Photo Memory of the Week
Cloud of the Week
Ladies and gentlemen, meet this week's cloud(s). I stumbled across it while walking to a clematis-site sighting from the previous day. By the time I got somewhere without any intervening tree branches, the cloud and the colours had moved on. Forget carpe diem: this is more like arripe occasionem.
Place: Calgary
Posted: 2026 Oct 09Read my posts about clouds: here and here
Read knowledgeable stuff about clouds: here
Music of the Week
Quotes of the Week
Leucon, no one’s allowed to know his fate,Not you, not me: don’t ask, don’t hunt for answersIn tea leaves or palms. Be patient with whatever comes.This could be our last winter, it could be manyMore, pounding the Tuscan Sea on these rocks:Do what you must, be wise, cut your vinesAnd forget about hope. Time goes running, even
As we talk. Take the present, the future's no one's affair.
- Horace's Ode I:11Posted: Oct 08
Tag Archives: Musicians
All together now. Or not.
La la la la la. Continue reading
The Sound of Many Hands Clapping
Culture: the sort-of common remembrance of things past. Continue reading
Death, Timely and Otherwise
Reflections on singers who have shuffled off this mortal coil. Continue reading
Pretty Well
It’s not just a difference in degree: It’s a difference in kind. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, New Perspectives
Tagged Miscellany, Musicians, Professionals
16 Comments
Won’t Be the Same, Dear
Nope, not the same. Who’s in charge? Continue reading
Everywhere
In our hearts. In our world. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Through the Calendar
Tagged Christmas, Musicians
8 Comments
The 12 Days of Christmas – 2020
I understand why my aunt (who co-managed a jewelry store) came to hate this song. This is dedicated to Doris: I think she’d have thought it was funny to do this. Continue reading
Who Are These People?
OK, I recognize a few of them . . . Continue reading
Well, Does It?
Go ahead. Sing along with the chorus. Continue reading