Lancewood (horoeka) berries. Photo: Bryan Crump
Mick Jagger sang once "you can't always get what you want" but if you keep the microphone rolling you still might get what you need.
Such is the case for this week's "sonic" Moment of Calm. With a Horoeka (Lancewood) tree outside his house bursting with berries attracting tui bursting with song, RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump was hoping to record a singfest.
Alas, Tui are no more apt to perform on cue than any other creature.
But Crump still managed to get the brilliant beating of the air their wings make as they flutter from bunch to bunch of nature's bounty, and there's some nice birdsong in the distance.
If your life is feeling like a Tui Billboard right now, perhaps this week's Moment of Calm is just the tonic you need.
