Welcoming Summer 2011

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The Opera Swing Quartet
with the Merck Philharmonic (2008)
- Summer in Seville
(after Rossini and Gershwin)

First Summer Day 2011

Temperture and Condition:

103° F | 63° F
Clear

Astronomy:

June 21, 2011             Rise:        Set:
Actual Time             5:42 AM PDT  8:28 PM PDT
Civil Twilight          5:11 AM PDT  9:00 PM PDT
Nautical Twilight       4:32 AM PDT  9:39 PM PDT
Astronomical Twilight   3:47 AM PDT  10:23 PM PDT
Moon                    No Moon Rise 11:39 AM PDT (6/21)
Length Of Visible Light 15h 48m
Length of Day           14h 46m
                       Tomorrow will be 0m 2s shorter.

Waning Gibbous, 62% of the moon is illuminated

I Got My Thrill

First home garden blueberry harvest of the season, 5 June 2011.

National D-Day Memorial

National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

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And some more National D-Day Memorial pictures...

National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

D-Day Observance, 2011

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A Selection from
The 1988 "War and Rembrance" Soundtrack
for D-Day, June 6, 1944 Observance

Memorial Day Remembrance, 2011

National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA

Isaac Albéniz's Birthday Anniversary

Isaac Albéniz
Spanish-Catalan pianist and composer
(29 May 1860 - 18 May 1909)
Esteban Sánchez, guitar (1969)
España, Op. 165, No.1 - Preludio (Albéniz)

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Filoli Mansion & Gardens Part II - The Mansion

Part II video on the Filoli Mansion & Gardens in Woodside, CA:

Part 2 of 2 Video on the Filoli Mansion & Gardens

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Filoli Mansion & Gardens Part I - The Gardens

A YouTube on the Filoli Mansion & Gardens in Woodside, CA:

Part 1 of 2 video on the Filoli Mansion & Gardens

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All Jazzed About Brahms

Besides Peter Tchaikovsky, yesterday, 7 May, was also Johannes Brahms' birthday anniversary (7 May, 1833 - 3 April, 1897). He was the very last of the Romantic era classical music composers.

There are many pop recordings of PT's music, but few renditions are found on Brahms' works. With my recent trip to N'awlins and had the opportunity to listen to some great music, I thought it apropos to post the ubiquitous 'Brahms Lullaby' played as Dixieland Jazz.

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The Climax Jazz Band (1981)
- Brahms Lullaby (after J. Brahms)