Tashkent birdsong in an English hospital

I took these videos of the trees and the sound of birdsong in my garden in Tashkent, during the early stages of lockdown in June 2020. My wife, Caroline had just been diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumour caused by a particularly aggressive form of cancer. She was in hospital in England and I was unable to leave Tashkent. I made daily recordings in the early morning, before I started work. It was a way for us to connect and for her to connect with nature. She was confined to the hospital, which was, necessarily, a pretty sterile environment, in all senses of the word. Caroline really appreciated these videos and I found that by making them I could, in some way, help her, although I was a long way from her physically.

Words by Dave.

These trees are located on M. Gandi street in Tashkent