7:44 a.m. this morning. Spring arrives. Snowdrops in my front yard.
And I took the photo late in the day; they have been more open:
And actually I saw them first 10 days ago; but today is the first day of Spring! Hooray!
I’ve been scanning old family photographs, not sure why, but it seems like a good idea. But what a headache! iPhoto won’t read the scans, then it will, then it won’t, then it will. Can’t get the Flicker uploader to accept the scanned photos. Uploaded some with their old online uploader and the pictures have a little copy of the image in the corner. Grrrrr! I’m about to try here. I don’t know if this part of my grandparent’s trip in the 20’s is in New Hampshire or Maine. I think they may have driven past the ‘Old man in the Mountain’, so perhaps NH:
There were actually others on the road!
And here it seems they stopped for ice cream:
And the last photograph is of their destination, near Middle Dam in Maine, the Anglers’ Retreat. I think this was a publicity photo they got there, not taken by them:
There are others of brooks and lakes, the dam itself, and a lake steamer— but I am tired of trying to make these images behave!
I see I’ve put a vertical border to the left; I’m afraid if I take it out I’ll lose the text and photos. I can only get photos that I’ve scanned into Flicker, and thus into here, by taking them from iPhoto, putting them into the Preview app, save them, and lo! then they can go in the uploader. I even downloaded a new Uploader for Flicker, and it sure is nicer then the one I was using, and the images now don’t have the little copy in the corner, but it won’t accept the scans either. Maybe the fault, Dear Brutus, lies with the scanner. Tried to take the line out, now there are two! (Ah! I have made them go away!)
I used to win a lot of things from WKZE our local radio station. A trip (Key West), money ($1000.00), and lots of tickets to shows (Meatloaf, Van Dyke Parks, Odetta, Richard Thompson, Emmy Lou Harris, etc., etc.) Then the station moved over to NY State and I just hadn’t been trying. Thursday they said, “third caller, 1-8whatever,” and I thought I’ll give it one try. And I won! And I know the duo, I have their music!
I have wanted to see this newest oldest venue (a music hall since the end of last year, but a great building, shingle style, built 125 years ago.) So, with so much framing to get done that I could have worked the night through, I went to Norfolk.
And had a great time. A wonderful evening time. Beautiful restoration. Great photos in the entry. Two classy bars, one up, one down. Only 300 seats. Welcoming eager staff. Sound about right for my old ears, but I might try those ear-protector headphones, like some fellow in front of me had, next time.
The Nields were so comfortable and sang such lovely harmonies, I was glad I had forgone the work to come. And a p.s., I was able to shop at a grocery on the way home! (Our local store has closed).
So what do I do? Get home and immediately buy a ticket for Richard Shindell, and Leo Kottke, and Judy Collins, and Greg Brown. And this from someone who has stopped spending money. well, almost. I can not praise the fellow who has put this together (Dan?) and the great staff and the wonderful restoration and the good vibes enough — really, if you are in the area, Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk Connecticut will not let you down and ought to have every music lover’s support.
And in addition to the tickets I purchased, I’m aiming to win again once the 30 days are up!