Here we are. My favorite time of year. When Florida's weather arrives here in New Jersey, USA. It's the Summer Solstice of 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere, June 21st. Our Southern neighbors are now in their Winter Solstice. Here is a link to some wonderful photos and short captions of places around the globe where the Summer Solstice has been celebrated for a very long time. I find these sites fascinating. It shows that our ancestors were observers of nature, the skies, were inquisitive and intelligent.
Spring went by in such a flash. It did seem so to me.
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It brought pink clouds, fiery red sunsets
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soft cool breezes, powder blue skies, pear blossoms
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Rainbows. Not one, but two. Spring brought tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, rhododendrons.
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Tulips shine in the sun by the oak tree and old autumn leaves….
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Spring also brought Mother's & Father's Day.
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It brought my brother Tommy for Memorial Day vacation.
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It brought memories of Wars & all who served. Of friends...
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and relatives & so many others that did not come home, such as my Great Uncle, Thomas V. Flanagan, who is buried here, at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France.
I wrote a World War I Memorial Suite a few years ago which is in my Memorial Album dedicated to all who served.
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Spring brought the wonderful & very talented Linda Chorney to the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ & she had a great performance.
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Spring
It brought more sunshine.
It also brought the rain and filled up the reservoirs and watered the gardens.
In some places around the globe it rained too much and in others not enough.
It brought some music too.
A 21st Century Waltz, Serenity, did you hear?
It brought a book and the inspiration for music Search For Meaning
It brought Wonderment
It brought Mystical Adventure & a Happy Spring Jam…..
There was a Welcome Spring too.
All in all, I have to say...
It was a beautiful Spring. I survived driving on the NJ Turnpike & the PA Turnpike. :-)
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Isn't that just ducky?
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Dined outside at Klein's in Belmar, NJ on the Shark River.
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Wishing all a happy, beautiful and inspiring Summer and/or Winter, depending on where you are. That duck in the picture is doing what I'll be doing a lot of this summer if the weather permits. :-)
Many blessings to you & Love and Peace.
O'Fran
pretty pictures, pretty blog, pretty music. pretty soul.