David Bond, a professional musician, plays his bass flute outside in the cold weather on Monday morning in Northampton’s Village Hill neighborhood. “It’s a morning meditation,” Bond explained of his daily routine. “It’s like exercising my lungs but by playing an  instrument.” STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

David Bond, a professional musician, plays his bass flute outside in the cold weather on Monday morning in Northampton’s Village Hill neighorhood. “It’s a morning meditation,” Bond explains of his daily routine. “It’s like exercising my lungs but by playing an instrument.” STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS