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A musical offering….
Any accounting of the greatest composers of the Baroque era would include, as a short list, the names of J.S. Bach, Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, and George Frideric Handel. We’re talking about Handel briefly today, partly because of his immense … Continue reading
Exposure
Heavens, what a week it was! Bad? No, not at all. But very, very busy. Work gave me a quite proper arse-kicking this week, oh yes it did. I’ll recover in days to come, but for now, here’s a shot … Continue reading
My city
I haven’t edited this photo yet, seeing as how I jut took it yesterday morning, and I’m a couple weeks behind on my photo edits. But I wanted to share this one now because I really love this vantage point. … Continue reading
Posted in On Buffalo and The 716, On Exploring Photography, Photographic Documentation
Tagged Buffalo, Photo Posts, Photography (the subect), WNY Love Letter
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Pride Month: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Today begins Pride Month, so let’s listen to some Tchaikovsky. It is not actually conclusively known if Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was gay or not, but most biographers and historians have concluded, from the nature and the durations of the various … Continue reading
Crosses “Hiking while stoned on ‘shrooms” off my list
Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be mixing hiking and recreational use of hallucinogenic mushrooms any time soon: NORTH ELBA, N.Y. — Two hikers in New York’s Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, … Continue reading
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Something for Thursday
In amongst my various reading activities, I have a couple of longer reading projects going on. One is a complete re-read of Guy Gavriel Kay’s books, and the other is a partial re-read, coupled with first-time reads, of Ian Fleming’s … Continue reading
Flowers and reeds
All taken in Rochester, NY, during the Lilac Festival. The last one taken at North Ponds Park.
Tuesday Tones
Today, a concerto: specifically, a trumpet concerto. This one was written by the great film composer John Williams, who has somehow over his incredibly busy years of scoring many films and maintaining a hectic conducting schedule managed to find time … Continue reading
48 years ago, in a galaxy far, far away….
It all began this day, 1977. Well done, Uncle George and everyone else!




2025: The Fallen
Remembering this day those who lost their lives fighting in wars under the American flag. I make no attempt this day to adjudicate the justness of any of those wars; there are other days for that. (image credit) Every year … Continue reading →