“Lay Lady Lay”, is a song written by Bob Dylan and originally released in 1969 on his Nashville Skyline album.  Like many of the tracks on the album, Dylan sings the song in a low croon, rather than in the high nasal singing style associated with his earlier (and eventually later) recordings.  The song has become a standard and has been covered by numerous bands and artists over the years.

“Lay Lady Lay” was originally written for the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy but wasn’t submitted in time to be included in the finished film. Joel Whitburn said instead that the song was “written for his wife Sarah Lowndes”.  In a 1971 interview for which transcripts were auctioned in 2020, Dylan said the song was written for Barbra Streisand, with Streisand later adding that Dylan wanted to sing a duet with her.

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“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. The song became Ross’s first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

I have a perfect circle of friends

and they suit me to a tee

not too many, not too few

just all there needs to be

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I know I can depend on them

they always have my back

which, sadly, is a quality

a lot of people lack

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They aren’t crude and they aren’t vulgar

nor hurtful, crass or mean

they are friendly, kind and genuine

and that’s how they’ve always been

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I’ve known some of them forever

at least, it feels that way

and some relationships are quite new

but, grow stronger every day

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There are those who could take lessons

from these friends I hold most dear

and learn what true friendship’s all about

for they make it pretty clear

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The Fall

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The earth becomes a canvas,

as the leaves fall all around,

of brightly painted pictures

laying on the ground

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The Autumn air is filled with scents

as the winds begin to play

The days grow short, the nights grow long

As the Summer fades away

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Before the Winter snow flies

Before holidays come to call

Let’s take some time to enjoy it

and go out and greet the Fall…
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Indian Pipe

This fascinating plant (Monotropa uniflora) is definitely one of nature’s weird wonders. Because it has no chlorophyll and doesn’t depend on photosynthesis, this ghostly white plant is able to grow in the darkest of forests. Many people refer to this strange plant as Indian pipe fungus, but it is not a fungus at all – it just looks like one. It is actually a flowering plant, and believe it or not, it is a member of the blueberry family.

Photo/Source: Nance Noel / Gardening Know How

…for you to have in your head for the rest of the day.😁

No need to thank me!

Chipped teapot…don’t landfill it…donate to a bird …

It even has its own drainage system…

Enjoy your day!

September 11, 2001…

So very much more than the obvious happened that day…

That day…a people, separated by politics, religion, color and creed, became one…

That day…voices, once silent, rose above the din of jet engines, crumbling buildings and screams, and said, ‘We shall not stand for this!’…

That day…Faith, Hope, Honor, Love, Courage and Unity rose from the ashes…

That day…grace took grief by the hand…

A tribute to those who lost their lives, and to those who gave their lives trying to save them…

Just Another Ordinary Day

It was just an ordinary day

In the greatest city in the world

There were those who were at work

Or dropping kids off at their schools

The sun was shining brightly

The sky, a brilliant blue

And they were doing all the normal things

That people normally do

Amid the hustle and the bustle

New Yorkers carried on

For little they did know

3000 lives would soon be gone

I won’t rehash the madness

Of that horrifying day

For it’s etched within our memories

Where it will forever stay

I will say, though, that it changed us

And we never more shall be

Unguarded and unwary

No more complacency

Together we will conquer

United we will stand

bin Laden could not break us

In solidarity we will band

And, always, we will remember

The evil that touched this land

On that day filled with such sadness

The day that grace took grief by the hand…

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Please, pray for peace.