Every evening, around dusk, this time of the year, a very large flock of birds get tucked into the cypress trees in our front yard. There is some pattern to how they are released but I don’t know what it is. It is kind wonderful and yet kind of weird too. Video is three minutes [...]
January 2021
Thank You Mark.
onThe most pleasure I get out of songwriting is when someone else sings that song. It feels like the completion of the creative process. Mark Mayes is a multi-talented artist and writer. Thank you Mark. https://youtu.be/3Wjy82rIM1s
The Tower of Babel
onIt Takes A Dog To Know A Dog
onGracie here. Just a quick update. On my last post, I was perhaps a bit overly dramatic regarding the new puppy to my household. As I know from personal experience, my humans are absolutely terrible at dog training. I have taken it upon myself to leash train Benny, who already shows all the signs of [...]
Objects or Subjects
onToday marks the 3rd consecutive day that I have not left our place. For the last two days, I have spent much of the day alone as my wife provides an invaluable service as a speech pathologist/therapist to children, many with special needs. Now when I say alone, that is not entirely correct for I [...]
Resonate
onHere in the U.S., we often use a word differently, as I regrettably discovered on this blog some time ago when I said I enjoyed wearing suspenders. I was not referring to the enjoyment of wearing a garter belt - which actually might be something different to try - but I was referring to those [...]
Decisions
onIt is raining hard outside. The wind is howling. It is cold. Should I go outside and do my morning stalking of the chickens or just stay right here on MY couch? We both know the answer, don’t we?
Wanna Be Your Cowboy
onI went back and worked on this song. I kept only the original horn sections. I like it now. It is a combination of silliness and sincerity. I am really fascinated with the question of where does music come from? For me, not being a craftsman, it feels like I have an antenna that just [...]