Wooly Bear #WordlessWednesday

Yesterday, I took a picture of what we call a woolly bear caterpillar in my back yard.  It's the second one I've seen locally this fall and both looked about the same. 

These larvae of the Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) are held by folklore to be predictors of the coming winter.  

Unlike those of previous years, this one has a larger brown band. That's supposed to mean a milder winter, although science would disagree.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday. 

Sass Jordan and #1 Hits of October 1976 #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday and it's time for music!

Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers?  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!  We are brought to you by Cathy of Curious as a Cathy, Stacy of Stacy's Random Thoughts, Marie (Xmas Dolly), and myself, plus other music loving bloggers.  

Our theme this week is: You Pick.

Before I want to dig into my theme for today I want to pay two tributes.  The first one isn't music related, but honors Italian actor Peppino Mazzullo, the voice behind the mouse puppet Topo Gigio, who died on September 30 at age 100.

I remember these skits on the Ed Sullivan show from back in my childhood.  A number of them are on YouTube.  Hope you enjoy this one.

Now, it's time for an induction into Rock and Roll Heaven.

A Canadian blogger I read, Debbie Doglady, reported the death of singer, songwriter, and former Canadian Idol judge Sass Jordan. Jordan passed away October 2 at the age of 63, surrounded by her family.  As of this writing the cause of death hadn't been revealed.

 

The name didn't sound familiar and, listening to her music, I was saddened I had not discovered her before her death because she had quite a voice.

Here are two of her hits. First, from 1992, Make You a Believer.

 

And, Tell Somebody.

 

I had preplanned the rest of this post, which features songs that hit number one on the Billboard charts in October, 1976.  Each week had a different number one song.  I'm still going to go with it.

 The first one, Play that Funky Music by Wild Cherry, I had on my blog recently but it brings back a number of memories and I'm going to play it again.  This was the #1 record of the first week of October, 1976.

Here are the others:

Week two:  A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band.  This is part of the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, disco style.

Week three, a novelty song:  Disco Duck by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots

The final week of October: If You Leave Me Now by Chicago

And that's a wrap!

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me. 

Office Chair #ShadowshotSunday

 I've had this chair for years, long before I was sent home at the beginning of the New York lockdown in 2020.

It has served me well.

I bought it years ago when I started to have back issues, and it is still almost like new.  

Oh, and I love this chair.

Joining Lisa and This and That: A Blog for her #ShadowshotSunday.

The Gloom of Early October #SkywatchFriday

The last day of September checked the calendar, and decided gloom season had started where I live in the Southern Tier of New York.

But first, it permitted some color before the last sunset of September. 

 

October 1, though, the gloom lasted most all of the day. 

 

But some early fall color still shone through. 

More color (and hopefully some blue sky) to come.

Joining Yogi and other skywatchers for #SkywatchFriday. 

Honey Locust Time #WordlessWednesday

Fall has arrived where I live in the Southern Tier of New York State.  Trees are just starting to turn.  The sun is disappearing for longer and longer.

These two pictures of honey locust trees (I think) were taken yesterday, accompanied by our fall gloomy skies. 

These trees, though, already had leaves starting to fall.  I took these pictures with a small shower of yellow leaves fluttering around me.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.

A Pirate's Life? #MusicMovesMe

Ahoy there, mateys! It's Monday and it's time for music!

Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers?  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!  We are brought to you by Cathy of Curious as a Cathy, Stacy of Stacy's Random Thoughts, Marie (Xmas Dolly), and myself, plus other music loving bloggers.  

Our theme this week is: Sep 28th Recently, was International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a fun modern holiday.  It would be fun to see where the seven seas take each of you as you share with us songs relating to pirates.   

Aye.  Let's run that again through the Pirate Speak Translator:

Our theme this here week be: Sept 28th recently, been international talk like a gentleman o' fortune day, a fun modern 'oliday. It would be fun to see where the seven seas take each o' ye as ye share with us songs relatin' to gentlemen o' fortune 

Well..it be time to turn to, of all things, Disney.
 
First, a couple of tunes from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. As pirates would say: If ye like instrumentals, the followin' two songs be fer ye.

He's A Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean theme song).  

Davy Jones (Epic Version). 

Finally, one more Disney song, As we non-pirates would say, Yo, Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me. This 1967 song was written for the opening of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland.  If you recognize a certain deep male voice, it is that of Thurl Ravenscroft, who voiced Tony the Tiger in Kellogg's commercials and was the deep voice of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in the famous cartoon.  

Now, let's move to some non-Disney songs.  

Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest, from Great Master

2009's Alestorm and Keelhauled, part of what some call pirate metal. 

Last but definitely not least, the Dropkick Murphys and and the Celtic Punk anthem Shipping Up to Boston.  Fun fact, this originated as a five line lyric fragment written by Woody Guthrie which was expanded. Maybe not so much about pirates, as true maritime grit, but it's a great song.

Or, as pirates would say: It be a jolly song.  And that was a jolly theme.

And that's a wrap!

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me. 

Last Full Day of Summer Shadows #ShadowshotSunday

On a gloomy Sunday day, here are some shadows from this past Monday, the last full day of summer.

Let's take a walk in a local park.  These trees, planted several years ago, have taken a great leap forward in their growth this year.

Today, we are getting the fringes of the nor'easter that hit the East Coast of the United States.  For us, all we are getting is some drizzly rain.  Let's hope it stays that way.

Joining Lisa at This and That: A Blog for her #ShadowshotSunday.