FLOWER MUSIC FANTASY

                                 I was going through my photos today and found this one from March. These
azaleas bloom every March here in Houston. The parts of the flower remind me of musical notes on a staff. I like the way they repeat on the flowers behind the front one. It has a nice rhythm.

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QUIET MOMENT

Way out in the country, in the little Danish farm community of Danevang, Texas, we celebrate Christmas together at the community center.

There are lots of people there dancing around the Christmas tree and singing. If we stomp our feet, Santa will come!

On that night, I always go outside for a moment to be alone by this window.

I come from a place with 70 people and now live in a city of 2.6 million.

It's nice to go back to the country.

.... there are stars floating by on this quiet night.

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Merry Christmas!

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TWO BIRDS & A LINE

Daddy bird and Mama bird are in a parking lot.

What are they saying? Let's imagine:

Dad: "Honey, what's this LINE doing here? "

Mom: "Line? Line? Who cares about a line! There's car coming right at us!"

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THISTLE GEOMETRY

I love finding designs in Nature. So much detail in a single plant. Why?

This one was on the sand bar along the Colorado River in Wharton County, Texas

BACK TO MY HOME ALONG THE RIVER

Long ago, I passed this river everyday on my way to school. It is like an old friend and I've finally had a chance to return for a photo.

David/ :-)

The Colorado River near Wharton, Texas

BRASS HORN

Example of music from this instrument (this is not me~I just wish I sounded half this good) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqAe-v3LTg&feature=autoplay&list=ULPPs6qhoqcOk&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=1

and another masterpiece if you want to hear more:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds7Dw79bod0&feature=autoplay&list=ULLH886hOot7Y&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=3

It's not as popular here in America as in Europe, but I'm part of a brass band. We play each Christmas and I love it. This is a detail of my Euphonium. The most famous Euphonium players are in England and I'm quite a fan. To see some visual music, tune in to our host, Dragonstar, at http://blackandwhiteweekend.blogspot.com/

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ABSTRACT EXCITEMENT!

I'm going to be a bit mysterious this time and let you guess what this is.

It's filled with EXCITEMENT!

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Oh...and the answer is below. Please scroll down a bit.

Merry Christmas!

David/ :-)

IN A SINGLE NIGHT

Sansevieria subspicata

This is from my garden and tonight the flowers all bloomed at the same time. As with many night blooming species, the fragrance was so overpowering (in a bad way!) that we had to take it outdoors.

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