When the world is darker than I can understand When nothing turns out the way I planned When the sky turns grey and there's no end in sight When I can't sleep through the lonely night I turn to you like a flower leaning towards the sun I turn to you 'cos you're the only one Who can turn me around, when I'm up side down I turn to you (Melanie C)

THE BEATLES

ARTIST: VISAGE Another tinkered photo 2007 Christmas Day at the Beach

RIDES FEATURED PHOTO 09 APR 2008 + EDITORS CHOICE "THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS" Red Arrows in Jeddah 40 [RIDES >> FEATURED POTD]

Well, I just wanna be with you right here with you, just like this, I just wanna hold you close, feel your heart so close to mine... - Aerosmith, 1998

Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind, Do this, don't do that can't you read the sign..... - Five Man Electrical Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm1g8FFRArc

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kN7BPVhevqs "Shumi Maritsa" - Bulgarian national anthem (1886 - 1944)

Weve been observing your earth And one night well make a contact with you We are your friends

I've played all my cards And that's what you've done too Nothing more to say No more ace to play The winner takes it all The loser standing small Beside the victory That's her destiny

Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid Even when you died Oh the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something as more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe

Seneca Rock, West Virginia, in springtime.

Lovers on the rocks at Hammonnasset State Park CT, January, 2007

My great niece Alex blowing bubbles, July 2007

"Kenny Chesney"

Pit Bull Terrier 5 years old

Metallica

So close no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters

"Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, from the "Wizard of OZ"... Photo by Marv (BerryMan)

"Autumn Leaves" lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1949. Recorded by Roger Williams, 1955. ... Photo by Marv (BerryMan)

I'm gonna be a mighty king So enemies beware! I'm gonna be the mane event Like no king was before I'm brushing up on looking down I'm working on my ROAR [Oh, I just can't wait to be king! No one saying do this No one saying stop that No one saying see here Free to run around all day Free to do it all my way! Kings don't need advice From little hornbills for a start Oh, I just can't wait to be king! Everybody look left Everybody look right Everywhere you look I'm Standing in the spotlight! Oh I just can't wait to be king! Oh I just can't wait to be king! Oh I just can't waaaaaait ... to be king! ..."

Love me tender, Love me sweet, Never let me go. You have made my life complete, And I love you so. Love me tender, Love me true, All my dreams fulfill For my darlin' I love you, And I always will. Love me tender, Love me long, Take me to your heart. For it's there that I belong, And we'll never part. Love me tender, Love me dear, Tell me you are mine. I'll be yours through all the years, Till the end of time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe5p1BXNCQM Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow Lyrics

"I'm gonna take a Sentimental Journey" lyrics by Bud Green - Les Brown orchestra, Doris Day 1944 ... Betty Grable "leg-art" on the B-17 ... My uncle, Clyde Bullock, a waist-gunner on a B-17 was shot-down in 1944, he was prisoner No. 52612 in Stalag Luft 1 - Barth, Germany ... Photo by Marv (BerryMan)

Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane Wear your hair long, babe you can't go wrong Catch a bright star and a place it on your fore-head Say a few spells and baby, there you go Take a black cat and sit it on your shoulder And in the morning you'll know all you know, oh Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days Wear a tall hat and a tatooed gown Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane Wear your hair long, babe you can't go wrong Da-da-di-di-da, da-da-di-di-da ....

Lyrics: Young love, first love Filled with true devotion Young love, our love We share with deep emotion Song written by Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner, 1956.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6o5F0s2SjQ

Seriously - I've can't get that tune out of my head since I tagged this photo!

"Lyrics" - Goin' to the chapel And we're gonna get ma-a-arried Goin' to the chapel And we're gonna get ma-a-arried Gee, I really love you And we're gonna get ma-a-arried Goin' to the chapel of love

"Lyrics" - Measles make you bumpy And mumps'll make you lumpy And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch A common cold'll fool ya And whooping cough can cool ya But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!! You're gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around Poison iv-y-y-y-y, poison iv-y-y-y-y Late at night while you're sleepin' poison ivy comes a'creepin' Arou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound

Lyrics - "Just remember in the winter Far beneath the bitter snows Lies the seed that with the sun's love In spring becomes the rose"

"Lyrics" - So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; "I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it some day for a crown." I made a cross from old weathered wood and held it up to the sky so the sun was in the upper left corner of the shot.

translation from Russian- author Oleg Mityaev:"Into fine rays of the sun meanwhile Will break all our troubles and sorrows And with a Japanese kindest smile On its round face summer will wake When heart is worrying, rapidly drumming, When it is seeking something in a frosty day "Don't give up, people, summer's coming", Our summer certainly will find to us its way. "

"Lyrics" - A child ran through the meadow on a sun drenched summer day And then he stopped his play And kneeled in a field of poppies. A man walked through my ghetto on a humid summer day And then he stopped to pay and he dealed in a field of poppies. Oh, flower of forgetfulness, just an hour away to the moon Take a deep breath if you are reaching for truth While you're in the stupor The door knocks and death takes another youth. Poppies, red poppies..., red poppies...

Yorkie in your face and ready to fight

Pour me somethin' tall an' strong...Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane...It's only half-past twelve but I don't care...Penelope wishes she had her buddies Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffet around to belt this one out! It's 5'oclock somewhere...

I love jazzy sort of music and I don’t know a lot of song lyrics so I decided to name some of my photos after my favorite jazz albums. http://www.amazon.com/Round-About-Midnight-Miles-Davis/dp/B00005B58W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1211346382&sr=1-1

Jacques Loussier was always notorious for his modern interpretations of classical music so you should imagine Royal Fireworks in modern Sydney http://www.amazon.com/Handel-Water-Music-Jacques-Loussier/dp/B00006G886/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1211346280&sr=1-1

Ideally you should be listening her intriguing version of “You Don’t Know What Love Is” now… http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Light-Dawn-Cassandra-Wilson/dp/B000005HBI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1211346124&sr=1-1

On the day this was taken, the wind was blowing between 30 & 40 mph.

Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward! the sailors cry; Carry the bairn that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye. Loud the winds howl, loud the waves roar, Thunderclaps rend the air; Baffled, our foes stand by the shore, Follow they will not dare. Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward! the sailors cry; Carry the bairn that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye. Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep, Ocean's a royal bed. Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep Watch by your weary head. Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward! the sailors cry; Carry the bairn that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye. Many's the bairn fought on that day, Well the claymore could wield, When the night came, silently lay Dead in Culloden's field. Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward! the sailors cry; Carry the bairn that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye. Burned are their homes, exile and death Scatter the loyal men; Yet e'er the sword cool in the sheath Charlie will come again. Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing, Onward! the sailors cry; Carry the lad that's born to be King Over the sea to Skye.

