During his breezy walk to school this morning, the professor passed a pond full of bullfrogs bellowing on lily pads.

By the marsh at dusk on his way home, an orchestra of tree creaks, sedge, and cattails kept time with the wind, the day’s tireless maestro.

He, the audience, applauded.

A professor of social work at the University of Texas at Tyler, Rich H. Kenney, Jr. is season ticket holder for nature’s orchestral works.