Welcome! I hope I bring a spot of calm and happiness into these uncertain times. I blog about my photography adventures, flowers, gardening, the importance of chocolate in a well lived life, or anything else on my mind.
For today, I'm digging into my photos. I took this photo in a supermarket on July 3.
You've probably heard of Pez candy. I loved the dispensers, and I loved the candy when I was growing up. Many people, in fact, collect the dispensers. There are literally thousands of different types.
I'm positive I've blogged about Pez at least once, when I had the opportunity to visit the Pez factory's visitor center in Orange, Connecticut, but perhaps not. I can't find the post. (I highly recommend visiting this if you want to feel like a kid again. It was so much fun. And it's not expensive.)
But, moving on, back in July I found this frozen treat. I think they are only shaped and flavored like the Pez candy. Hmm, strawberry or lemon?
Today
I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us
at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music
each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most
welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video,
please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.)
Remember when? Remember warm temperatures? Flowers blooming outdoors? No ice?
We are in the part of the year, here in my zone 6a garden, where we just ache for the first flowers of spring. Maybe next month?
But today is the 15th of the month, when I join with other bloggers at Carol at May Dreams Gardens' Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, to show what is blooming in our yards or homes.
All I can offer you today is some indoor blooms.
The other day, my spider plant was blooming profusely. Of course, today the blooms were shut up tight.
But the handful of impatiens I was able to root last fall are blooming.
My last flowering African violet is finishing up.
Ditto for the kalanchoe a relative gifted me late last year. The flowers were being shy so I propped the one remaining flower stalk up with a fork.
In the meantime, I continue to dream of spring.
Why not visit Carol's blog (link above) and see what else is blooming in our world?
Today is Valentine's Day, and, no, I don't have any Valentine's Day skies to share with you. Instead, what I decided to do is go through my library and find pictures with red (and sky) in them.
Sunrise, November 2018.
Blooming trees, spring 2018. Yes, one day, spring will be here.
Oh, for clear blue skies. Maybe one day. But, for now, winter still reigns where I live.
Oh, all right. One recent picture, from February 11, taken right before sunrise. An actual glimpse of the sky!
Earlier, I introduced my Wordless Wednesday readers to the historic Harris Diner in Owego, New York , where my guest photographer and I had lunch earlier in January.
This diner recently celebrated its 100th birthday.
Here are several photos she took. The diner was darkish and if she had used flash, there would have been glare off the glass and stools. But I think she still did a good job.
I love the stools (memories of childhood) and glass. Also, we both enjoyed the baseball memorabilia, especially of the New York Yankees.
Today
I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us
at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music
each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most
welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video,
please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.)
Every other week we have a theme. This week's theme is "Valentine's day songs or red themed songs". I'm going to change this up slightly and feature songs/music about love.
Love can be grand, or love can hurt. How about two of each?
On
this Valentine's Day week, let's start with the Broadway recording of
"Love Makes the World Go Round".
Elvis Presley and Love Me Tender. I never realized this came from Elvis' first movie in 1956.
Paloma Faith and her 2014 hit "Only Love Can Hurt Like This".
Nazareth and "Love Hurts".
And love can be funny. Here is a video that's kind of NSFW but I think is so funny, teamed with such an upbeat song. From 1993 (the song), here's "A Night at the Roxbury (What is Love - Haddaway)" from 1998.
Finally, one "red themed" love song. "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" has been covered so many times, but I am partial to this instrumental from Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra from 1965.
And that's a wrap!
Join me again next week with another episode of Music Moves Me. And, if you have a music video to share (it can be any genre), why not join us so we can see how Music Moves You?
