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I wish I could have recorded them. Rode past the surprising sight and sound of a classroom's-worth of kids all playing their recorders outside, inter-mingled in the play-set area of a school yard. This was in the Fairview slopes near Alder and 15th. Not yet Noon. Sunny spring day, bordering on Summer. What an unexpected thing. All these kids sitting and standing amongst the swings and monkey-bars, and stuff, and all playing recorders; not together -- that was weird -- each doodling their own tune -- weirder still, it sounded really nice. I would've stopped and listened, but bad optics in the 21st Century. It's a sweeter memory for being so fleeting.

Great illustration nicked from here