At our library we have a "musical season" where every Sunday afternoon for several months there is a concert of some sort...not long ago there was a steel drum band called the "Pan Sharks" that were there...I love steel drums...so naturally had to go to that one...this video is of them playing "Yellow Bird"...which you may recognize as a Harry Belafonte' song from a while back...to see more of the "Pan Sharks" you can go to their website at www.pansharks.com . You may have to turn off the music player to the right before you can hear them play...otherwise you will be hearing two different things at once!
So...that's about it from Cocoa Beach today...the weather is lovely...headed for a swim here shortly...just got back from a 40 minute walk...and if the weather holds I might just head out for a round of 9 holes of golf...hmmmm...at some point I have to go to the grocery store...or maybe we'll just have sandwiches for supper...ha...
I was reading one of Marianne Williamson's recent books...I love her work...it embodies the greatest defining spirit of God...LOVE...two things I read in this particular book were about forgiveness and miracles...Forgivness involves faith in a love that is greater than hate...so true...and a prayer she has for forgiveness...
Dear God, Please forgive me the mistakes in my past. May neither I not anyone else be bound by them...Please God...may I begin again...Amen
...and she gave this as the definition of a miracle: Nothing that happened before this moment has any bearing on what's possible now, except that what you learned from it can be fuel for a magnificent future...
The book is "The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife" and is an excellent and easy read...a very uplifting book...I'm sure the bookstores have it...and I'll probably go buy one...I found it at the library and have to take it back...but some books are worth reading more than once!
Off for a swim...may you be forgiven as you forgive...and may your day be full of miracles!
What a fun, newsy post... with lots to think about and a whole different "culture" to the one I see every day. I've never seen a manatee (even in captivity) or so large a turtle in the wild. Your Belle turtle is fabulous. I bet she's even more beautiful in person, because bling beads don't photograph very well. I think you found a lovely green for her head and body. Robin A.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful turtle. I loved seeing the pictures of the turtle and the manatee. So different than what we have here in the north. My sister lives in Cocoa, and whenever we visit her I am amazed at the different plants and animals.
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What a sunny disposition Belle has! She's just great! I know what you mean about the colors, hues, tints and textures, and then the background fabric adds another dimension, doesn't it? I'm new to beading and feel overwhelmed, yet stimulated by it.
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