Wow...It's so awesome! :) Kourt, Brooks and I were at her soccer practice, and about 20 minutes in some heavy gray clouds began folding in. The girls continued passing and kicking goals, Brooks kept walking Jellybean around the field. She was trying to get under the fence into the woods but Brooks was right on top of it!~ lol! Then all of a sudden lightening hit in the distance. We departed and headed home with hopes that we had had a long enough practice to be able to kick Quabbin's butt Saturday. On the short ride home from the field, heavy rain drops slowly bounced off of my window here and there. Stopping at the light I noticed joggers picking up the pace, quick enough to avoid the down pour, but slow enough to enjoy the season's new weather. Running in the rain is probably one of the most amazing cleansing feelings in the world, never mind the first heavy rain. I'm surprised people didn"t pull over and get out of their cars waiting for it. The reality is that most people dont think like that. They always have someplace to be or are late for something. Why don't people just slow down long enough to experience the world and what nature has to offer us under the circumstances that it is in. sad...
In any event I dropped the girls off at Brooks's and continued home... darker clouds rolled in and the rain picked up a little. I parked and ran Jellybean upstairs. I opened the balcony door and to check the plants and all of a sudden the skies opened up! Water poured from the sky, bouncing off of roof tops, grass, and tree branches. I watched it blurr the horizon and drown my plants, lol, Im sure they'll be fine. It was so beautiful, the smell, the reminder of Summer. After the first thunderstorm it is certain that summer is a reach away...pulling in cookouts, swimming, music, fun with fam and best friends, Newport, watermellon, flipflops, fireworks, a clove cigarette here and there , sail boat rides, Red Sox games, Goosberry Beach, and hopefullybeing with the the love of your life at Newport Blues on a hot sweaty july night.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
"American Music"
I was just reminded of the other day when my Brother James and I were riding in the car on the way to visit our Pepe. I was introducing him to "Flogging Molly" and Irish rock band if you will. http://www.floggingmolly.com/ I think that their unique sound is really fun to listen to. Their track, If 
I Ever Leave This World Alive was featured in the movie P.S. I Love You. http://psiloveyoumovie.warnerbros.com/ When you hear them it is easy to imagine instantly being in a little Irish pub or driving through the big green hills we see in movies or pictures, or if you are lucky enough to have been there, I'm sure their music could bring you right back, in my opinion. That being said, James and I were discussing the sentiment factor, or imaginative ability of music. How some songs can take us to a place in our minds. The conversation
was more focused on music of different cultures. For example, I have a really neat CD that I bought a while back titled "Songs From France - Songs and Stars of the Thirties - France's Most Popular Songs." Being the old Soul that I have always been I grabbed it and ended up loving it from the moment I popped it in...because it really brought me to 1930 France. I feel like I lived there during that time when I listen to it, to appreciate it I guess, if that makes any sense. An"Italian favorites" CD that I recently borrowed from Jacob Edwards Libraryhad the same effect on me.http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org/ My Brother and I talked about how certain music and songs can trigger a "wow that reminds me or France, Africa, China, ect" response. The conversation sort of turned quirky and humorous in a way because we agreed on the questions: What songs to people hear that instantly remind them of North America? We are so culturally diverse, do we have any songs that
trigger a feeling of driving across Route 20, New England, (excluding songs like yankee Doodle) the fields and deserts going across the west (I suppose Country music, but even still that is only a type of American Music.) Another factor is each person's perspective of what would remind them of "America" should they he
ar a certain song. In reality, a song that could remind someone, may have no impact on another person. That remains true of my opinion of Flogging Molly or my other culturally diverse music selections of choice. Someone else may hear Flogging Molly and respond with, "what the hell is that shit" Lol! To bring this back up to the surface, My brother and I humorously decided that our quick decisions on "American Music were as follows: "Born in the USA"-Bruce Springsteen, and the band Boston. Lol!
