2001 – A Space Odyssey
2001 – A Space OdysseyArthur C Clarke
based on the film.
2001 is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith here on earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well) Evolution then enabled man to reach the moon’s surface where he finds yet another monolith, one [...]
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore (K. 339)
Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791).
Vesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus, & orchestra, K. 339:
II. Confitebor (Psalm 111).
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir.
Barbara Schlick (Soprano).Elisabeth von Magnus (Alto).Paul Agnew (Tenor).Matthijs Mesdag (Bass).
Dir. Ton Koopman.
Famed for the beauty of its solo soprano aria Laudate Dominum (Psalm 116), [...]
The Clouds commune with Aunty Benefits
The Clouds commune with Aunty Benefits
Mrs. Clouds and Mr. Clouds-Probably (*) with their child and library. They are seeking communion with the Great Mammy in the Sky, Aunty Benefits, whilst conducting their chemical experiments.
The child is watching TV; the late afternoon BBC TV favourite ‘Watch without Mother.’
(* The wedding, if ever there was one, is [...]
The Super-Normal family
The Super-Normal familywith 4×4 and TV
The Super-Normal family pose for a photo with their new giant LCD TV.From the left: Sprog senior (sporting his new mohican hairstyle), Wallet Super-Normal (the dad), Trousers Super-Normal (the mum), Sprog Junior (with her new bow adorning her hair). Point Three, the youngest child, is on the bonnet of their [...]
Greed – Son of Money
Mr. and Mrs. Money were kind enough to provide a snapshot of their handsome son Gread. Gread was named after his mother’s great uncle twice removed. Everyone in the Money’s small village of Pownd-Dolar on Kash love Gread. So much so that the people invited Bishop PicPokette’ of the Cathedral of the Abundant Tithe [...]
Mr and Mrs Money visit The Church of Lucre
Mr and Mrs Money’s first visit to The Church of Lucre
They never thought to see the inside of a church, but if search hard and long there’s even a place for you …
A strange couple – their bodies don’t seem to have any substance below the waist … middle … [...]
Exploring deer tracks
Exploring deer tracksin local woodlandaided (mostly) by a dog
The local wood at Stowe hasn’t had any machinery in for a few years and the well-paved access is becoming more overgrown and greener. One benefit deriving from this is the increase in the wild deer population (and better walks for semi-intelligent humanoids and their masters – [...]
Handels Messiah – Hallelujah
Handel’s Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus
I thought it time to include this little known work (!) so that I can listen to it while I ‘work’ on blogger
Perfomed by the Ambrosian singers.(The score has an error around 3:07/3:08, the tenor and the alto line should say “and lord of lords”)The Ambrosian Singers is a [...]
O cessate di piagarmi – Alessandro Scarlatti
O cessate di piagarmi – Alessandro Scarlatti
The lyrics to Alessandro Scarlatti – O cessate di piagarmifrom an aria in Il Pompeo
O cessate di piagarmi,O lasciatemi morir!Luc ingrate,Dispietate,Più del gelo e più del marmiFredde e sorde a miei martir.
O stop wounding me,o leave me to die!eyes so ungrateful, merciless,more than ice and more than marblecold and [...]
Equine beauties
Equine beauties
September 2008 photos
After a dismal and rainy summer, September is perfect. Here’s a few photos of local rural scenes to prove it! PJ is the ‘foal’, as was, now looking much bigger and more muscular than a few months ago …
A Fine Mare
A stallion and his pal
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