f l y i n g  f l o w e r s

an archival nature show
compiling old documentaries, found 8mm vacation footage,
guided hikes and meditations, music for plants, and other things
 

~ spring 2021 ~



for this episode I was thinking about sky, air, birds and high altitude animals, smoke, and folk spiritualism.

in order, this episode features clips from:
clotheslines (1981), roberta cantow
homeplace (1975), michael ford
baobab: portrait of a tree (1973), alan root
treasure of the andes (1993), whole episode from pbs' "nature" show
grandma moses (1950), jerome hill

intro music: song waves, peacescape (special thanks to tone poem for this cassette)
outro music: stevie wonder, "secret life of plants"

all other footage was taken around the neighborhood by lindsay costello and jeremy seith.
editing help by jeremy, too.



~ winter 2021 ~



for this episode I was thinking about living water, cycles and spirals and sea life.

in order, this episode features clips from:
stone wood water (1998), andy goldsworthy
fishing with john (1991), john lurie and tom waits
the green child (1988), sky-david
opal creek: a treasured legacy of the timber wars (1998), oregon field guide
forest in the sea (1983), whole episode from pbs' "nature" show

outro music: baroque bouquet's silver queen, from plant music (1976)

all other footage was taken in the columbia river gorge by lindsay costello and jeremy seith.
editing help by jeremy, too.

this episode is dedicated to opal creek, which burned in the 2020 beachie creek fire
before the fire spread to several other communities in the nearby santiam canyon.