Sight and Sound: Pictures and Music

This week in SSC: "Trees" I saw this row of trees the other day while out and about. I thought they looked nice against the apartments. I don't know what kind they are. Maybe you recognize them. ..and for Sight and Sound Seals and Crofts from their album "Summer Breeze" (1972) East of Ginger Trees East of Ginger Trees

HFF, everybody! For Sight and Sound: Heart from their album "Dreamboat Annie" (1975) Live: Dreamboat Annie Dreamboat Annie Album: Dreamboat Annie Dreamboat Annie

For Sight and Sound: From their album "To Our Children's Children" (1969) Watching and Waiting Watching and Waiting

A lovely sunset the other night. I wonder where that plane was going.... (Best on Black) For Sight and Sound: John Denver and Olivia Newton-John from his album "Windsong" (1975) Live w/o Olivia: Fly Away Album with Olivia: Fly Away Fly Away

I'm not much of an early bird but it sure is pretty watching the mountains wake up sometimes. (Looks best full screen.) For Sight and Sound: Moody Blues from their album "Days of Future Passed" (1967) Dawn: Dawn is a Feeling Dawn: Dawn is a Feeling

This week in SSC: "Close-up in color" This is a colorful tray that lives with me. I look at it from time to time and I'm never sure if I agree with it or not. A good thing is nice but too much of it can be, well, too much right? I never get tired of color though, so thanks for all your colorful close-ups this week, everyone! ...and for Sight and Sound Paul Revere and the Raiders from 1967 (because a lot of good music lives back there! :) Good Thing Good Thing

Fence looks best large. :)) The Olympic Mountain Range ...and for Sight and Sound Bruce Hornsby and "the Range" from their album "The Way it Is" (1986) The Way it Is The Way it Is

Even though the pond's resident crocodile looms near, the ducks are fearless. For Sight and Sound: Pink Floyd from their album "Meddle" (1971) Fearless Fearless Fearless

For Sight and Sound: Todd Rundgren from his album "Something/Anything?" (1972) Album: I Saw the Light I Saw the Light Live at Daryl's House: I Saw the Light

This week in SSC: "Signs of Spring" What better sign of spring is there than flowers and ducks? :)) I found these flowers at the nursery and for a bonus, I saw my first "Ring Neck" duck on the pond this week. I love his purple head! Sure signs that spring is on its way! (PIPs) For Sight and Sound: The Cowsills from 1967 "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" otherwise know as "The Flower Girl." The Flower Girl The Flower Girl

HFF! We had a nice day recently so I took a little day trip to the waterfront park. ...and for Sight and Sound James Taylor from his album "Flag" (1979) Day Tripper Day Tripper

Molly loves bedtime. Good night, Molly. ♥ ♥ ♥ For Sight and Sound: The Beatles from the "The White Album" (1968) Good Night Good Night

This week in SSC: "Frame within a Frame in Black and White" I hope you don't mind seeing my fridge. :)) I've been wanting to take a shot of the fairy lights reflected in it for a while now so this turned out to be a good opportunity. ...and for Sight and Sound The J. Geils Band from their album "Freeze-Frame" (1981) Freeze-Frame Freeze-Frame

For Sight and Sound Petula Clark from her 1967 single Cat in the Window Cat in the Window

This week in SSC: "The topic is "One". In other words, I only want one item or subject in your composition" Do you like Grizzly bears? I like them mostly on TV so this one is sitting above my TV. It's actually a candle. I was enjoying the way the light was shining on it the other day. I took this with my old Panny. It hasn't gotten much of my attention lately but it's still a good little camera. And for Sight and Sound Grizzly Bear from their album "Veckatimest" (2009) Two Weeks Two Weeks

This week in SSC: Focus Eye test: Can you tell which bunch of daffodills I was focusing on? If not, you might need to get your eyes checked. ;-) The great thing about daffodils is that you only have to plant them once. Then every year they will be coming up! For Sight and Sound: Paul McCartney from his album "McCartney II" (1980) Live: Coming Up Coming Up cute: Making of Coming Up

H(snowy)FF We still have snow so I hope you don't mind some more snow pics and PIPs :) ...and for Sight and Sound From the movie soundtrack "The Man from Snowy River" (1982) Jessica's Theme Jessica's Theme

This week in SSC: "Photograph your image in portrait orientation" Lots of snow from me this week. More in the PiPs! (This was one of those times when I forgot to check my settings before going out and wound up shooting in JPEG with auto ISO. I hate it when I do that! ;-))) ...and for Sight and Sound: 4 Non Blondes from their album "Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (1992) What's Up? What's Up?