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  Colors of the Wind Welcome to  Saturday: 9 . What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to  answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! Saturday 9: Colors of the Wind (1995) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . This month we're going to recall Summer Songs. These will all be records that topped the charts during August. 1) Number 1 on the charts in August 30 years ago, "Colors of the Wind" is from the Disney hit,  Pocahontas . Have you seen it? The movie was released in 1995.  My daughters a/k/a the Disney Princesses were 4 1/2 and 3 that summer.  The question isn’t “Did you see it?...

 So  a few days ago I posted about the orange barrels popping up around my neighborhood.  The project appears to be sidewalk improvement.  Which makes taking a walk a bit more challenging. I saw a momma rabbit and her baby on my most recent walk. I also saw sunflowers. It’s the middle of August. Labor Day weekend is just two weeks away.  Where did the summer go?

 Walking in my neighborhood in a cloudy afternoon  #skywatchfriday

 

 With all the excitement about Pete Alonso, I forgot to mention something else that happened at Citi Field Tuesday night, There was a give-away for a small group of fans who bought tickets in advance.  We didn’t have tickets for that promotion, and I admit to being jealous.  The give-away was a team jersey, but instead of a player’s name the jersey said “Billy Joel”.   One of the traditions at Citi Field is the 8th inning singalong.  During the game fans get to vote on which song to sing, and “Piano Man” is always one if the choices, Tuesday night the fans overwhelmingly chose Billy’s iconic tune.  With all the Billy Joel fans in the park, it was no surprise. When Billy was in the house during the 2015 World Series … Billy is the only performer to do concerts at both Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium, and he also appeared briefly with Paul McCartney at Citi Field.   He was supposed to play Citi Field and Yankee Stadium this summer.   Did you know he...

 Nothing like sharing a moment with 40,000 like-minded people. I’m talking about baseball, of course. Tuesday night’s destination.  Drive into Queens, cut through Flushing Meadow Park … … and arrive at … We usually park across the street from the stadium,  under the subway— the 7 train. Citi Field is right near La Guardia, the skies are very busy. We walked across Roosevelt Avenue to the ballpark.  There’s the home run apple from Shea Stadium. And the statue of Tom Seaver. Inside the main rotunda you’ll find a tribute to Jackie Robinson.    The views from our seats.    They’ve added another retired number since the last time we were here, congrats to David Wright, Our banners proudly wave. Tonight’s game was against the Atlanta Braves.  But there was something else on our minds: Pete Alonso.  You see, over the weekend, Alonso a/k/a the Polar Bear tied a team record.  Darryl Strawberry, who played for the Mets in the 1980’s, hit 252 ...