Every day since March 13 I’d been snapping a cell-phone photo of the peony next to the driveway. I might be shooting the wrong one — that one has a few tiny pea-sized buds on it, but the one pictured has marble-sized ones — and ants! — that I’m sure will bloom.
Even a longish warm, rainy spell didn’t bring any big changes. I’m giving up for the year. Updated May 14.
After many years of great concerts with a great orchestra, Sunday was my last visit to the historic St. Ann’s Church on Montague Street.
Almost there…
Patrick Hilaire did a fabulous job covering the event, and his Picasa Gallery is worth a look. I took the liberty of cribbing a few shots of myself. Thanks to the members of the orchestra, by the way, for doing such a nice job: Lois Roman Paul McCullen Donna Dixon …
I think I speak for all of us when I say that sliding doors tend to suck. The fall off the track, don’t like it when they can’t close all the way, and once you bend the flimsy metal track you’re done for. We had a couple of them on …
Because I’m a sensitive coder.
Opening tonight, a new production of Gounod’s “Faust” at the Amore Opera.
Not quite like the episode of “Portlandia,” but close.
We’ve got ‘em. Here’s the first of the year.
A few of my favorite resources
This is a gallery about Peony Project and contains 48 images.
Every day it’s something new.
David Zauder, former trumpet player with the Cleveland Orchestra, was a big help to me at one point in my musical growth. Here’s how.
For a sunny Sunday.
It was probably a squirrel
After many years of great concerts with a great orchestra, Sunday was my last visit to the historic St. Ann’s Church on Montague Street.
How often do you hear of someone who is unquestionably the best at what he did? Not only that, but the best for a half-century. Like Michael Jordan winning 50 straight NBA titles or something.
Almost there…