http://ensmble.net/track/the-study-of-life  “The Study of Life” from “The Forest and the Sea” by the Pyrenees.

The snippet is 4 minutes long and intended to interpret “The Forest and the Sea,” written by Dr. Marston Bates in 1960.  It is free. You may buy the album if you have some euros lying around.  Restrain yourself from playing the snippet until you’ve finished reading about Dr. Bates, please.

As many of you know, I have tried my best to limit my subject matter to things of interest, some architecture, some art, a lot of community history, and even more about the inland waterways because my book and this website (I detest the word blog) are about the Intracoastal Waterway, as well as some canals and inland waterways throughout the world in such places as France, England, Belgium, and The Netherlands.  My recitation of the acclaimed Miami architect Alfred Browning Parker’s reference to…