Arrived at Church this morning right at 10:30 a.m. only to find that the choir was performing. I walked back behind the piano and sat next to Gordon. Did not have my music but I sang and it went surprisingly well. We did a piece, center stage that was mostly a cappella that was stunning in its beauty. Greg had to comment afterward and I spoke to Esther Steffens, who was familiar and appreciative of the composer (who I was unfamiliar with) but the melody was simple and utterly gorgeous in its composition, much like the Linz Symphony (which is on an entirely different exalted plain), composed in 4 days by Mozart. But the wonders of music, whether in the town of Linz well over 200 years ago or in a small UU congregation in the Pike Creek Valley is amazing in its reach and its breadth and its ability to move people. Nick felt the same way about the performer pictured below, who he saw at Bonaroo just the other evening. He told me about it today in his Father's Day call with such compelling passion. He truly loves music and it is so good to see that in him, passed from my father to me and now to him. Three generations.
Nick's favorite performer, Jack White and his band, who he heard at Bonaroo (Nick's 4th visit to the iconic music festival in Manchester, Tennessee), and called it the best performance he'd ever seen by an artist. Two-and-a-half hours of nonstop playing, a fantastic guitarist who has a jazz mentality and plays freely with his band members, who surround him.
Where have all the mowers gone? Well, Pike Creek Golf Club is closed and now its cart path
provides a stellar walking trail through a beautiful landscape and a gurgling Pike Creek.
— with Dancer in Pike Creek Valley, DE.
Dancer's backyard roommate (yard mate, back mate?) appears to be a "Gray Catbird". It's a lovely creature but I have yet to identify its distinctive "catty mew" vocal sound. Stay tuned ... really.
Got calls from Nick, first, from Bonaroo, where he'll see Elton John tonight and leave for home tomorrow, and then Lindsay later in the afternoon.
Nick's favorite performer, Jack White and his band, who he heard at Bonaroo (Nick's 4th visit to the iconic music festival in Manchester, Tennessee), and called it the best performance he'd ever seen by an artist. Two-and-a-half hours of nonstop playing, a fantastic guitarist who has a jazz mentality and plays freely with his band members, who surround him.
Where have all the mowers gone? Well, Pike Creek Golf Club is closed and now its cart path
provides a stellar walking trail through a beautiful landscape and a gurgling Pike Creek.
— with Dancer in Pike Creek Valley, DE.
Dancer's backyard roommate (yard mate, back mate?) appears to be a "Gray Catbird". It's a lovely creature but I have yet to identify its distinctive "catty mew" vocal sound. Stay tuned ... really.
Got calls from Nick, first, from Bonaroo, where he'll see Elton John tonight and leave for home tomorrow, and then Lindsay later in the afternoon.
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