When the lights go down in the city, and the sun shines on the bay, do i want to be there, in my city, ohoh ohohoh ohoh So you said your lonely well my friend i'm lonely too i want to get back, to my city by the rain, ohoh ohohoh ohoh its sad ohh, theres been morings out of the world without you, without your charm ohohoh nah nah nah ohoh when the lights go down in the city and the sun shines on the bay do i want to be there, in my city oh oh ohoh ohohoh ohoh (freestyle) when the lights go down in the city and the sun shines on the bay do i want to be there in my city, ohoh ohohohoh ohoh mmmmhmhm ohoh ohohoh ohoh

Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards Sunshine go away today, I don't feel much like dancin' Some man's gone, he's tried to run my life Don't know what he's askin' He tells me I'd better get in line Can't hear what he's sayin' When I grow up, I'm gonna make it mine These ain't dues I been payin' How much does it cost? I'll buy it. The time is all we've lost. I'll try it. He can't even run his own life, I'll be damned if he'll run mine Sunshine Sunshine go away today, I don't feel much like dancin' Some man's gone, he's tried to run my life Don't know what he's askin' Working starts to make me wonder where fruits of what I do are going He says in love and war all is fair He's got cards he ain't showin' How much does it cost? I'll buy it. The time is all we've lost. I'll try it. He can't even run his own life, I'll be damned if he'll run mine Sunshine Sunshine come on back another day I promise you I'll be singin' This old world she's gonna turn around brand new bells'll be ringin' If you look to the left you can see the Farallon Islands which you can't see to often because of the fog.

Summer Rain by U2. (Sunset in Chennai, South India).

Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima

Gonna travel, gonna travel wild and free, I’m gonna pack my bags because this great big world is calling me. (Elvis Presley)

Screaming...I am NOT a field mouse!!! The bunny said...That's okay...I'm not Little Bunny Foo Foo...Morris sings...scoopin' up the piggy...bop her on the head...

"Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64." Classic Beatles love song.

Rocky Mountain high.... A John Denver classic

The meaning of this New Year's Eve Song.. Auld Lang Syne is about old friends who have parted and meet again. To celebrate their long friendship, they share a drink together and reminisce of memories from long ago. The basic message is that we should not forget our old friends and should celebrate a reunion with them. When the clock strikes midnite on New Year's Eve, gather everyone together to sing the New Years Song and remember the good memories of family and friends from long ago.

...ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from getting to you... Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell

One more day, one more time, one more suset maybe I'd be satistfied but then again I know what it would leave - me wishing still for one more day with you --- One More Day by Diamond Rio

...back of my neck getting dirt and gritty... Lovin' Spoonful and also Joe Cocker

Barbra Streisand

And now the time has come And so my love I must go. And though I lose a friend, In the end you'll know, oooh. One day you'll find that I have gone. For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=R8lacDsNKfg

The Blue Danube a waltz by Johann Strauss II, composed in 1867. Its initial performance was only a mild success, however, and Strauss is reputed to have said, "The devil take the waltz, my only regret is for the coda—I wish that had been a success!" From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRT4KNImdg

He bought a postcard on the front it just said heaven with a picture the ocean and a beach - and the simple words he wrote her said he loved her and they told her how he'd hold her if his arms would reach - wish you were here... Wish you were here by Mark Wills

........................................................................................................................An Australian folk song from the 1800's which we Australians sing with great gusto. (A painting in an Art Deco shop in Ranfurly, NZ "Decollectables" - I had permission to photograph the interior of the shop). I don't know who painted it, but it was a great painting. If you download it, you will see a tatoo on the arm of the shearer.

Taken in an Art Deco shop, in Ranfurly, South Island of New Zealand - "Decollectables". I know, Marilyn isn't art deco, but she is timeless.

Heavenly shades of night are falling, it's twilight time Out of the mist your voice is calling, 'tis twilight time When purple-colored curtains mark the end of day I'll hear you, my dear, at twilight time Deepening shadows gather splendor as day is done Fingers of night will soon surrender the setting sun I count the moments darling till you're here with me Together at last at twilight time Here, in the afterglow of day, we keep our rendezvous beneath the blue And, in the same and sweet old way I fall in love again as I did then Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me like days of old Lighting the spark of love that fills me with dreams untold Each day I pray for evening just to be with you Together at last at twilight time Here, in the afterglow of day, we keep our rendezvous beneath the blue And, in the same and sweet old way I fall in love again as I did then Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me like days of old Lighting the spark of love that fills me with dreams untold Each day I pray for evening just to be with you Together at last at twilight time Together at last at twilight time (The Platters)

Wild thing, you make my heart sing, you make every thing, wild thing. Wild thing, I think I love you, but I want to know for sure, come baby hold me tight. You move me!...

HaShalom (Peace) Road in Tel-Aviv, Israel

"Jerusalem of Gold" - Naomi Shemer. The lyrics can be found in: http://www.jerusalemofgold.co.il/translations.html

I have a dream, a song to sing ** To help me cope with anything ** If you see the wonder of a fairy tale ** You can take the future even if you fail ** I BELIEVE IN ANGELS - Something good in everything I see ** I BELIEVE IN ANGELS - When I know the time is right for me ** I'll cross the stream - I have a dream (Westlife)

Love is in the air ** Everywhere I look around ** Love is in the air ** Every sight and every sound ** ((John Paul Young)

Good Day Sunshine (The Beatles)

"Way down upon the Suwannee River, far far away." We recently took a road trip to Florida and found the river to match the song! A very interesting area.

Rock Around the Clock was a Song I would often be found dancing to..so I decided to make this Collage for A GREAT OLDIE BUT GOODIE..ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK. We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight. We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the clock tonight

"Are the stars out tonight. I don't know if it's cloudy or bright, cause I only have eyes for you."

Smooth jazz sensation Dave Koz on saxophone, with Wayman Tisdale on bass. Dave Koz is 5'7" and Wayman is 6'9" - it's a real treat seeing these two play together.

HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN How much do I love you? Ill tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times a day do I think of you? How many roses are sprinkled with dew? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How high is the sky?

I chose this picture for this challenge for the song Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi from the album Cross Roads 12/22/2005. The lyrics are I'm a cowboy I got the night on my side And I'm wanted Dead or Alive I still drive Dead or Alive

This picture is for the song Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi released 12/22/2005 off the album Cross Roads. I own this mustang gt convertible with the crazy horse decals down each side. During the day they are black and at night they turn white when the light hits it. If you look at the wanted poster you will see the crazy horse at night down the side of my car. The lyrics are I'm a cowboy on a steel horse I ride I'm wanted Dead or Alive

From the song Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats off the album Rumble In Braxton. One of the lyrics from the song is: Yellow and white cat sitting on a fence I ain't got enough money to pay the rent I'm flat broke but I don't care I strut right by with my tail in the air

6 years old and you take a nap. Wake up and your 25. Your High School sweetheart becomes your wife. DON'T BLINK - Just might miss your babies growin' like mine did.

