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Pinback

(13,724 posts)
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:42 PM 15 hrs ago

How about a little virtual forest bathing?

This site features high-quality audio recordings made in forests around the world! It's a nice calming sonic environment if you're not able to get out to a real forest at the moment. Today my ears have heard the sounds of forests in Germany, Ecuador, and Sweden. Looking forward to more!

https://tree.fm/

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How about a little virtual forest bathing? (Original Post) Pinback 15 hrs ago OP
The susurrus... GiqueCee 15 hrs ago #1
Wonderful - lucky you! Pinback 15 hrs ago #2
We live on a dirt road... GiqueCee 15 hrs ago #3
One from France that is especially captivating RandomNumbers 15 hrs ago #4
That one was very nice Lars39 12 hrs ago #6
Thank you! WA-03 Democrat 14 hrs ago #5

GiqueCee

(5,082 posts)
1. The susurrus...
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:51 PM
15 hrs ago

... of leaves in a soft summer breeze is indeed relaxing. We are surrounded by trees of many flavors, Black Locusts, Maples, Oaks, Spruce, Pine... well, you get the idea. Today is a nice break from the rain, sunny and warm, with a light breeze. What's not to love?

Pinback

(13,724 posts)
2. Wonderful - lucky you!
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 02:01 PM
15 hrs ago

I’m an urban neighborhood that’s blessed with several mature trees. There’s often plenty of mechanical noise from the usual urban sonic smorgasbord, but Sundays are generally calmer and quieter. Breakfast on the porch today was lovely, with birdcalls and the susurrus of trees (what an apt word!) predominating and providing a much-needed sense of deep calm.

GiqueCee

(5,082 posts)
3. We live on a dirt road...
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 02:05 PM
15 hrs ago

... but we can hear the traffic on the state highway just across the river. It's more muffled in the summer with all the foliage, so it doesn't harsh my mellow too much.

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