I Ever Leave This World Alive was featured in the movie P.S. I Love You. http://psiloveyoumovie.warnerbros.com/ When you hear them it is easy to imagine instantly being in a little Irish pub or driving through the big green hills we see in movies or pictures, or if you are lucky enough to have been there, I'm sure their music could bring you right back, in my opinion. That being said, James and I were discussing the sentiment factor, or imaginative ability of music. How some songs can take us to a place in our minds. The conversation
was more focused on music of different cultures. For example, I have a really neat CD that I bought a while back titled "Songs From France - Songs and Stars of the Thirties - France's Most Popular Songs." Being the old Soul that I have always been I grabbed it and ended up loving it from the moment I popped it in...because it really brought me to 1930 France. I feel like I lived there during that time when I listen to it, to appreciate it I guess, if that makes any sense. An"Italian favorites" CD that I recently borrowed from Jacob Edwards Libraryhad the same effect on me.http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org/ My Brother and I talked about how certain music and songs can trigger a "wow that reminds me or France, Africa, China, ect" response. The conversation sort of turned quirky and humorous in a way because we agreed on the questions: What songs to people hear that instantly remind them of North America? We are so culturally diverse, do we have any songs that
trigger a feeling of driving across Route 20, New England, (excluding songs like yankee Doodle) the fields and deserts going across the west (I suppose Country music, but even still that is only a type of American Music.) Another factor is each person's perspective of what would remind them of "America" should they he
ar a certain song. In reality, a song that could remind someone, may have no impact on another person. That remains true of my opinion of Flogging Molly or my other culturally diverse music selections of choice. Someone else may hear Flogging Molly and respond with, "what the hell is that shit" Lol! To bring this back up to the surface, My brother and I humorously decided that our quick decisions on "American Music were as follows: "Born in the USA"-Bruce Springsteen, and the band Boston. Lol!Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Luna Moth
When Kourt and I were at Magic Wings butterfly museum a few weeks ago we purchased a Luna Moth Cocoon. It came with instructions that read " will hatch in 6-8 weeks" Well seeing how only about 3 weeks have gone by we weren't paying too much attention to it yet. Sure enough , last night as we were
sitting doing homework in the living room, Kourtney looked up and said "Mummy!!!" with eyes wide open. In the container on the television was a beautiful green winged moth. it appeared that it had hatched very recently...it's wings were still wet and crumpled. It hung from the screen roof in the container. We quickly found the instructions that came with the cocoon and read that it takes about 3 hours for its wings to dry and open. We also learned that they do not have mouths to eat or drink with. All of the nutrients that they need are stored in their bodies from when they were a caterpillar. They live to be 7-10 days old. In that time they find a mate to reproduce. It was different, and sort of humorous last night when I tucked her into bed. She wanted "Moonbeam" to sleep next to her on her nightstand, so I placed her next to her, we said our prayers and shut off the light...All of a sudden Moonbeam stared flying, frolicking everywhere!!! We looked at each other and remembered that she was nocturnal. So I brought her under a lamp to keep her "asleep" for the night. Kourtney thought that was funny. When we woke up her wings were wide open! Kourtney brought her to school to share with her class, and her teacher found out that she is actually a he, because of his fluffy antennas! Tonight we will let him go free tonight as his days are numbered. What a beautiful creature God made!
sitting doing homework in the living room, Kourtney looked up and said "Mummy!!!" with eyes wide open. In the container on the television was a beautiful green winged moth. it appeared that it had hatched very recently...it's wings were still wet and crumpled. It hung from the screen roof in the container. We quickly found the instructions that came with the cocoon and read that it takes about 3 hours for its wings to dry and open. We also learned that they do not have mouths to eat or drink with. All of the nutrients that they need are stored in their bodies from when they were a caterpillar. They live to be 7-10 days old. In that time they find a mate to reproduce. It was different, and sort of humorous last night when I tucked her into bed. She wanted "Moonbeam" to sleep next to her on her nightstand, so I placed her next to her, we said our prayers and shut off the light...All of a sudden Moonbeam stared flying, frolicking everywhere!!! We looked at each other and remembered that she was nocturnal. So I brought her under a lamp to keep her "asleep" for the night. Kourtney thought that was funny. When we woke up her wings were wide open! Kourtney brought her to school to share with her class, and her teacher found out that she is actually a he, because of his fluffy antennas! Tonight we will let him go free tonight as his days are numbered. What a beautiful creature God made!
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