Sweet Adeline.

Wesmfmm`s birthday - 27. February.

Aldamaria`s birthday - 20. April.

I guess I should’ve known by the way you parked your car sideways...that it wouldn't last...See, you're the kinda person...that believes in makin' out once...Love'em and leave'em fast...Penelope believes that Prince wrote this song about her long ago...Little Red Corvette...sigh...

Lyrics to Tiny Bubbles, words and music by Leon Pober (Think of Don Ho) Tiny bubbles, In the wine, Make me happy, Make me feel fine, Tiny bubbles, Make me warm all over, With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you till the end of time. So here's to the golden moon, And here's to the silver sea, And mostly here's a toast to you and me. So here's to the ginger lei, I give to you today, And here's a kiss that will not fade away.

This song sings more than lyrics to me. When I hear it, I hear an amazing bass line that stands out above all else.

I couldn't decide which picture I liked best so here's a second option. Tiny Bubbles lyrics and music by Leon Pober (Think Don Ho singing this) Tiny bubbles In the wine, Make me happy, Make me feel fine. Tiny bubbles, Make me warm all over, With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you till the end of time. So here's to the golden moon, And here's to the silver sea, And mostly here's a toast To you and me. So here's to the ginger lei, I give to you today, And here's a kiss That will not fade away.

What would bathtime be without a rubber ducky? So here's the Rubber Ducky song by Stone, Hart and Joe Raposo (from Sesame Street) Rubber Ducky, you're the one, You make bath time lots of fun, Rubber Ducky, I'm awfully fond of you. Rubber Ducky, joy of joys When I squeak you, you make noise Rubber Ducky, you're my very best friend, it's true! Everyday when I make my way to the tubby I find a little fella who's cute, yellow, and chubby. (rub-a-dub-a-dubby) Rubber Ducky you're so fine And I'm lucky that you're mine Rubber Ducky, I'm awfully fond of you. Rubber Ducky, you're so fine And I'm glad that you're mine Rubber Ducky I'm awfully fond of. . .Rubber Ducky I'd like a whole pond of. . .Rubber Ducky I'm awfully fond of you. Oh by the way, this is my granddaughter Theresa at about 1 yr. of age.

"You're my best friend"

"Got a machinehead, better than the rest, green to the red, machinehead"

Lucille Star's 1964 worldhit: "Now when the sun says good day to the mountains and the night says hello to the dawn."

Simon and Garfunkel : "Like a bridge over troubled water.."

Tom Jones' 1965 hit: "It's good to touch the green, green grass of home."

Lean on me, when you're not strong, I'll be your friend, I'll help you to carry on...... Lyrics Bill Withers 1972

Is not easy to explane my choice to not genues people. PLEASE, READ THE NOTES IN THE SHOT COMMENTS. (In the white palace on the right, my ancestors, rich traders, in a Christmas and Easter days, offered to the poor people a rich lunch)

(Snow Patrol)

(Bill Withers)

James Bond theme, from the movie

Let's go fly a kite Up to the highest height Let's go fly a kite And send it soaring Mary Poppins

Cat Stevens Morning has broken...

Once a jolly swagman sat beside the billabong, Under the shade of a coulibah tree.

I know that there is a reason why I need to be alone, ... Show me there is a silent place that I can call my own.. Oh Lord is it mine? Oh Lord is it Mine? When everything's dark, and nothing seems right,..there's nothing to win,.and there is no need to fight.. It seems a time of sadness is a time to understand,..Lord is it mine? Oh Lord is mine?

Lord, don't let the sun dissapear, don't let the sun fade away...Oh Lord don't go...Even In the quietest moment's ,..I wish I knew..what I had to do..

Words are very un-necessary..they can only do harm...words are meaningless...so enjoy the silence...

Paris, Notre-dame : Jumpin'Jack Flash is a gas

Oh but I'm just a soul who's intentions are good Oh lord , please don't let me be misunderstood

There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one

Bright Eyes" is a song written by Mike Batt, and performed by Art Garfunkel. It was written for the soundtrack of Watership Down

Between the eyes of love i call your name, Behind the guarded walls i used to go, Upon a summer wind there's a certain melody, Takes me back to the place that i know, Down on the beach. Seven Mile Beach in Booti Booti National Park, Australia.

Morning has broken, like the first morning ... Fog covers a valley outside Dorrigo as the rising sun illuminates the edge of the cloud on a cool autumn morning.

WOMAN : By John Lennon

I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride it where I like

Up, Up and away in my beautiful balloon.

God bless the USA.

OH TO DADDY :By Dolly Pardon . The thorn represents daddy :)

This capture is my friend Kathy's little boy AJ. The look he exhibits is that of getting brain freeze from the frozen flavored ice that he was sharing with his Mom. AJ is four in this picture. The lyric I chose is by Sarah McLachlan, "Ice Cream," which is off of her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy album.

The first time i ever saw your face

this is before the lily comes out

A British Rock Band Them

Mountain Music::Alabama::Play some back-home, come-on music that comes from the heart. Play something with lots of feelin, cause thats where music has to start Oh, play me some mountain music, like grandma and grandpa used to play. Then Ill float on down the river to a cajun hideaway, hey hey.

A old song from the 60's the Chiffons

Heaven's door is a great song

Alabama:: The Closer You Get: The closer you get, the further I fall. Ill be over the edge now in no time at all. Im falling faster and faster and faster with no time to stall. The closer you get, the further I fall.

Plenty of room at the hotel California

Every time I see you, oh I try to hide away

It's good to touch the green, green grass of home. ***At first I wasn't able to remember any of the popular songs. Then I chose 6 variants. And finally tagged 3 of them. You're kindly welcome to look through all the circuit***

"Footprints in the Sand" is a song written by Richard Page, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger[1] and Simon Cowell[2] and produced by Steve Mac[2] for Leona Lewis's debut album, Spirit. It was released in March 2008 as Lewis's third UK single, as a double A-side with "Better in Time".[3

Ac Cent Tchu Ate The Positive , eliminate the negative, By Johnny Mercer , and written very close to this church In Savannah, Georgia

Old Lisbon (Alfama telhados, Alfama roofs)

That's Just What They'll. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'. They're Gonna Walk All Over YOU!

