Soundwalk

Location - 20 yards south of Lake Park, on top of the hill, open valley part, at the end of Bradford. (Milwaukee).

1. My footsteps leading to the stopping point, then the sound of me sitting. runners footsteps to the west, constant traffic below to the west (louder as I was closer to the valley - where there were no trees to block sound). some cars driving past to the west - almost rhythmic. people talking behind and west of me. I could hear distant west traffic, almost in a constant state but with jarring noises every now and then. The sound of the trees' leaves as the wind tossed them around - this was rhythmic and flowing all around me. Pants of runners, talking too, very soft. paper in the wind, this was loud. Leaves blowing on the ground with texture, softly and then louder and rough as they grew close. tall grass in the valley, constant, close, soft, and to the east in front of me on the hill. birds - fairly regular and repetitive. faint sound of crickets to the east and north - constant buzz. 1 sound of a seagull, distant to the east and lower by the beach.

2. Walked north 100 yards to a more enclosed space. closer to the woods. Now in Lake Park, where there were trees blocking my view of the beach, so the easterly sound was occluded somewhat. The constant sound was much louder of leaves blowing in the trees to the wind's rhythm. the high frequency sounds were of cars driving past behind me. another high one was the sound of branches breaking as something was festering in the woods, likely a squirrel as I saw one come close shortly afterward. Lower sounds included the traffic way to the east by lake drive, and way west. The lower sounds were of the runners steps farther away behind me (west), soft. Birds chirping were soft, then louder with a group of seagulls making their noise lower to the east near the beach behind the trees. Tiniest sounds were of writing this, leaves moving around me on the ground, leaves falling from the trees. I heard a distant child to the west behind me. The crickets i couldn't hear as well, they were very faint, as the day was breaking. I couldn't hear the runners steps as well either, as i moved farther from their path.

3. I am trying to scan my map now, at UWM