Further listening/viewing to calm the mind.
I've linked the video rather than just audio as its great to see the playing of the Hurdy-Gurdy. Absolutely love this.
Andrey Vinogradov - Spiral Dance
If you see any mallard ducklings, don't forget to report them to Duckling Watch
Late evening at the end of a long (in many ways) weekend. Slight back to school blues so I'm consoling myself with a Japanese Rockabilly cover version of a Smiths classic.
The singer struggles a bit with the pronunciation but I think it adds to the charm. Always makes me smile this one.
Radioactive Kids - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
#EdwardGorey is a gem;
Each night Father fills me with dread
When he sits on the foot of my bed;
I'd not mind that he speaks
In gibbers and squeaks,
But for seventeen years he's been dead.
From The Listing Attic
#Poetry #limericks
An amazing historic and scenic #railroad running near #MtRainier National Park had a huge setback for future expansion with a trestle burning to the ground. They’re still running their current line and rail cycle adventures but need help sorting out the mess and how they’ll move forward re: cleanup, planning, rebuilding and all the hoops and regulations therein. Please consider donating to help:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebuild-mt-rainier-scenic-railroads-future-after-deva
Percival Everett, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Susie Ibarra among Pulitzer winners in the arts
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/05/06/percival-everett-branden-jacobs-jenkins-and-susie-ibarra-among-pulitzer-winners-in-the-art?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Europe News @europe-news-euronews
Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and composer Susie Ibarra have won Pulitzer Prizes this year in the arts, while the Washington Post wins for coverage of Donald Trump's shooting. Here are the winners in full.
Went to the Natural History Museum in Oxford today and saw this.
It’s called the Torus of Time by Scottish artist Angela Palmer, and is made from rocks from all four nations of the UK, ranging from 3 billion year old Lewisian gneiss to a glacial boulder (2.5 million years - 10,500 years old).
If you look closely at the architectural columns around the museum, they are all similarly-labelled geological specimens, showing their origins eg, “The Lizard, Cornwall”. #geology #sculpture #museum