You with the sad eyes Don't be discouraged Though I realize It's hard to take courage In a world, full of people You can lose sight of it And the darkness, inside you makes you feel so small But I see your true colours shining through I see your true colors, that's why I love you So don't be afraid, to let them show Your true colours, true colours Beautiful, ooh like a rainbow Show me your smile and Don't be unhappy, can't remember when I last saw you laughing If this world makes you crazy And you've taken all you can bear Just call me up, because you know I'll be there And I see your true colours, shining through (shine) I see your true colors, and that's why I love you So don't be afraid, to let them show (Just show your) True colors, true colours Are beautiful, ooh like a rainbow Such sad eyes Take courage now, realize When this world makes you crazy And you've taken all you can bear Just call me up, Because you know I'll be there And I see your true colours, shining through I see your true colours, that's why I love you So don't be afraid, to let them show (Just show your) True colours, true colours, true colours are shining through I see your true colours, that's why I love you So don't be afraid, to let them show Your true colours, true colours, true colours Are beautiful, beautiful, like a rainbow Yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (Harmony) Show me your colours, show me your colours Show me your rainbow Show me your colours Show me your rainbow (that's why I love you) Show me your colours Show me your rainbow (that's why I love you) Show me your colours Show me your rainbow

Frank Sinatra made this song famous, words by Blackburn/Suessdorf: "Pennies in a stream, falling leaves a sycamore, MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT. - Icy finger waves, ski trails on a mountain side, SNOWLIGHT IN VERMONT.- Telegraph cables, how they sing/hum down the highway, as they travel each bend in the road; PEOPLE WHO MEET IN THIS ROMANTIC SETTING, are so HYPNOTIZED by the lovely ... EVENING SUMMER BREEZE, WARBLING OF A MEADOWLARK, MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT."-- (I took this shot on Dec. 3, 2006 in Stowe, VT; po304)

The long and winding road that leads to your door, Will never disappear, I've seen that road before It always leads me here, Leads me to your door.

If you need me, call me. no matter where you are, no matter how far. just call my name. i'll be there in a hurry. on that you can depend and never worry.

Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my man and i ain't together, Keeps rainin' all the time

From "Nursery Crime" album (1971) Best in full size

Love hurts, love scars, Love wounds, and marks, Any heart, not tough, Or strong, enough. To take a lot of pain, Take a lot of pain, Love is like a cloud, Holds a lot of rain, Love hurts, ooh ooh love hurts

Love is in the air, everywhere I look around, Love is in the air, every sight and every sound.

Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say, It's all right. Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say It's all right

Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you, That is how I know you go on Far across the distance And spaces between us You have come to show you go on Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the heart does go on Once more you open the door And you're here in my heart And my heart will go on and on

Songtekst of the song Butterfly - Danyel Gerard. English Version. You are bright, as a night, full of moon, butterfly, you have left, much too soon, you have found, you have wings, and now you wish to fly, please don't go, oh please don't say goodbye. Butterfly, my butterfly, though i know, you must be free butterfly, don't flutter by, stay, a little while with me.

"Amazing Grace how great thou art to save a wretch like me"

"You raise me up so I can stand on mountains; you raise me up to walk on stormy seas; I am strong when I am on you shoulders; you raise me up to more than I can be,"

This pictures this song when you can see this flock of birds flyiong freely. This is my song dedicated to my late husband.

This is a picture of my plate of Shirley Temple from The Movie Baby Take A Bow

Where do I begin to tell the story Of how great a love can be The sweet love story that is older than the sea The simple truth about the love she brings to me Where do I start...

2003's album Innocent Eyes, made Delta Goodrem one of Australia's highest selling female recording artists, spending 29 weeks at #1: Do you remember when you where 7? And the only thing that you wanted to do Was show your mum that you could play the piano Ten years have passed And the one thing that lasts Is that same old song that we played along and made my mumma cry I miss those days and I miss those ways When I got lost in fantasies In a cartoon land of mysteries In a place you won't grow old in a place you won't feel cold and I'll sing Da da da da da da da da da da da da Seems I'm lost in my reflection Da da da da da da da da da da da da Find a star for my direction Da da da da da da da da da da da da For the little girl inside who won't just hide Don't let me see mistakes and lies Let me keep my faith and innocent eyes My innocent eyes Great song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl717PRkigY&feature=related

Stop and stare! You start to wonder why you're here not there. "STOP AND STARE" by OneRepublic.

I chose this rose photo of mine, because the roses look so tender against the cold white snow and the song is tender too: "I want some red roses for a blue lady. Mister florist, take my order, please! I hope these pretty flowers chase her blues away. Wrap up those red roses for a blue lady, send them to the sweetest girl in town. And if they do the trick, I'll hurry back to pick your best white orchids for her wedding gown." (p0173-544k) My Lyrics BONUS shot is in German and Nr. 5 in this album. Another BONUS in first album of this week "Try to remember..."! Have fun and sing along!

The show must go on! Inside my heart is breaking, My make-up may be flaking, But my smile, still, stays on! "THE SHOW MUST GO ON" by QUEEN.

Looking back at the photographs, Those summer days outside corner cafes. Oh, I could write you paragraphs, About my old Parisienne days. "PARISIENNE WALKWAYS" by Gary Moore.

"On a horse with no name it felt good to be out of the rain". It's been raining a lot here lately. Sunday, we were able to get out and enjoy some fresh air. We came across this horse - we don't know his name. Which caused these lyrics to stick in my head.

There is a song by the Eagles called "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and this gentle shot of the clouds, the blue sky and the daisy made me think of the song.

We starve-look At one another Short of breath Walking proudly in our winter coats Wearing smells from laboratories Facing a dying nation Of moving paper fantasy Listening for the new told lies With supreme visions of lonely tunes /Hair/

"Lyrics" - I'm a one man band nobody cares or understands. Is there anybody out there who could lend a hand. To my one man band. For three days now I haven't eaten at all my my I must be getting so thin. Soon my cap won't be large enough to drop a half a crown in. So hey there mister don't you look so sad don't look so ill at ease. I can play you any song you chose to cheer up the life you lead. Oh I'm a one man band nobody sees nor understands. Is there anybody out there who could lend a hand to my one man band..... I found him on the streets of Helen Georgia this past weekend.

It's not easy being green. It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things. And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water or stars in the sky

O Fortuna /O Fortune,/ velut luna /like the moon/ statu variabilis, /you are changeable, / semper crescis /ever waxing/ aut decrescis; /and waning; / vita detestabilis /hateful life/ nunc obdurat /first oppresses/ et tunc curat /and then soothes/ ludo mentis aciem, /as fancy takes it; / egestatem, /poverty/ potestatem /and power/ dissolvit ut glaciem. /it melts them like ice. / [Carmina Burana - O Fortuna]

"I'm looking over a four leaf clover, that I overlooked before...."

"Wasting away in Margaritaville, looking for my lost shaker of salt".

