{"id":14680,"date":"2019-03-06T07:24:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T15:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=14680"},"modified":"2019-03-06T07:31:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T15:31:26","slug":"up-and-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=14680","title":{"rendered":"Up and Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The weather is echoing the mood – from spring in the air, sun galore, take- the -downjacket-off temperatures to snow on the ground with rain, sleet, and wind in-between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s focus on spring and good moods. And Kulning. What’s that, you ask? It’s what comes to my mind when I wander on Sauvie Island, happy, looking at the first signs of spring off-set by the snow covered mountains. Stare at the cows, and admire the birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kulning was the traditional singing of Scandinavian women herders. “Less than a century ago, Sweden\u2019s remote forests and mountain pastures swelled with women\u2019s voices each summer. As dusk approached, the haunting calls of kulning echoed through the trees in short, cascading, lyricless phrases. Though often quite melodic, these weren\u2019t simply musical expressions. They were messages intended for a responsive audience: wayfaring cattle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kulning was a surefire way to hurry the herds home at the end of the day.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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