Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! The White Crow (2019) Starring: Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann, Chulpan Khamatova, Alexey Morozov, Raphaël Personnaz, Olivier Rabourdin, Ravshana Kurkova, Sergei Polunin, Maksimilian Grigoriyev, Zach Avery, Mar Sodupe, Jovo Maksic, Pavle Cemerikic, Andrey Urgant, Jonathan Zaccaï Director: Ralph Fiennes Genres: biopic, ballet Synopsis: The…
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FFFC 78 — a rare find
Andy and Lance had gone over this field dozens of times over the years. Now both in their 70’s their steps were a little shorter and the wave of the detector a little slower. That sunny Saturday morning Andy’s machine had a conniption fit. What on earth could it be. He spaded up the area…
dVerse — quadrille — Gethsemane’s Check
Labyrinth in Grand Rapids, MI. Photo taken August 5, 2020. Gethsemane’s Check A large carved brick disc is plopped in the center of a near-urban churches’ garden. Chartre-styled snakes undulate with purple petunias at midday to wind chimes. Highway noises call like trapped surf in machined shells, far from the sea. Only ants walk…
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #147 — “the earth was without form, and void”
When I think of a colorless world, I think of The Bible verse from Genesis that says, “and the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep.” In most (all?) religions there is a creationist story. Once there was one, an indistinguishable void that became more. This’es and…
#SLS — “Heart of Gold,” by Neil Young
Jim Adams is the harp-loving host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have something totally different where you are supposed to find a song with a harmonica in it and hopefully this will fit for everyone. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it…
Thursday Inspiration 68 — “Motherless Children,” by Eric Clapton
Since music has been on my mind a lot, when I saw the prompt I thought of music involving mothers. First thought was Roger Waters’, “Mother,” but that’s a little too dark for this bright and beautiful day. Instead I’m going for a song about motherless children. Much brighter, right? “Motherless Children” is found on…
Novelty Song Friday #21 — “One Toke Over the Line,” by Brewer and Shipley
Welcome to another installment of Novelty Song Friday. This is the third week of what I will call the “stoned series.” Thank you to Max at Power Pop for the suggestion! It will be the last one in the series at least for now, as I have another song lined up next week that doesn’t…
Tao-Talk 