Carpenters

"Humming Bird, Humming Bird should be your name./(Humming Bird should be your name.)/Too restless to settle, too wild to tame./(Too restless, too wild to tame.)/Too restless to settle, too wild to tame,/Humming Bird, Humming Bird should be your name." ... complete song, which was written by Don Robertson (lyricist) and has been recorded by various artists, may be found at http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/laine-frankie/hummingbird-12573.html ... please view photo full size to see his tiny tongue!

Duran Duran

Elton John

When the working day is done, oh girls, they wanna have fun. Hazard/Lauper

it's time to call it a day, they burst your pretty balloon, and taken the moon away... Styne/Comden/Green

that leads to your door. Lennon/MacCartney

Stand tall, don't you fall, for God's sake don't go and do something foolish. By Burton Cummings-1976

At last, my love has come along My lonely days are over And life is like a song Oh, yeah, at last The skies above are blue My heart was wrapped up in clovers The night I looked at you I found a dream that I could speak to A dream that I can call my own I found a thrill to rest my cheek to A thrill that I have never known Oh, yeah when you smile, you smile Oh, and then the spell was cast And here we are in heaven For you are mine At last Lyrics by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon

I fall to pieces Each time I see you again I fall to pieces How can I be just your friend? You want me to act like we've never kissed You want to forget; pretend we've never met And I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet... You walk by, and I fall to pieces I fall to pieces Each time someone speaks your name (speaks your name) I fall to pieces Time only adds to the flame You tell me to find someone else to love Someone who'll love me too (love me too) The way you used to do (used to do) But each time I go out with someone new, You walk by, and I fall to pieces You walk by, and I fall to pieces Lyrics by Hank Cochran & Harlan Howard

In early 1964, The Rip Chords made the top 5 with "Hey Little Cobra", one of the best (and indeed one of the few) hot rod hits NOT sung by the Beach Boys or Jan & Dean. ~~~Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike. Spring Little Cobra with all your might. Spring little Cobra getting ready to strike. Spring Little Cobra with all your might... Hey, Little Cobra, don't you know you are going to shut 'em down, Shut'em down, shut'em down, shut'em down.~~~

In 1984, Ronald Reagan tried to use "Pink Houses" for a campaign ad, not noticing the bitter heartland rage under the cheery chorus. Pink Houses is one of John Mellencamp's finest songs, a moving reflection on the joys and pitfalls of the American Dream, all delivered in a somewhat middle-of-the-road Midwestern style. Like Springsteen, Mellencamp’s persistent melancholy probably had a way of surprising a lot of people who naturally assumed his music was patriotic. Most people thinks the title of the song is "Ain't That America". ~~~Oh but ain't that America for you and me, Ain't that America somethin' to see baby, Ain't that America home of the free, Little pink houses for you and me~~~

It's not that easy being green; Having to spend each day the color of the leaves. When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold... or something much more colorful like that.

Bitterbal in Dreamland............

Three Happy Brazilian Brides!

How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!) The one with the waggley tail How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!) I do hope that doggie's for sale I must take a trip to California And leave my poor sweetheart alone If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome And the doggie will have a good home How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!) The one with the waggley tail How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!) I do hope that doggie's for sale I read in the paper there are robbers (roof! roof!) With flashlights that shine in the dark My love needs a doggie to protect him And scare them away with one bark I don't want a bunny or a kitty I don't want a parrot that talks I don't want a bowl of little fishies He can't take a goldfish for a walk How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!) The one with the waggley tail How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!) I do hope that doggie's for sale I do hope that doggie's for sale

"Oh hummingbird, mankind was waiting for you to come flying along./Heavenly songbird, we were so wrong./We've harmed you./Oh hummingbird, lend us your wings./Let us soar in the atmosphere of Abha./Lift us up to the heaven of holiness,/oh source of our being, oh hummingbird." ~ Hummingbirds are popular metaphors and symbols for lyricists. Seals & Crofts use this one to represent God - with strong Christian implications. Abha in Saudi Arabia is the site of a music festival; I suspect this song was performed there. It is a plea for peace and universal love which still seems appropriate to our times. The full text may be found here: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/seals_crofts/hummingbird.html ... please view image full size! Wingbeat is 60-80 times per second.

She's a grand old flag, She's a high flying flag, And forever in peace may she wave. She's the emblem of, The land I love, The home of the free and the brave. Every heart beats true, For the red, white, and blue, With never a boast or a brag. Should old aquaintence be forgot Keep your eye on the grand old flag.

"Once upon almost every mornin'/I woke up to find her flyin' in/Hummingbird was making blurs of/Blue and rings of purple in the air/All the while, I was trying to keep her there/Not man enough to need/But man enough to always care" ... Entire song may be found here: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Hummingbird-lyrics-John-Mayer/AC0A0E26E05DB59F48256E5C000B6268 ... female bird; please view image full size!

Celebration of Independence and tribute to shoulders on battlefield ground, Battlefield, New market, VA. Incant Hall of valor -war museum on battlefield. 4 pictures merged

My love must be a kind of blind love I can't see anyone but you. Are the stars out tonight? I don't know if it's cloudy or bright I Only Have Eyes For You, Dear. The moon maybe high but I can't see a thing in the sky, 'Cause I Only Have Eyes For You. I don't know if we're in a garden, or on a crowded avenue. You are here So am I Maybe millions of people go by, but they all disappear from view. And I Only Have Eyes For You

Celebration on Battlefield 300 acre ground, Battlefield New Market, VA. Incant Gun, Tents, and many more. 4 pictures merged

And they called it puppy love Oh I guess they'll never know How a young heart really feels And why I love her so

It was an itsy bitsy, teenie weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini That she wore for the first time today An itsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini So in the water she wanted to stay

Goin’ down that country road, Leavin’ behind that heavy load. Gettin’ away from the city life, Society causes too many fights. By. Grand Funk Railroad.

"You can dance... You can jive.. Having the time of your life..."

Celebration of Independence and tribute to shoulders on 300 acre battlefield ground, Battlefield, New market, VA. Incant Gun, Tents, music party and many more. 4 pictures merged

Mary Black: Donegal breeze lyrics ///Well I'll brace myself against the dark, endeavour to go on, No matter how long it takes, and even though I might be wrong, And I will ask a little favour of whatever God I find, And I will come back for you darling, when I find some peace of mind.

Spring is here, the sky is blue. Whoa, birds all sing as if they knew, Today's the day. We'll say, "I do." And we'll never be lonely anymore Because we're Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married. Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married. Gee, I really love you and we're gonna get married. Goin' to the chapel of love. From the song "Chapel of Love" by the Dixie Cups

I smoked my first cigarette, Out behind the barn. And that's one day I won't forget, Out behind the barn. I got so sick, you should've seen, How that tobacco turned me green! I almost died from nicotine, Out behind the barn. From the Song "Out Behind The Barn" written by Felice & Boudleaux Bryant in the late 40's or early 50's. Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens.

