Freesia for St Patrick

These flowers are REALLY appreciated as is the sun today!

Snow on 3.11.11

The clothesline holding the feeders pulled the siding away from the house in the wind. When they sided the house they didn't make sure the hook went into the house. Ugh.

Friday shuffle

1. It's Getting Better - Mama Cass
2. For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
3. Easier Said Than Done - The Essex
4. Brahms: Symphony 2, IV Allegro con spirito - von Karajan, Berlin
5. I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish
6. Baby I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis
7. Chesky: The Agnostic, Sam's Prayer - David Chesky
8. Villa-Lobos: Suite Populaire Brésilienne - Pepe Romero
9. Spanish Eyes - Zamfir
10. Walton: Jubilate - Trinity Choir
11. Yellow Submarine - Mrs Miller

Friday shuffle

1. Along Comes Mary - Association
2. Stoned Love - Supremes
3. Liszt: Venezia e Napoli, 2. Canzone... - Berman
4. Make Me Smile - Chicago
5. Nabucco, an analysis, Act II - Anna Russell
6. In the Sweet By and By - Jerry Douglas
7. Hurt So Bad - Little Anthony & Imperials
8. It's My Party - Leslie Gore
9. Persichetti: Celebrations, You who celebrate - Bach Choir Pittsburgh
10. How High The Moon - Benny Goodman

Other impatience

The world is a scarier place than usual at the moment.  Tunisia, Egypt, perhaps Bahrain protesting and hoping for representative governments.  Libya, Iran and other places mercilessly murdering their own citizens.  Border wars and religious wars in Africa.  And elected men in the US who are determined to destroy women's health and the middle class to protect their oligarchy. 

People who tend to side with the underdogs have lots of people to champion. 

Those of us who try to follow what the Bible says Jesus taught have great difficulty loving dictators whether foreign strongmen or Republicans whose goal is to destroy all possible organized opposition to their getting as much money as humanly possible with no regard for others.

I'm getting impatient for revolution in the US.  The Tea Party people blindly elected government officials who have no interest in anyone's welfare other than their own.  They fiercely believe in survival of the fittest and are trying to legislate that.  But who is the "fittest"?  The oligarch or the father with a gun who can't feed or provide health care for his kids?  The Republicans want to arm everyone.  That could be their downfall. 

Impatient

Nothing like melted snow and a little sun to get the Croci, Freesia and Daffys excited. There may be snow tonight but the flowers won't be defeated.

Friday cat blogging II

This is the first time since she discovered the boxes on the cathouse roof that Tim has had Dudie next door.  She just kept looking at him.  He usually vacates the box eventually so I expect PuddyTat will be there later.

Told ya.  And Tim is still watching.

Friday shuffle

1. Mellow Yellow - Donovan
2. Weekend Cruise to Catalina - Almeida/Barbosa-Lima
3. From Me to You - Beatles
4. Anything Goes - Harpers Bizarre
5. Strauss: Des Heldens Friedenswerke - von Karajan, Berlin
6. Whoever's in New England - Reba McEntire
7. Washington & Lee Swing - Jan Garber Orchestra
8. Feudin' Banjos - Smith & Reno
9. On a Night Like This - Howard Lanin Orchestra
10. Callejon Del Muro (Minera) - Paco de Lucia

Friday cat blogging

This fellow is headed for a new home because his caretaker is moving.  He will be living in the city, not on the edge where he could go wandering without much danger.  Hope his caretaker takes care to keep him in.  He knows nothing of traffic.

Bird blogging

This very large bird was feasting on something on the ice down by the dam this afternoon.  I tried to get closer and got the Prius stuck in the snow.  Of course I carry a shovel - along with sleeping bag, food, water and suitcase full of survival gear - in the "trunk" so I could dig myself out.  Eagles are one of the joys of living here.

Friday cat blogging

First, a bit of sadness. Lexie has joined the herd of cats keeping the Company of Heaven on the straight and narrow, reminding all that servanthood (toward them) is the position of those who seek to follow Jesus and keeping humility of humanoids alive and well.

Meanwhile a bit of feline singing interrupted the news about Egypt yesterday. The singer wandered away before I got there - Tommie - and the newcomer vanished when s/he saw me. I did manage to get this iPhone photo of Jellico and the pretty new black and white cat before the latter caught a glimpse of me and ran away.  Probably a female since the folks with her were competing males.  I've seen a black and white cat up by the road when I've gone for the mail which is probably the same one.  This is the first time I've seen her down here tho.

