#SLS — June-born — “Cody” by The Killers

Brandon FlowersBirthdate: June 21, 1981Band: The KillersInstrument: Singer / Keyboards / BassAge in 2026: 45 The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals.) After the band went through a number of short-term bassists and drummers, Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums,…

#FF — Keaton Island

Keaton Island My morning bike ride will take me to town, where I’ll pick up sourdough bread and assorted produce from the CSA share. I hear laughter before seeing them. Around the curve, in matching red Adirondack chairs, their gazes are fixed on Keaton Island. I stop and ask if they are on vacation. “Our…

dVerse Tuesday Poetics — Metaphysical Mirrors

Edward Burne-Jones, The Wedding of Psyche, 1895, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. Something old, something newSomething borrowed, something blueAnd a sixpence in her shoe.–a Victorian rhyme i.Something oldGranite boulder sitsat delta’s mouth through seasonsa silent witnesswho compiles earth’s historiesin its slow return to dust.ii.Something newDeath makes way for lifeone’s exhale other’s first breathdo…

dVerse Q249 — Living History

Living HistoryRemember whenyou put the hornto your ear;attached to a cordthat attached toa cabinet?Remember crankinga handle to reachan operator;where you talkedthrough a tubein the front?If you remember,you may consideryourself vintage also. I am today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille Monday, where I ask you to write a 44-word poem using the word horn or some derivation…

#FFF 75 (on Thursday) fmg 042826

Even though Chihuly’s exhibit doesn’t open until May 2, there is plenty of it out and about on the grounds of Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.  Tuesday was a beautiful day to walk around.  Sunny and slightly chilly as the sun started going down.   Links to learn more about the 2 sculptures included here:…