
February. Still,
Quiet leaves, frozen water,
Calm. Waiting for spring.


Fotos by Andrés. Sent from Munich💖
February. Still,
Quiet leaves, frozen water,
Calm. Waiting for spring.
Fotos by Andrés. Sent from Munich💖
Trapped in ice, still life,
Frozen white prison,
Sun will set you free,
To wither on spring’s green lawns,
Death is inevitable.
My friend Kumi sent me these beautiful photos from Norway.
If you look hard enough there’s beauty everywhere. 🤩💖☃️❄
I hope you’re having a wonderful Sunday.
February in the south of Spain has been a mixture of sun, clouds, rain and some wind, as expected. Frosty mornings, kinder midday temperatures, and long afternoons and evenings by the fireplace. Excellent weather for reading and writing!
Take care, vaccines are on their way:)
How was your first week of February?
Blue sky, bare branches,
Last day of January,
Why am I not sad?
Seven things that happened in January
Lots of things happened in January, but here are seven I’d like to share with you!
How was your January?
And finally, I forgot to worry about everything I had lost over the years and remembered everything I had.
Welcome back to #MarcosPlaylist and #SaturdaySingalong with another song from the playlist I made for my grandson in August 2020 on Spotify, when he was just a few days old. I chose my favourite songs with a mellow rhythm to sing to him, dance with him cradled in my arms and perhaps send him to sleep, or at least calm him down! This post, tanka and playlist is for Marcos, now thirteen-weeks old.
Today I’m featuring Night Birds, an Album and song by the English jazz-funk band Shakatak, founded in 1980. Both the album and the song released in 1982, reached the top ten. All the songs in the album were written by keyboardist, Bill Sharpe and drummer, Roger Odell.
The group is still active, in fact they have just released a 3CD and DVD Boxset All Around the World 40th Anniversary.
The song’s lyrics are short, seven lines and 33 words. The lyrics are evocative, but my favourite sequence of the song is the instrumental part, which is most of the over six, wonderful minutes the song lasts. What can I say? I love dancing around the house, with Marcos in my arms, humming the tune and singing the song.
Here’s the Spotify link:
Here’s my Tanka inspired by the music and lyrics, dedicated to Marcos.
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Watch them sing the song live on YouTube from Tokio in 2016.
I hope you have a long, lazy Sunday, free to do whatever makes you happy.
I’m driving about 800 kilometers to visit my mother. Actually, my husband’s driving and I’m writing this post! I was over the top busy yesterday, packing etc. so this weeks’ #Saturdaysingalong is being posted on Sunday.
what are you doing this weekend?
Do you have a special Spotify playlist or favourite song you’d like to share? Go ahead and tell us in the comments!
Welcome back to #MarcosPlaylist and #SaturdaySingalong with another song from the playlist I made for my grandson in August 2020 on Spotify, when he was just a few days old. I chose my favourite songs with a mellow rhythm to sing to him, dance with him cradled in my arms and perhaps send him to sleep, or at least calm him down! This post, tanka and playlist is for Marcos, now twelve-weeks old.
Today I’m featuring Easy (like a Sunday morning) a song written by the great, grammy-award-winning artist, Lionel Ritchie and made famous by Commodores, the popular soul, dance and funky group of which he was a member, until he launched his solo career in 1982.
Richie receiving the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors
Easy became a hit in 1977, when I was in my first year at Westfield College, such a long time ago, and yet it seems like yesterday!
Here’s the youtube remasterised version. Don’t you just love the shiny costumes flickering all over the screen! It takes me right back to the Age of Glitter in Pop Culture in the seventies; David Cassidy, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, shiny icons, sparkling stars, I danced and sang-along with them all! Such glowing memories!
I hope you have a long, lazy Sunday, free to do whatever makes you happy.
I’m looking forward to mine, although I’ll be busy converting my basement into a playroom for my grandchildren.
what are you doing this weekend?
Do you have a special Spotify playlist or favourite song you’d like to share? Go ahead and tell us in the comments!
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