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Month: September 2024
Wasp It's a little late in the year for this wasp to be hanging around, but they were sitting on a holly last weekend. You don't usually get to see one this close (at least while alive), which is a shame because they are actually quite beautiful. This could be the one that stung me … Continue reading Photo of the Day: September 16, 2024
Beck: Heart is a Drum Heart is a Drum on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Zp84XH6Eo&list=OLAK5uy_mLGPyNfLTJrsZFGwV_vuS9YKEl4hB9Hjs&index=3 https://open.spotify.com/track/573nT62vtbezncIwCfxIm7?si=52fcf565498c48d6 Continuing my focus on the Top 10 albums of 2014, coming in at #3 is Morning Phase by Beck. Beck released 11 albums between 1993 and 2008, each one a little different. That was a period when you could expect … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 16, 2024
Arturo O'Farril & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: Cuarto de Colores Cuarto de Colores on Amazon Prime Music https://open.spotify.com/track/4rttq7zwYbvUTfQaRyZImz?si=a35aca71634947bb Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my focus on the music of 2014, the best Latin jazz album of the year was The Offense Of The Drum by Arturo O'Farril & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. This album … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 15, 2024
Sad Lovers and Giants: Things We Never Did Things We Never Did on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg5tBerJEfM https://open.spotify.com/track/2zQt8dSCFA95mVfuJlw5Lv?si=56d056e8fa5e4ee2 Saturday is Lost Classics day, and today's selection is "Things We Never Did" by British post-punk band Sad Lovers and Giants. This track is from their 1982 debut album Epic Garden Music, a collection of songs that sound … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 14, 2024
Run The Jewels: Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fu*k) Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fu*k) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkGwI7nGehA&list=OLAK5uy_nYisO5r_cpC-oM7ZBee2QaWn5PLfP_cg0&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/7aM6WvuAOcb6moeQDuG2Fg?si=5f1d9a28cc19407c It's funky Friday! Continuing my focus on the music of 2014, Run The Jewels 2 by Run The Jewels, the rap group formed in 2013 by El-P and Killer Mike, is my … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 13, 2024
Big Pink Pond Flower These massive pink flowering plants grow wild in our neighborhood's drainage pond. They give the frogs something beautiful to look at. I've also included a Big Pink song. I Shall Be Released on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WJ7ugZZtDo&list=OLAK5uy_nVfRSfDxeWct8A-pxiwb6YUwx2dvEMq1o&index=11 https://open.spotify.com/track/1IoRkyadylakMOukD7uN67?si=eaeedc860c0c4176
Triptykon: Boleskin House Boleskin House on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4a8UGehzIE&list=OLAK5uy_lkx1nh7YO9KyIYA0ZY5-GXuJ1w3r-dqRE&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/3IjshyH1qjppgvHWD38TVf?si=aceb6237ed26405c Continuing my focus on the music of 2014, Melana Chasmata by Triptykon is my favorite metal album of the year. This Swiss extreme metal band was formed in 2008 by Thomas Gabriel Fischer, founding member of metal icons Celtic Frost, and this was their … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 12, 2024
9/11 Photo by Ivan Samkov on Pexels.com It is September 11 so I've snagged this photo from Pexels. I've also included a song. Peace. Lean on Me on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOZgo8gMIoM&list=OLAK5uy_lxgycegurQBhiebYjsB6sTh8O3O3wpThQ&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/3M8FzayQWtkvOhqMn2V4T2?si=331d23b068614cb8
Sharon Van Etten: Afraid of Nothing Afraid of Nothing on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTI9ArDdF2E&list=OLAK5uy_mO_5TEqmziveatdmx4GLro2L2N1RbfEx0&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/3IjshyH1qjppgvHWD38TVf?si=aceb6237ed26405c Continuing my focus on the Top 10 albums of 2014, coming in at #4 is Are We There by Sharon Van Etten. Van Etten’s fourth album was her breakout recording and one of the most critically acclaimed releases of the … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 11, 2024
Gold Beetle Ms. Faux and I have a garden. It is not very big, but it is packed with variety. I found this little one shining bright gold on a leaf. It is smaller than the fingernail on your pinky - nature is amazing. I've also included a song that is too on-the-nose. Gold on … Continue reading Photo of the Day: September 10, 2024
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