforms! I was holding on to these songs for many years and I'm really happy to be able to share them with you.

Check out the album here: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/calmedbynature/a-winter-…

Or check out my Spotify playlist collection here:
www.toneden.io/links/3360514/insights

I'm currently working on some new video ideas and I'll hopefully have more updates to share soon. Take care! 🦉

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UPDATE: it's out now! 👉 https://youtu.be/Gx2qDprzzpI
Come say hello 👋🦉

Hi :) I hope this winter is treating you well. I’ve been spending most of these days with my two month old baby, but I found some time to put together a new collection of gentle solo jazz piano pieces. I’ve been holding onto these songs for several years and I’m happy to finally be able to share them with you, so I hope you’ll join me for a snowy winter night by the fire at the Sleepy Owl Inn ❄️🔥🎹🦉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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So YouTube has informed me..... that Calmed by Nature is now 9 years old 🎂!!! It feels like i've been doing this forever and somehow like I'm just getting started. However long you've been following along thank you for being part this channel. So much has changed since I started - both for me personally and this platform in general - and I'm not quite sure what this year will look like for me but I'm excited to see to continue building into year 10 and beyond! Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year! Take care and we'll talk more soon 🦉👋

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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! 🎄🎅

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