Episodes

Why Do We Need Nature Connection? Because we are deeply disconnected. I go to the woods on a regular basis to connect by listening, recording, and to practice the present moment. I talked about the challenges of that a few days ago in another Davo Show episode. But why do we need connection in the first place? Does it mean we are disconnected? Yes. For sure. For thousands of years our ancestors were deeply connected to nature. Because we usually not very connected to nature, we are sufferi...

This Past Winter Called for Music February of 2021 was a dark time. We were all confused and tired. The Covid-19 pandemic had taken it’s toll. I needed some light in my life. Music making became a necessary distraction, for me. I pulled out an old Midi Keyboard, plugged it into the USB port of my computer, and starting tweaking buttons in Apple’s Logic Pro. Pretty soon I was making something that resembled music. I’m still making that music today. The keyboard/computer system is always setu...

Why I Keep Coming to the Woods In a word…Connection. I come to the woods to connect to the natural world. To learn about species. To see the changes of the seasons. To see the beauty and feel the wildness. The Great Wild Word Series Begins In this experimental audio space I call The Davo Show, I intend to try things and see what sticks. It’s risky because I’m going to screw up in public. That’s OK. Everybody screws up. It’s how we keep growing. What Is This Short Audio Series About? – Cre...

Is It Frustration or Discovery? You never know what you are going to get when you record audio outdoors. I’ve learned to accept this challenge and to go with the flow of what’s happening. Otherwise, I’m constantly frustrated with “unwanted” sounds. In today’s example, I went out to record some crows I was hearing and tell a story about them. But they disappeared. No Crows No Crow Story. No Biggie. Returning to the Davo Show’s Short Form I keep coming back to this short form audio project...

Figuring Out What I Know and Don’t Know About Wildlife What’s This Series About? – A short-form audio series – It’s about creativity, nature, and living your best life. – Experiments in Ideas and Sound Robins and Shotgun (Mics) Transcript So this Robin is about 20 feet from me. I think he sees me but he probably sees a worm in the grass too. So again, this is a Robin, super common is about 20 feet away on the grass. It’s twilight. He is looking for dinner. Oh, he found a worm. I knew he ...

Being Present Outdoors is the Greatest Gift. Use it. Here’s a recording I made a few weeks ago when I was testing this new short-form podcast. I made several new recordings today, but editing them and getting them published will have to wait. This one is done, so here it is! It’s transcribed by the awesome Otter App Where I Am So it’s about 6:15 PM, late January, and it’s pretty cold. The sun has set, and I’m walking in the woods. There is a lot of leaf litter on the ground, some oaks, some ...

A Life List Can Help Raise Awareness and Reinforce Storytelling Skills I’m starting a Life List today. It’s a list of species that I already know, and new ones that I find along the way. A life list helps you be more intentional about your observations. It helps you reflect on what you have found and on what you are learning. Welcome to My New Daily Audio Series I’m experimenting with a new short daily podcast. You can find all of them on my website here. Stay tuned for subscription detail...

This Bird Call Sounds Like an Owl But it’s Not What’s This Series About? – A short-form audio series – It’s about creativity, nature, and living your best life. – Get it where you get your podcast and at the bottom of the show notes page. I live in the Kituwa Bioregion near Asheville, NC, USA, which is in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Transcript to the Episode Hey, folks. It’s David Bourne. And I’m walking outside. Because I hear a bird. (Sorry, that may have been to...

The Day I Learned the Call of a Very Familiar Bird This is a short-form audio series about creativity, nature, and living your best life. Get it where you get your podcast and at the bottom of the show notes page. Pre-pre-pre. That’s what the tufted titmouse says. Pre-pre-pre! (Who knew!?) I’m hoping he’ll do it again. He’s over by the feeder. And that is a new call for a not new bird, meaning I know this bird very well because he is the first at the feeder the boldest the most local of the ...

Doing it Daily is the Best Way to Get it Wired I like to learn. Don’t You? So how do you learn best? Practice. Focus. Repetition. Begin Again. And again. Make lots of mistakes. And move on to the next thing. Don’t make it too precious. Don’t focus on outcomes. Just do it. Reflect on it, realize what new Truth you find, and begin again. It’s a cycle. I call it the “Re-Creation Cycle” because we create again and again. The Daily Davo Show is Back After many fits and starts, I’m recommitting...