Marian, I wanted to share this beautiful piece of music with you: I wish we could have listened to it together. The piece of music is by the Finnish composer Rautavaara, and is called “ Cantus arcticus: concerto for birds and orchestra.” I thought you would like the curlew and the amazing call of the shore lark. Listening to it this morning I felt very close to you, like we were both taking some time out from the world just for a few minutes. It’s not Beethoven, but I also thought you would appreciate that the version is played by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Lots of love, Tom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmL8oKuefOQ