Speaker 1: Hey, thanks for being a part of the conversation. This
is Forest Stories. I am the Poet in the Forest,
a children's series that I pinned out in the nineteen nineties. Now,
none of it would be possible if it wasn't for
this forest right here in South Charlotte, North Carolina. I
talk about it so much that I thought maybe it's
time that you get to know what has inspired me
for thirty years. Thanks for being a part of the conversation.
Welcome back to the forest. I'm at the base of
Heartbreak Hill right now, and I wish you could hear
what I'm experiencing. And this isn't anything new. I've been
a part of this forest for thirty two years, which
means the giant yellow house at the base of Heartbreak Hill.
It's always had a music teacher. So to be walking
beside it today to hear her still playing the piano,
of course, I'm having flashbacks of my times with my
mother up in Billings, Montana. She always loved that piano.
I've spoken with his family so many times about the music,
about the forest, and oh my god, are they ever
protective of the forest. They have a gigantic meadow connected
to their land, which allows every bird of prey, the dear,
any animal to just stop in for a bite. But
today I wish I had a high powered microphone so
that you could hear the piano inside the yellow house
at the base of Heartbreak Hill. It's music for the soul,
and I'm sure in speaking with her she would tell
you her fingers on those keys. That is her soul,
and she's so willing to share it with up and
coming musicians who think they've got it, you know, to
be creative, and that's what she is. Not only a
school teacher, but a music teacher. She knows the way
to the soul. And thanks for being a part of
the conversation.