Meanwhile Tim ventured up to the cathouse roof for the first time in several years and immediately took possession of a box.  She and PuddyTat had a spat this morning resulting in a bit of blood on the window.  Neither seemed to be nursing any damage afterward tho.  They have never been friends tho they will eat together if they have no choice.  Tim is on the right with PT on the left. They probably have the same father.  I suspect Furry was Tim's mother.  Of course the smaller cat is in the larger box. 

Friday shuffle

1. There! I've Said it Again - Bobby Vinton
2. Sealed With a Kiss - Brian Hyland
3. People Get Ready - The Impressions
4. Anonymous: Ave Maria Stella - Anonymous 4
5. Get Up John - Ricky Skaggs
6. Mr. Blue - Fleetwoods
7. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
8. If You See Him/If You See Her - Reba McEntire
9. Haydn: Die Schöpfung, Und Gott Machte das Firmament - Davis, London Symphony
10. PDQ Bach: Eine Kleine Nichtmusik

Too many...

Perhaps I have too many bird feeders. One oilseed and one safflower plus a suet one between the house and the barn.

Two oilseed out in the yard.

Three oilseed, two thistle and two suet on the "clothesline" which is why the post/flagpole bends toward the house. Plus the heated birdbath just out of the picture on the left below.

Not to mention cat food on three levels on the cathouse and in the barn and three litterboxes. Hmmm. (The last photo is embiggenable.)

Friday shuffle

1. Schubert: Mass in G, Credo - Shaw, Atlanta
2. Blue Mountain Hop - Béla Fleck
3. Don't Expect Me to be your Friend - Lobo
4. Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
5. Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody - Bournemouth Symphonietta
6. Anyone Who Had a Heart - Dionne Warwick
7. 1, 2, 3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company
8. Honky Cat - Elton John
9. Leavin' - James King
10. Foss: Behold! I Build a House - Westminster Choir

Friday cat blogging on Monday

While the humans watched football, the cat watched me. We converse.

A trusting soul.

Meanwhile Tommie and the others are far less fortunate but here he has taken over what was LittleOne's sleeping bag over which I placed a box to keep it warmer. LO has retreated to the comforter and deep box on the left but jumps out before I can take a photo. Tim's foam is on the right but she spent the night in the cathouse.

All five of the regulars were in the cathouse this morning. LittleOne, PuddyTat's ear, Dudie's floppy ear and Tommie on the roof with Tim in the heated box on the second floor.

Pymatuning State Park in winter

There are plenty of cars parked in the lot near the boat stalls but the owners aren't sailing. Brrr. There are many similar tents. I wonder what entrepreneur rents ice fishing tents. This is the first I've seen them.

The docks look desolate.

More fishermen.

There are two tiny dots in the upper center of the photo. Those folks are headed into our bay to fish. I didn't walk over to take a photo there.

Don't know why there weren't any tubers or sledders. The temperature was 12° when I took the photo. Yes, the face of the dam provides a wild ride. There is more below the photo.

I was surprised how this photo turned out. I love it. It is to the right of the previous photo.

All are embigginable.

Friday shuffle (not shuffled tho)

This week we have a few selections from newly purchased but most definitely not new recordings. I'm slowly purchasing on CD items I have on LPs. I have arbitrarily chosen some of my "favorites", most of which you can experience for yourself on YouTube.

1. Gnu Song - Flanders & Swann

2. The Hippopotamus Song - Flanders & Swann
3. Madeira, M'Dear - Flanders & Swann
4. The Vatican Rag - Tom Lehrer
5. The Elements Song - Tom Lehrer
6. National Brotherhood Week - Tom Lehrer
7. Smut - Tom Lehrer
8. Anna Russell Takes on Nabucco and The Magic Flute
9. McMoon: Like a Bird - Florence Foster Jenkins
10. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, Queen of the Night - Florence Foster Jenkins

If you are unacquainted with any of the above, you have missed out on significant cultural educational opportunities. I have on DVD An Ill Wind by Flanders and Swann but not on iTunes. It is one of my alltime favorites.

Friday cat blogging

Tim hides under her foam when it is cold.

This is LittleOne's sleeping bag. I rearranged it a bit after taking the photo so he can actually get under part of it if he tries. He may try to share the warm box with Dude. Sometimes Dude will allow that. PuddyTat won't.

Tom is home too but he and LittleOne were on the cathouse roof eating when I took the photos. He has a choice of a box or his comforter as shown in last Friday's post.

PuddyTat and Dude were home but at the window end of their boxes. I had my hood up which scared LittleOne.

Evening view

It was almost dark when I went over to the neighbor's to deliver her mail and water her palm tree last night. Took this photo of our bay from their porch.

Watching

Sebastian watched me while we watched the Stillers win Saturday. He is part husky, part sheepdog. A very tall dog with a curly tail. Very obedient. Very good dog. Wish I could pet him.