Nighty night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies
Good morning everyone
Sunny morning here, cloudy this afternoon.
I hope everyone has a good day
A collection of BBC viewers' photos on the theme of spring walks, some very nice ones:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-61166684
@El Loro posted:A collection of BBC viewers' photos on the theme of spring walks, some very nice ones:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-61166684
Beautiful pictures El, I especially liked the baby raccoon one
So cute
Good morning Buddies
A chilly start to the day here. Plenty of sunshine promised with a high of 14 degrees
Have a great day everyone
@El Loro posted:A collection of BBC viewers' photos on the theme of spring walks, some very nice ones:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-61166684
Love the colours in the second picture - Holland's Keukenhof botanical gardens
Also the baby raccoon...cute
Thanks El
@slimfern posted:Love the colours in the second picture - Holland's Keukenhof botanical gardens
Also the baby raccoon...cute
Thanks El
Those are my favourites as well
@El Loro posted:A collection of BBC viewers' photos on the theme of spring walks, some very nice ones:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-61166684
gorgeous EL - love the baby raccoon ,seagull and alcatraz and the sheep at Easter
night EL slim Moonsieee
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:gorgeous EL - love the baby raccoon ,seagull and alcatraz and the sheep at Easter
Seagulls are the devils work ...especially in mating season!
Good morning everyone
Cloudy but bright here, some sunny intervals forecast.
A for Squiggle.
I hope everyone has a good day
@slimfern posted:Seagulls are the devils work ...especially in mating season!
We get lots of seagulls here as well
@El Loro posted:We get lots of seagulls here as well
Annoying little creatures aren't they El
They've been mating on the rooftops around here and boy do they make a noise doing it
And I see that yet again a nest has been made above the skylight on one property behind us which means more noise from the chicks when they are born. There were three of them last year.
@slimfern posted:Annoying little creatures aren't they El
They've been mating on the rooftops around here and boy do they make a noise doing it
And I see that yet again a nest has been made above the skylight on one property behind us which means more noise from the chicks when they are born. There were three of them last year.
Good afternoon Buddies
Its cold and breezy so far
But a dry day promised with a high of just 12 degrees
Enjoy you day everyone
A novelty classical piece of music dating from the 1760s. It may have been composed by Franz Joseph Haydn, it may have been by Leopold Mozart (father of the famous Mozart) or by someone else. Volume needs to be turned up as one of the instruments is rather faint compared to the others. It's under 10 minutes long.
@El Loro posted:A novelty classical piece of music dating from the 1760s. It may have been composed by Franz Joseph Haydn, it may have been by Leopold Mozart (father of the famous Mozart) or by someone else. Volume needs to be turned up as one of the instruments is rather faint compared to the others. It's under 10 minutes long.
It's not a piece I'd want to sit through live El
@El Loro posted:A novelty classical piece of music dating from the 1760s. It may have been composed by Franz Joseph Haydn, it may have been by Leopold Mozart (father of the famous Mozart) or by someone else. Volume needs to be turned up as one of the instruments is rather faint compared to the others. It's under 10 minutes long.
love this EL so lively and interesting
night EL slim moonsieee
Good morning everyone
Cloudy here but dry. Over 2 weeks since there's been any significant rain here.
I hope everyone has a good day
@El Loro posted 15/4/22:Joe Root has stepped down as the captain of the England cricket side. Not surprising after only 1 win in the last 17 matches. A bit of a poisoned chalice for whoever takes over though as there aren't the players who can compete at the top level.
And the poisoned chalice goes to Ben Stokes (his appointment has just been announced).
@El Loro posted:And the poisoned chalice goes to Ben Stokes (his appointment has just been announced).
Yes I saw that too El
Well Good Luck to him...let's hope the shake up will boost the team into a win or two
@slimfern posted:Yes I saw that too El
Well Good Luck to him...let's hope the shake up will boost the team into a win or two
He'll need a lot of good luck
@El Loro posted:He'll need a lot of good luck
He's got an impressive score card and looks to be a bit of a character...maybe just what the team needs for morale
Link to a playlist on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playli...gj0F_Yf2BsJR4RQUeaQd
It's a film called "Concert Magic" which was filmed at the Charlie Chaplin Studios in 1947 and released in 1948. It is the first Hollywood filmed production of a classical music concert.
Good afternoon Buddies
Overcast all day and quite cold too
I hope you are all having a good day
@El Loro posted:Link to a playlist on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playli...gj0F_Yf2BsJR4RQUeaQd
It's a film called "Concert Magic" which was filmed at the Charlie Chaplin Studios in 1947 and released in 1948. It is the first Hollywood filmed production of a classical music concert.
I got down to the fourteenth piece El and had to stop...overload!
Have to say, am not a fan of Yehudi Menuhin in this...sorry
I know he is a brilliant musician and can make the violin sing and dance ...it was very evident
@El Loro posted:Link to a playlist on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playli...gj0F_Yf2BsJR4RQUeaQd
It's a film called "Concert Magic" which was filmed at the Charlie Chaplin Studios in 1947 and released in 1948. It is the first Hollywood filmed production of a classical music concert.
that was interesting EL - sing Gounod's Ave Maria in choir
night EL slim moons
Good morning everyone
Cloudy here at present, forecast to become sunny.
I hope everyone has a good day
@slimfern posted:I got down to the fourteenth piece El and had to stop...overload!
Have to say, am not a fan of Yehudi Menuhin in this...sorry
I know he is a brilliant musician and can make the violin sing and dance ...it was very evident
Menuhin was a brilliant violinist but my father wasn't a fan either. My father was a classical purist and didn't think much of his long term work with Ravi Shankar and later Stephan Grappelli
@Rocking Ros Rose posted:that was interesting EL - sing Gounod's Ave Maria in choir
I remembered you have
Good morning Buddies
Overcast changing to clear by this evening. Oh joy. A high of just 13 degrees
I hope the weather is better where you are
Have a great day everyone
J S Bach composed his first set of "The Well Tempered Clavier" in 1722, his second set 20 years later. Each set consists of keyboard pieces written in each of the 24 major and minor keys with a prelude followed by a fugue. The first piece of music is the prelude in C major and Gounod used that as his basis for "Ave Maria".
"Well tempered" in this sense means that the instrument was tuned so that it was possible to play all the notes without any sounding out of tune with the others. Clavier is another word for a musical keyboard.
Incidentally "clavier" is derived from the Latin word "clavis" = key. "Clavicle"(collarbone" is derived from the Latin word "clavicula" = little key.
@El Loro posted:Incidentally "clavier" is derived from the Latin word "clavis" = key. "Clavicle"(collarbone" is derived from the Latin word "clavicula" = little key.
Very interesting, thanks El
That energy rebate of ÂĢ150 came into my bank account on Monday. I've been paying my council tax by monthly direct debit for years so didn't need to do anything to get the rebate.