Birds in all creation will be twitterin’ in the trees, and down below’s a pond I know, You can swim in it if you please. And if you come ’round when the mill shuts down, you can see what chivalry means. Let’s steal away in the noonday sun. It’s time for a summertime dream. Song by Gordon Lightfoot

On the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends And I can't wait to get on the road again On the road again Goin' places that I've never been Seein' things that I may never see again, And I can't wait to get on the road again. On the road again Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway We're the best of friends Insisting that the world be turnin' our way And our way Is on the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends And I can't wait to get on the road again On the road again Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway We're the best of friends Insisting that the world be turnin' our way And our way Is on the road again Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends And I can't wait to get on the road again And I can't wait to get on the road again

I'm sitting on top of the world, Just rolling along Just rolling along. I'm quitting the blues of the world, Just singing a song Just singing a song. Glory, hallelujah, I just phoned the parson, "Hey, Par, get ready to call!" Just like humpty dumpty I'm ready to fall. I'm sitting on top of the world, Just rolling along Just rolling along. I'm quitting the blues of the world, Just singing a song Just singing a song.

Good morning Wake up Wake up with purpose and polite efficiency Stuff vitamin pills down your half guarantee A kiss and cuddle with a lucky girl You get fed and watered Makes your hair curl And when the day draws in You put on a record Put on something gentle And wait for the cows to come home Wake up a little voice says Do you eagerly You mustn't let yourself sink financally Don't listen to the accusation that you're tight You could be the first man on your street to get it right And when the day draws in You going to go into waltz time For once it was good time Wait for the cows to come home Ha da de da da Ha da de da da Ha da de da da Ha da de da da da Wake up in porpuse and polite efficiency So you get fed and watered with good company And when the day draws in You go into waltz time Wait for the cows to come home All your life

Or am I standing still, out of the corner of my eye? Was that you passing me by?-Jewel

Blue moon, you saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for someone I really could care for

I broke a thousand hearts Before I met you I'll break a thousand more, baby Before I am through

The song is one from my favorites! You must see its clip - I am put its link in the first comment - ENJOY!

"but if you lend me some more labor And put your name on paper We just might catch a breeze" I know now he was not a captain And because of all my actions I grow alone with the sea

Ashton has a water balloon aimed right at Grandma & Papa who shield themself form the possible impact!

Where the Lion Sleeps tonight

"Like the tide at its ebb, I'm at peace in the web of your arms" Righteous Brothers. Ebb tide, Charleston.

Sittin on the Dock of the Bay

I've just closed my eyes again Climbed aboard the dream weaver train Driver, take away my worries of today And leave tomorrow behind Ooh, dream weaver I believe you can get me through the night Ooh, dream weaver I believe we can reach the morning light Fly me high through the starry skies Maybe to an astral plane Cross the highways of fantasy Help me to forget today's pain Ooh, dream weaver I believe you can get me through the night Ooh, dream weaver I believe we can reach the morning light Though the dawn may be coming soon There still may be some time Fly me away to the bright side of the moon And meet me on the other side Ooh, dream weaver I believe you can get me through the night Ooh, dream weaver I believe we can reach the morning light Dream weaver Dream weaver

... I believe I can fly I believe I can touch the sky I think about it every night and day Spread my wings and fly away I believe I can soar I see me running through that open door I believe I can fly I believe I can fly I believe I can fly

... Cold as ice - you know that you are Cold as ice - as cold as ice to me Cold as ice Youre as cold as ice, cold as ice, I know, yes I know Youre as cold as ice, cold as ice, I know, oh yes I know Youre as cold as ice, cold as ice, I know, oh yes I know Youre as cold as ice...

"When the night has been too lonely / And the road has been too long / And you think that love is only / For the lucky and the strong / Just remember / In the winter / Far beneath the bitter snow / Lies the seed / That with the sun love / In the spring / Becomes the rose."

This is a dedication for my daughter,Monica;she is far away from home and we miss her so much:"If I could / I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes / Give you courage in a world of compromise / Yes,I would / If I could / I would teach you all the things I've never learned / And I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned / Yes,I would."

"I see skies of blue and clouds of white...And I think to myself / What a wonderful world!"

I am the one and only, Nobody I'd rather be, I am the one and only, You can't say that away from me!

It's good to touch the green, green grass of home!

Run softly Blue River my darlin's asleep - run softly Blue River run cool and deep.

Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream When I want you in my arms When I want you and all your charms Whenever I want you, all I have to do is Drea-ea-ea-ea-eam, dream, dream, dream... Tiger,our baby boy kitten.

I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again, oh baby,I hate to go....On the picture a Boeing 737.

Waterloo,I was defeated,you won the war, Waterloo,promise to love me for ever more, Waterloo...This picture is taken at the remembrance site in Waterloo,Belgium.

"Visions of a sunset just appear when/I close my eyes/Takes my closer to heaven when the/Flute starts to fly/And the violin cries"

The Byrds 1968 -- Child pumping an arsenic free well in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a severe problem of naturally occurring arsenic in their water. The water in this well is clean and ok to drink.

The Byrds 1968 -- Sri Lanka Well destroyed by Tsunami. Many wells like this one were filled with debris and salt water from the 2005 tsunami.

The Byrds 1968 -- Bangladesh well contaminated with arsenic. Bangladesh has a severe problem of naturally occurring arsenic in their water

"There's two things I know for sure: She was sent here from heaven and she's daddy's little girl..........In all that I've done wrong I know I must have done something right to deserve a hug every morning and butterfly kisses at night. "

"Everybody always ask me/How i got to play so fine/And friends, i'm gonna tell ya/It really did take some time/Yes, after years and years of practice/And a case of real bad knees/While the other guys were out playin' with the football/I was home bangin' on the keys/And it got me/ right where i am/This is me/Playing the piano/I hope ya like what i do/It's for you/And i'll try and sing right too/I guess i'm really very lucky/That i've got this thing to play/'cause it can really make me feel good/Even when it's cloudy and grey/Yes, after years and years of practice/And awful allergies that made me sneeze/And now the other guys are out playin' with their girlfriends/And i was still bangin' on the keys/And it got me"

There only two things in life that make it worth livin' That's guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women I don't need my name in the marquis lights I got my song and I got you with me tonight Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love Chorus: Let's go to Luckenbach Texas with Waylon and Willie and the boys This successful life we're livin' got us fueding like the Hatfield and McCoys Between Hank Williams pain songs, Newberry's train songs and blue eyes cryin' in the rain out in Luckenbach Texas ain't nobody feelin' no pain. written by the late great Waylon Jennings

