This is actually an extremely late entry for Hive Open Mic 135, 136 and 137 all in one go.
It was a great few weeks of prompt journey that began with "Fight Oppression", moved on to "Let's Rock" and ended with "Healing" as themes and I was dead set on participating.
Thing is... I was on the go and both abode and tech wasn't in the flow.
I rambled around, outdoors for two days, trying to learn and record the first song. The wind was blowing, the sound was awful and folks also kept walking on by. I probably should have been born in Canada because I feel obliged to say hello to everyone so interruptions were many, mistakes were many (still learning the chords) and there was no way I could record it in the room I'd rented.
In short... there was no way I could make the deadline.
For any of the themes as it turned out! 😬
Nevertheless I persevered because, if there's one thing I've learned about Hive, folks around here are really chilled and forgiving about when and how. As long as you do.
I couldn't practice or record in the rental in Pringle Bay, because the place was made from Nutek and the sound carried big time. I could hear the thumping of footsteps upstairs frequently and I didn't want to bother anyone else in the place with my still being learned (after twenty odd years and sill can't actually play it properly) guitar.
Sound carries upwards apparently.
I eventually found a half built house down the road and meandered down at the end of a work day to record in an unfinished bathroom. We make a plan, right?
You'll see the first two songs move from late afternoon light into sunset as the daylight waned. I could hear the birds calling and even saw a few of them fly overhead as the roof still wasn't on the place. A sunset sky. A mistake or two as well, but it was getting cold and I just rolled with it.
Then sh!t happened and I had to leave the planned summer holiday with my son, that was definitely doing my health a ton of good, and relocate back to Somerset West for the next while or as soon as I can move on.
Nice suburb, but super suburban it is and I've now accepted that I'm wild at heart and need the open spaces to feel alive and to really thrive.
I've lost weight again and woke up coughing again this morning. The place we landed in on two days notice isn't ideal for us and the stress messes me up pretty quickly now. I'm trying to get further out of the city again as soon as possible...
Still... the internet here is affording me time to post some of the content I created in Pringle Bay over the last weeks and catch up a bit with belated prompts and old favourite initiatives here on Hive. Like Three Tune Tuesday, which is why I'm putting this up today.
Some incorrect lyrics. Some missed chords. But we focus on connection and not perfection, right?
The original Tunes
Fight Oppression
Let's Rock
Healing
Bonus Tune for my children (skip the beer and take the tea, please) 👇
Eternal Seeker
Hardened Dreamer
Mother
Warrior
Determined Dancer
and Stargazer
still...
Beyond fear is freedom
And there is nothing to be afraid of.
To Life, with Love... and always for Truth!
Nicky Dee
Featured image montage made with Photo by Kien Do on Unsplash
and Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash
using original artwork by Daya Heller
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