As I lie in bed listening to sprinkling rain falling outside, it occurs to me that there’s perhaps no other sound that makes me feel quite so happy. And yet there’s countless gloomy songs about sad rainy days. Not here in the desert. The pattering sound calms me.  The fresh smell invigorates me, opens my pores, makes me want to breathe it all in.

My now 5 year old loves reading a book series titled “Do Not Open This Book” and it’s such a clever title because what better way to get a 5 year old to do something than tell them not to do it. Not entirely in the same vein, but I realise that the songs of this EP are about reconnecting with nature, about reclaiming the wild. There’s a part of me that wants to tell you not to listen to the EP, but to instead turn the computer off, leave the phone and social media behind, and let yourself close your eyes and fully immerse yourself in the sound of the rain. Go out in the morning and jump in the puddles. Whatever you do, don’t listen to a song that is about reconnecting with the wild – go directly to the source. The irony is not lost on me.

Resurrection Fern by Emma Trenorden

You say that you’re sorry

You won’t let it happen again

But I know

You’ve said that before

And I should be running out

I should be walking out

That front door

But I’m stuck to the floor and the 

Starwheel keeps turning

So bright

The days are so blurry

And I just might….

Disappear to the forest

The green cushioned chorus

Of lichen and moss

And all things soft

There are ferns in the desert

After the rain

They come out again

In rocky terrain and the 

Starwheel keeps turning

So bright

The days are so blurry

And I just might….

Hold on

To this kite