There's a church in the valley by the wildwood No lovelier spot in the dale No place is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale (Oh, come, come, come, come) Come to the church by the wildwood Oh, come to the church in the vale No spot is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale How sweet on a clear Sabbath morning To listen to the clear ringing bells Its tones so sweetly are calling Oh come to the church in the vale (Oh, come, come, come, come) Come to the church by the wildwood Oh, come to the church in the vale No spot is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale There, close by the church in the valley Lies one that I loved so well She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, 'neath the willow Disturb not her rest in the vale (Oh, come, come, come, come) Come to the church by the wildwood Oh, come to the church in the vale No spot is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale There, close by the side of that loved one 'Neath the tree where the wild flowers bloom When farewell hymns shall be chanted I shall rest by her side in the tomb (Oh, come, come, come, come) Come to the church by the wildwood Oh, come to the church in the vale No spot is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale. Words & Music: Dr. William S. Pitts, 1857

"I give to you and you give to me, True love, true love. So on and on it'll always be, "True love, true love. For you and I Have a guardian angel on high, With nothin' to do. But to give to you and to give to me, Love forever true."

There's never been a better time to start in life- It ain't too early and it aint too late! Starting as a farmer with a brand new wife- Still be living in a brand-new state! Brand new state- gonna treat you great! Gonna buy you barley, carrots and pertaters, Pasture for the cattle, spinich and termaters, Flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom, Plen'y of air and plen'y of room, Plen'y of room to swing a rope! Plen'y of heart and plen'y of hope. OOOOk-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet, When the wind comes right behind the rainQ OOOOk-lahoma, Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I, Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk makin' lazy circles in the sky. We know we belong to the land (yo-ho) And the land we belong to is grand! And when we say Yeeow! Aye-yip-aye-yo-ee-ay! We're only sayin' You're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma O.K.! Ooook-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet When the wind comes right behind the rain. Oklahoma, Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk Makin' lazy circles in the sky. We know we belong to the land And the land we belong to is grand! And when we say Yeeow! Ayipioeeay! We're only sayin' You're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma O.K. Okla-okla-Okla-Okla-Okla-Okla Okla-okla-Okla-Okla-Okla-Okla... We know we belong to the land And the land we belong to is grand! And when we say Yeeow! Aye-yip-aye-yo-ee-ay! We're only sayin' You're doin' fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma O.K. L - A - H - O - M - A OKLAHOMA! Yeeow! Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Music by RICHARD RODGERS

Well, it's a marvelous night for a Moondance With the stars up above in your eyes A fantabulous night to make romance 'Neath the cover of October skies And all the leaves on the trees are falling To the sound of the breezes that blow And I'm trying to please to the calling Of your heart-strings that play soft and low And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush Can I just have one a' more Moondance with you, my love....

In the Jungle, the mighty Jungle the lion sleeps tonight. weee ow wo umbo ay.... Lion sleeps tonight by the Tokens ... check out the whole act in video at ...... http://good-times.webshots.com/video/3076179230030915141pSLaSh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgviDNeXQ2w

Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright, oh yeah Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright I don't care what they may say I don't care what they may do I don't care what they may say Jesus is just alright, oh yeah Jesus is just alright Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright, oh yeah Jesus is just alright with me, Jesus is just alright I don't care what they may know I don't care where they may go I don't care what they may know Jesus is just alright, oh yeah Jesus, he's my friend; Jesus, he's my friend He took me by the hand; Led me far from this land Jesus, he's my friend

"Tonight I'm burning old love letters Photographs and memories of you Hoping somehow I'll feel better And when the smoke is gone I won't want you"

"In the blue Canadian Rockies Spring is silent through the trees And the golden Poppies are blooming round the banks of Lake Louise "

"Oh, yes I know my heart belongs to Scotland Be it not how near or far we roam Yet still I hear the pipes a long way calling to take my soul back home"

The Beamer Brothers... Lookin' out upon the city lights And the stars above the ocean Got my ticket for the midnight plane And it's not easy to leave again...

She was the only puppy in the litter. Her stuffed lion became her litter mate. She loved it!

A collage to add the impact of the Lyrics! Enjoy the creation of the talented composer! View LARGE PLEASE! Country Music Hall of Fame. Nashville TN 6-2007

Tony Orlando's song

Classic Beach Boys

right down Santa Claus lane.

Billie Holiday... Don't know why, there's no sun up in the sky Stormy weather, since my man and I ain't together Keeps raining all the time...

I will always love you no matter what No matter where you go or what you do And knowing you You're gonna have to do things you're own way And that's okay So be free, spread your wings And promise me just one thing... If you ever need a place to cry Baby, come to me Come to me I've always known that you were born to fly But you can come to me If the world breaks your heart No matter where on Earth you are You can come to me Don't walk around with the world on you're shoulders And you're highest hopes laying on the ground I know you think you've gotta try to be my hero But dont you know the stars you wish upon they fall its true But I still belive in you If you ever need a place to cry Baby, come to me Come to me I've always known that you were born to fly But you can come to me If the world breaks your heart No matter where on Earth you are You can come to me

Golden Earring... "Help I'm stepping into the twilight zone. Place is a madhouse... feels like being cloned. My beacon's been moved under moon and star. Where am I to go now that I've gone too far? So you'll come to know... when the bullet hits the bone!"

by Elvis Presley

Put your guns, put your shells, put your wine in a sack,we look like some militia in our boots and our camo, with a bird dog named Milo, he’s asleep in the back. "Errol's Song"

"Errol's Song"

There'll be no more sobbin' when he starts throbbin' his old sweet song. Wake up wake up you sleepy head get up get up get out of bed. Cheer up cheer up the sun is red live love laugh and be happy. Dean Martin

"Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco...." Lucio Battisti

We are awaken with the ax Night of the Living Dead at last They have begun to shake the dirt Wiping their shoulders from the earth

This is a picture of Charlies Angels

What a wonderful world!

You are beautiful, no matter what they say...

Can you hear the music? Can you feel the magic hanging in the air?Can you feel the magic? Oh,yeah...

I dream ,I'm an eagle. I dream I can spread my wings. Flying high,high,high.I'm a bird in the sky, I'm an eagle that rides on the breeze...

Like a prayer

I see the bad moon rising I see trouble on the way Chorus Don't go 'round tonight It's bound to take your life There's a bad moon on the rise Song by, Creedence Clearwater Revival.

My grandson, loves his OREO cookies.

Lollipop, Lollipop, oh, oh Lollipop!!!

When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand And nothing, oh, nothing is going right, Just close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten even your darkest night You just call out my name And, you know, wherever I am I'll come running To see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you've got to do is call And I'll be there, yeah yes I'll be there You've got a friend Song by James Taylor

Spirit acts like a mom to Angel. She always keeps an eye on her to make should she is alway safe.

