The first time
I saw fog was in
San Francisco,
I was 14 and
I fell in love
with the magic!
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Saturday, October 14, 2023
SOMEWHERE
Featured in the sepia-toned opening minutes of 1939’s The Wizard of OZ the song “Over the Rainbow” is officially the greatest song of the 20th century — at least according to a 2001 survey by the Recording Industry Association of America. But for a song so beloved in the 85 years since its debut, it’s shocking to discover that Judy Garland’s legendary ballad was almost cut from the film. While considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made, The Wizard of Oz experienced a famously cursed production, involving several directorial changes, dangerous stunt work, and more. After filming finally wrapped in 1939, MGM producers realized that the “curse” wasn’t lifted — the movie was a full half-hour too long. So top brass started cutting scenes including whole dance numbers and even entire reprisals of “Over the Rainbow.” Still not satisfied with the running time, the executives even cut Dorothy’s original ballad in a June 16, 1939, preview of the film. Incensed by the decision, associate producer Arthur Freed told studio head L.B. Mayer, “The song stays — or I go.” Mayer relented, and “Over the Rainbow” went on to delight audiences for nearly a century.
Friday, October 13, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
MORNING FOG
The fog was lovely this morning, it misted on the ponds and even the fields that were just harvested were beautiful!
Monday, October 9, 2023
Saturday, October 7, 2023
BLUSH AND CONFETTI
As I drove the backroads yesterday I watched the autumn confetti fall from the blushing woods.
I love Fall!
Friday, October 6, 2023
BALLOON FESTIVAL
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An international long-distance gas balloon championship, the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, is set to take to the skies tomorrow from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The race is returning to the US after 15 years as part of the Albuquerque Balloon Festival, which features nearly 600 balloons and draws hundreds of thousands of spectators each October. The Gordon Bennett race has been held 13 times in the US, with this year marking the fifth time it's being held in Albuquerque.
The 17 teams from nine countries will embark on a race across America's airspace using hydrogen-filled gas balloons with the goal of traveling the farthest without landing—the record from Albuquerque was set in 2017 by a Swiss team at 2.275.87 miles. They will be in the air for about 50-65 hours, carrying all necessary supplies and navigating through the Midwest toward the Northeast and possibly Canada.
The entire event is enhanced by the "Albuquerque box," a wind pattern that blows north at one elevation and south at another, allowing pilots to launch, cover substantial distances, change altitude, and return close to the starting point. |
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
MEXICAN AND THE DIAMOND BACKS
Eating my favorite Mexican meal with an orange margarita while watching the Diamond Backs play some baseball! Good times!!! 
Monday, October 2, 2023
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Friday, September 29, 2023
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