diff --git a/outrun.rkt b/outrun.rkt
index c36c85c..6994932 100644
--- a/outrun.rkt
+++ b/outrun.rkt
@@ -108,6 +108,31 @@
            90)
           2))
 
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;; the static spheres
+
+(define sspheres
+  (let* ((calculate-noise-fn
+          (lambda (f)
+            (lambda (i j k)
+              (scale-number (f (scale-number i -10 10 -1 1)
+                               (scale-number j -10 10 -1 1)
+                               (scale-number k -10 10 -1 1))
+                            -1 1
+                            0 1))))
+         (noise1 (calculate-noise-fn simplex))
+         (noise2 (calculate-noise-fn perlin)))
+    (combine
+     (for*/list ([i (in-range -10 10)]
+                 [j (in-range -10 10)]
+                 [k (in-range -10 10)]
+                 #:when (< (random) 0.31))
+       (with-color
+         (rgba (noise1 i j k) (noise1 k j i) (noise2 i j k))
+         (sphere (pos i j k) (* 0.25 (+ (random) 0.1))))))))
+
+(define frozen-sspheres (freeze sspheres))
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; the lights
 
@@ -128,10 +153,11 @@
                   (point-at (camera-position s)
                             (camera-direction s)))
            (make-sunlight (scene-state-dsun s))
-           (mesh t)
            ;; (move-y (road t) -1)
-           (spheres t)
-           (scene t)
+           ;; (spheres t)
+           ;; (scene t)
+           frozen-sspheres
+           (mesh t)
            ))
 
 (define (on-key s n t k)