songbird's crazy world

 Music Monday and it’s a “you pick” week. It was 1976, the Bicentennial year, and I was 16 years old.  It was the year of the Montreal Olympics, the year Jimmy Carter was elected President, the year Chairman Mao died.  Hank Aaron hit his 755th home run. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest won the Oscar for Best Picture. Everyone was talking about  Rocky . Son of Sam began his killing spree. And here are some of the songs playing on the radio:

  So it was Saturday, the day after the vernal equinox, the first full day of spring.  A sunny day with the temperature hovering around 53°.  A great day for a walk.  There’s a park, a small, unnamed municipal park.  Basically a strip of grass, about half a mile long, with a sidewalk running down the middle.  A strip mall at one end, a highway at the other, and people’s backyards on either side.  I first visited  two years ago. The  park is a bout a mile from my house, so before I could walk in the park I walked to the park. And the signs of spring were obvious. The first robin of spring This squirrel essentially posed for me  Flowers Greenery Interesting use of a tree stump  Great walk.

  London Town 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: London Town (1978) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1) Have you ever visited London?  No, but it’s on my bucket list. 2) In this song, Paul sings of encountering a London street musician playing the flute. Are there street musicians in your town? I live in the suburbs, so no.  But I used to see them all the time when I worked in NYC. 3) It's raining as he wanders around London. How is the weather where you are today? Sunny but cold. 4) "London Tow...

 French toast?  I’d love some. Interesting place to sit? Sunbathing. The chairs don’t belong to the humans … It’s like she knows I’ve got the camera .. And an oldie … Shadow has always been …curious. From three years ago …

Cloud looks like a plane Actual plane  #skywatchfriday

Took a walk through my neighborhood and this followed me down the street

  Mar 16th   yesterday was the “ Isles of March ” and tomorrow is  St Patrick’s Day . Based on these find song picks to express whichever occasion inspires you. Irish inspired tunes This last song … one of my favorite radio DJ’s is Scott Shannon.  He’d play this song on his morning drive time show every year in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.☘️  </