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A pair of blue jays (a bird native to the Eastern United States where I live) have taken up residence in bushes outside our home.
One day I looked out (sorry for smudges but the window is dirty) and saw one of them perched on the bush. The white spots are snow and just to the left of the upper snow patch you can barely see the bird. I know, it's not a good picture.
He or she gave me one last opportunity by perching in the upper right just to the left of a snow patch before flying away.
Today
I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us
at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music
each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most
welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video,
please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.)
Every other week we have a theme. This week's theme is "Cabin Fever - or running a fever". But today, it's time for another induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (although this singer was more into soul). I decided to deviate as I wanted to pay tribute to soul singer (and, later, politician who became a Cook County Illinois commissioner) Jerry Butler, who died Thursday at age 85 from complications of Parkinson's disease. No worries, I included a theme oriented song at the end of this post.
I immediately thought of this 1965 song by The Impressions, which included Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield - People Get Ready.
Let's go all the way back to 1958 and For Your Precious Love.
From 1968, Only The Strong Survive.
My spouse, upon hearing of Butler's death, immediately thought of these two songs.
Hey, Western Union Man from 1968. Yes, I'm a dinosaur. I remember telegrams. I even remember my father sending them.
Moody Woman, from 1969.
Finally, I'm hoping cabin fever season is nearly over for me. We are apparently going to warm up into the 40's F this week, and to celebrate here's a song I found and enjoyed: Pecos & The Rooftops and Cabin Fever.
And that's another sad wrap, as we lose more and more of a generation of musicians.
Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.
It's been so cold, with icy sidewalks, that I've only gone out for necessary things - no sky pictures for this week. So I am using couple of pictures I took last week where I live in the Southern Tier of New York.
This February 13 reflection in a puddle surrounded by slush, while the sun was out and some melting was taking place, caught my eye.
This, taken February 11, is more like what we see too much of the time during the winter. Can you tell that I am sick of winter? I'm not one for the pleasures of winters. I long for green and flowers but know that the pleasures of spring come out of this type of weather for us.
We did have a brief thaw last weekend where a lot of the snow melted, and the Canadian geese returned to a local park, taken February 15. Now, the ground is covered again, with both snow and ice, including lake effect snows we got late yesterday afternoon into the evening.
For today, I'm digging into my photos. I took this photo in a supermarket on July 3.
You've probably heard of Pez candy. I loved the dispensers, and I loved the candy when I was growing up. Many people, in fact, collect the dispensers. There are literally thousands of different types.
I'm positive I've blogged about Pez at least once, when I had the opportunity to visit the Pez factory's visitor center in Orange, Connecticut, but perhaps not. I can't find the post. (I highly recommend visiting this if you want to feel like a kid again. It was so much fun. And it's not expensive.)
But, moving on, back in July I found this frozen treat. I think they are only shaped and flavored like the Pez candy. Hmm, strawberry or lemon?
Today
I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us
at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music
each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most
welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video,
please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.)