songbird's crazy world

  May 11th  Kentucky Derby has long been hosted this month since 1875. This event has a long history of  traditions . Use some of the traditions or gallop with the ponies in your own direction sharing your song inspired picks this week. I live 14 miles from Belmont Park, home of the third leg of the Triple Crown. (The race will be in Saratoga this year, they’re renovating Belmont.) But I did visit Kentucky a few years ago, on a business trip to Lexington.  I had some free time, so I visited the Horse Park . I took a lot of photos  of the  horses.  So when you ask me about the Derby … First thing that came to mind. And then there’s this How about something from Broadway? And country music  And some video I shot The  Horse Park  was fun.

 Mildly amused to learn the Hicksville Public Library has two events today, a lecture by a local historian about Billy Joel’s life in Hicksville,  and a performance by a Billy Joel tribute band,

Like My Mother Does 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 memes, however, and here is today's meme! Saturday 9: Like My Mother Does (2011) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1) In this song, Lauren Alaina tells us she knows she's beautiful and strong because she sees herself as her mother does. Who in your life consistently sees the best in you? Drew.    2) She sings that her mother is her "rock." In this context, what do you think that means?    It means her mother will support her, that she can always rely on her mother    3) When Lauren performed this song...

 Shadow investigating Drew’s costumes Flashback to Duchess’s younger, more adventurous days. Shadow chose an interesting spot  And one of my favorites 

 Clouds over the ballpark  #skywatchfriday

 I stayed away from this park for a few weeks because of some … unsavory activities.  But it’s really a great park, and very safe. So, a walk.  Two laps around the lake.  And three ducks.