Dog blogging

This is the welcome I received when I arrived at my brother's house around noon today. The red one is Trinka, the b&t is Greta.

Grass!

When Tractor Supply sold me grass seed that was supposed to be quick germinating, they sold the right stuff. As of Tuesday this was very dry, brown dirt and whatever seeds the mourning doves hadn't eaten. We had a lovely all day rain Wednesday and suddenly there were green sprouts yesterday afternoon. We had more rain last night and suddenly I have grass. Wow. It isn't quite ready to mow but it looks wonderful to me.

Rainy day cats

And then the rain stopped for awhile.
So the little one came to eat.

Reluctant surrogate parent

If only

falling out of love were as easy as falling in love!!!

Republicans

in Congress would be better off if they just shut up. The longer they talk, the more they repeat their unbelievable prejudices and lies, the less respect I have for anyone who claims to be either Republican or conservative. I suppose they should be admired for their ability to stir up the fearful and stupids among us. At that they are very effective. Ugh.

Can't go home

Oh, no!

The new tiny cat made Dudie's acquaintance. S/he doesn't look like a kitten. Scared but comes when I call it, tho to the food not to me, so belongs/ed to someone. Or maybe it is just really hungry. Ate a whole can of catfood and some dry. The girls watched from the cathouse roof until I pointed the camera at them. PuddyTat hates the camera and runs. I just hope the little one isn't a fertile female! And that s/he figures out where s/he lives and goes home with the owners.

Daylily lust

Someday I will dig up one of these for my fence. I've been saying that for years. They are at church.

500

The 500th post since I deleted my old blog a year ago.

More yard

This was the side yard a couple of months ago. The "wildflowers" were twice as tall day before yesterday.

Yesterday the neighbor leveled it and took out the stuff that would break the mower.

I spread some grass seed hoping the rain would come this far east. It didn't. Now I will probably get hoards of starlings. Exercise and protein supplements for the cats?

More Friday cat blogging

Supper time but Jellico is standoffish.

They were rewarded with some chicken - their favorite.

Kinetic sculpture at Berkshire Botanical Garden

This was my favorite of the kinetic scultures at Berkshire Botanical Garden.

Others are on my Facebook video page.

Friday cat blogging

Tommie looks at me while having a bit of a standoff with Jellico.

Meanwhile PuddyTat wonders why I'm sticking the camera out the kitchen window.

Jellico will run if I open the door so I opened the window to take the picture of the boys.

Friday shuffle

1. Alexander: Jesus Met the Woman at the Well - Chanticleer
2. Bugle Call Rag - Glenn Miller Orchestra
3. Hold Your Head Up - Argent
4. Twilight Time - Platters
5. Never Be Anyone Else But You - Ricky Nelson
6. The Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer
7. Zingaro - Ali Ryerson
8. Elgar: Whither I Find You - Finzi Singers
9. A World Without Love - Peter and Gordon
10. Brahms: Symphony 1 - Berlin Philharmonic

BCF Week 1 2009 photos

are posted here. This was in Sheffield, MA at The Berkshire School.

Photos from the Berkshire Choral Festival weeks in Montreal and last year are here.

My name is not Those People

Hat tip to FranIAm on Facebook.

Earworm inspires question

One of the lyrics we sang last week was:
Oh, Lord of Lords, how majestic is your name o'er all the earth. Oh, Lord, we praise your name. We magnify your name. Prince of Peace, Mighty God, how majestic is your name, oh Lord! King of kings and Lord of Lords for ever and ever Hallelujah. And he shall reign for ever and ever. Oh, Lord, our God!
Over and over and over and over for 5 minutes. Needless to say it has become a persistent earworm.

I'm not a fan of "praise" music. I wonder why we should praise Jesus at all. Or even Godde for that matter. They are who or what they are and seem to not need reinforcement. Thanks, yes, but adulation of the names?

My opinion of the Bible is that it is a go and do manual for living successfully in community. Should we be standing around getting carried away by pounding rhythms and redundant melodies or should we be out taking care of others?

Hanging out

The cats seem to be happy that I'm home. Tommie, Dudie and PuddyTat watched as I unloaded birdseed from the car and fed the winged creatures.

More daylilies today