Songs from a Secret Garden/Secret Garden (1996) These tunes are light and airy, slightly celtic, slightly new age, a lot of strings with a bit of pennywhistle and occasional soprano vocal.

Copland: The Music of America/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel (1997) Copland truly captured the essence of America and “Appalachian Spring” is hauntingly beautiful.

As good as it would make me feel to have certain members of the executive branch of the United States government impeached, I realize that it would only be a waste of time and money. What I really want to see is that those people have either resigned or been removed from office. Several years ago when Bill Clinton went through impeachment proceedings, it was a complete waste of taxpayer money. The money that was spent on lawyers could have fed and clothed numerous needy citizens. I do not wish to see that kind of frivolous expense at this time of budget crisis. Maybe if we spent the equivalent on funding college student aid, we’d have a more self-reliant citizenry. Maybe if we spent the equivalent amount of effort on diplomacy we could find a way out of war. Maybe if we spent the same amount of time on legislation to help immigrants find a legal way to stay in our country, we could stop pointing fingers at people who are different. There are those who are calling for impeachment, but I say that we should just treat them like the lame ducks they are.

The woods are filled with pleasant birds singing, wind sighing through the trees, and a brook babbling. No music, only nature.

It surprises me that there are any plants alive in Provence after listening to the chirpy insect activity in the lavender fields. They fields are all abuzz. No music, only nature.

This album has a lot more variety than others and I like the lifecycle of birds and insects coming back to an active state after the storm passes. No music, only nature.

The tracks of this album remind me of the beginning part of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride at Disneyland, where everything is subtle and relaxing, before the big plunge and all hell breaking loose. No music, only nature.

The nice thing about this album is the variety of sounds. If I want to set a mood I turn on the repeat mode and listen to one track looped over and over. I have a serious addiction to “The Garden.” Our kitty detests the howling wolves. No music, only nature.

That’s 35° Celsius so think of a hot summer day with the sounds of insects and birds. No music, only nature.

The storm is wonderfully alive and the stormy winds track absolutely whistles! No music, only nature.