Corner View - Music

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.

I love this week's topic.  Music - what a wonderful thing!  And there are so many different types of music.  Yesterday, walking back from lunch, I enjoyed the music of singing birds.  Last night, I was lulled to sleep by the music of a gentle Spring rain. 

When I'm in a funk, I pop in Mika's CD, Life in Cartoon Motion, and my mood lifts immediately.  If I want to relax and slow things down, I pop in The Best of Sade.

There are also songs that remind me of a specific time and place - Red Red Wine always makes me think of a special first date, Morris Day and the Time and early Prince remind me of "parking" at Audubon Park :-) ... every Christmas season, I cry the first time I hear Band-Aid sing "Do they know it's Christmas?"  (And who can keep a dry eye when they hear the "Ballad Loch Lomond"?)

Sometimes a song will cause an unexpected reaction.  The other day, I was driving to work and heard "Rock Me Amadeus" - not a sad song, but it made me cry.  I had just heard that a friend had passed away and that song was popular when we met.   On the flip side, "Sweet Home Alabama", a song I detested when I lived in Alabama, now brings a smile to my face when I hear it.  (I still change the station when it comes on, but now I do so with a smile on my face.) 

Still, I think the best kind of music is the kind that celebrates life.   Here's the staff at the Ashnil Mara Camp dancing and singing to celebrate Debbie's 50th birthday.  

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CV - Bridges and Backroads

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.

This week's corner view topic was  perfectly timed for me!  My parents were vacationing in Jekyll Island, Georgia and Saturday Roxanne and I drove up and spent the day with them.  Here's the bridge to Jekyll Island.  (I would have taken more photos, but my camera battery died... oops.)

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Corner View - Stunning Architecture

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This is my dream house.  It's bigger than I would ever need, but doesn't it have great bones?  (And I've always wanted a courtyard!)

It's in a great location - about two blocks from the center of the section of town known as "Little Saigon" and, thus, within walking distance of a myriad of Asian restaurants and a fabulous Asian market.  It is also within walking distance of several lakeside parks and the Vajrapani Buddhist Center, where I take meditation classes.

As you can see, it is in serious disrepair.  However, there is a ladder and a shop vacuum in the courtyard area and there are now cars in the driveway when I go past on Sundays.  I hope that this is evidence that someone is renovating the place.

If it were mine, I would install flower boxes, add a picket fence with jasmine, put some climbing roses on the walls... well, maybe you get the idea from my bad artwork below...

Corner View - Shadows

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Yesterday at lunch, I walked to Lake Eola for this week's corner view topic. I thought I would be able to get a swan with its shadow and perhaps a heron or two.  However, it was a warm day and all of the birds were in the water or lounging under a shade tree... the only exception being this little ibis... who did not leave much of a shadow:

On my way back, I saw the lovely shadow of this tree as well as their reflection in the building behind:

I have to share a couple of off-this-week's-topic Spring photos.   This is on the perimeter of Lake Eola Park:

These irises are on the side of the building in which I work:

Until we meet again, good-bye!

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Corner View - Spring

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Spring came so late this year, that I really just want to take advantage of it and spend as much time outside as possible in the "blooming" yard:

 

 

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Corner View - Hair

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The Leu Gardens Annual plant sale was last weekend.  Lucky me, we ran into Elayne's spinning instructor, Joe.    I told him about Corner View and this week's topic and he kindly offered to pose for me.  Is that some hair or what??
 

 

 

Off topic, Elayne bought a nautilus begonia.  Isn't the pattern of the leaves wonderful? 

 

 

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Corner View - Feet

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I usually take new photos each week for the topic.  This week, however, I want to use old photographs. 

 

In 2010, I took a tour of the "Highlands and Islands" of Scotland.  None of my travel buddies were able to and/or interested in taking the tour with me.  As I really wanted to go, I went alone.    When you're alone, how do you photo yourself? Me? I take pictures of my feet...

 

On the way to Glasgow, I had an 8 hour layover in Amsterdam.  So, I hopped on the train at Schiphol and headed to the City Centre for a solo walking tour.  Proof that I was there...

 Glasgow - and more practical walking shoes...

 



 

Oban... and no shoes...

 

 

 

Kilchoan...

 

 

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