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“Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.”

Wallace Stevens

 

I saw a man skip stones on the surface of Greenlake. Every few steps he will dig the frozen soil with his index finger and carve one out to skip with. It made a wonderful sound. I asked him to skip another stone for me just so that I could hear that sound again. And it was even lovelier.

 

 

Rocks Striking a Frozen Lake in Winter All Things Considered, January 10, 2007 · Listener Charles Skinner of Northfield, Minn., hurls rocks on the frozen lake near his home, creating a SoundClip that a caveman could have submitted — assuming he had our e-mail address.

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Uploaded on January 16, 2007