WipeoutHeheheheheheee wipe oooout! Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Hey watch out Here we go here go Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out For three years straight we toured the nation When we get through we needed a vacation We wanted to party and get a little rest So we packed our things and headed out west We got our surfboards took the beachball out Jumped in a limosuine ready to "wipeout" Now we’re ready to go Here we go here we go One one two one two one two hit it d Here we go We got to california I said headed for the beach There were girls galore all within our reach There was sand and sun and lots of fun But when we get there the fun really begun So we cut on the box and started to shout It was the beach boys rockin’ huh huh the "wipeout" Oo oo Ooo ooo Oo Oo Oo oo Wa-ah-ah-ah wawawa-ooh-oo Wa-ah-ah-ah wawawa-ooh-oo That’s it, that that that’s it dit dit dit dit dit Hit it d The sun went down and the night began We was rapping for the people cold chillin’ boppin’ We was partying hard making lots of noise When around the corner came the real beach boys So we all jumped up and started to shout "let’s all sing the song called the ’wipeout’" Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Hey watch out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Stay go stay go stay go Bring it out now Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipin’ out wipe out Hey watch out Wah wah wah Wipin’ out wipe out Wipeout

Old barn between Watoga and Marlinton, West Virginia

Backwaters of the Greenbrier River, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

Church in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

"Fallin? from the Magic Tree You know you got me on the run from the enemy I want more, more, more"

Petit-Saguenay (Quebec, Canada)

Love me tender love me sweet, never let me go...(Love me tender)

Wherever you are go-in' I am go-in' your way... (Moon River)

Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high... (Sunshine on my shoulders)

"Standin' on broken dreams Never losin' sight Well just spread your wings We'll get higher and higher Straight up we'll climb We'll get higher and higher Leave it all behind" Van Halen "Dreams"

"Got a crazy feeling I don't understand Gotta get away from here Feelin' like I should have kept my feet on the ground Waitin' for the sun to appear" The OZSTER Ozzy Osbourne

"I'm sailing away, Set an open course for the virgin sea, 'Cause I've got to be free, Free to face the life that's ahead of me " Styx

the path to paradise - Paradise, Mt. Rainier National Park - if you love to hike, this park has the most amazing hiking trails you'll ever find, with breathtaking views of Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams. In the fall the colors are amazing. Words to Climb Every Mountain Climb every mountain, search high and low Follow every by way, every path you know Climb every mountain, ford every stream Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream A dream that will need, all the love you can give Everyday of your life, for as long as you live Climb every mountain, ford every stream Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream A dream that will need, all the love you can give Everyday of your life, for as long as you live Climb every mountain, ford every stream Follow every rainbow, till you find your... dream...

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do Two can be as bad as one It's the loneliest number since the number one No is the saddest experience you'll ever know Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know 'Cause one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do One is the loneliest number, whoa-oh, worse than two One is the loneliest, number one is the loneliest Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do. Song by Three Dog Night

my two boys, Matthew and Kyle

GOD BLESS AMERICA. LAND THAT I LOVE.STAND BESIDE HER AND GUIDE HER

HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW?THE ONE WITH THE WAGGERLY TAIL.HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINOW? I DO HOPE THAT DOGGIE FOR SALE.

SLEIGH BELLS RING ARE YOU LISTENING , IN THE LANE SNOW IS GLISTENING. A BEAUTIFUL SITE, WE HAPPY TONIGHT, WALKING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND.

I can hear the wind a blowin in my mind Just the way it used to sound, through the Georgia pines. You were there to answer when I called, You and me we had it all. Remember how I used to touch your hair While reachin for the feeling that was always there. You're the best thing in my life I can recall, oh You and me we had it all. I know that we can never live those times again But I let my dreams take me back to where weve been And I stay there with you just as long as I can Oh it was so good It was so good You were the best thing in my life I can recall You and me, we had it all

Artist:Gary Alan

Bleeding Heart. Look closely for the droplets of water.

Little Tim

I work for an Italian Restaurant and thought that this combination of three photos would capture the song I hear everyday, 'That's Amore....'

Matchbox Twenty has a song called, 'Long Day' off the album called, "You or Someone Like Yourself." The lyric: Reach down your hand in my pocket and pull up some hope for me. I think the world needs some MORE LOVE...

This tiny bird sings loud and clear for the size of him. Yellow bird is a Jamaican song originally written in 1957 by Marilyn Keith, Alan Bergman & Norman Luboff. Wish That I Was A Yellow Bird, I'D Fly Far Away With You. But I Am Not A Yellow Bird. So Here I Sit With Nothing Else To Do. Yellow Bird, Up High In Banana Trees, Yellow Bird, You Sit All Alone Like Me. Better Fly Away, In The Sky Away. Picker Coming Soon, Pick From Night Till Noon. Black And Yellow, You, Like Banana Too, They May Pick You Someday. I Also Had A Pretty Girl, She's Not With Me Today, They're All The Same, The Pretty Girls. Make 'Em The Nest, Then They Fly Away. Yellow Bird, Up High In Banana Tree, Yellow Bird, You Sit All Alone Like Me. Did Your Lady Friend, Leave The Nest Again? Makes Me Feel So Bad. You Can Fly Away, In The Sky Away, Your More Lucky Than Me.

From the song "A Better Place To Be"

Momma's don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys - Willie Nelson

I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door Now everytime I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down Cause I just can't wait till you write me you're comin' around Now I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) And don't it feel good All right now And don't it feel good Oh yeah I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true And I don't wanna spend my whole life just a waitin' for you Now I don't want you back for the weekend, not back for a day (no no no) I said baby I just want you back and I want you to stay I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) And don't it feel good All right now And don't it feel good All right now Walkin' On Sunshine Walkin' On Sunshine I feel alive, I feel a love I feel a love that's really real I feel alive, I feel a love I feel a love that's really real I'm on sunshine baby (whoa, oh yeah) I'm on sunshine baby (whoa) I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh) And don't it feel good (All Right Now) And don't it feel good (I say it, I say it, I say it again, now) And don't it feel good (All Right Now) And don't it feel good...

Railway tracks in Almonte, Ontario.

Rain falls on everyone The same old rain And I'm just trying to walk with you Between the raindrops I send my echo out To get your love without Obscured reflections of my love Rain falls on everyone The same old rain And I'm just trying to walk with you Between the raindrops I'll save a prayer for you So lost and longing to Be dragged through dirty streets Wrapped up in clean white sheets And if you think they'll watch you now You should know they won't Rain falls on everyone The same old rain And I'm just trying to walk with you Between the raindrops And I'm just trying to walk with you Between the raindrops I send my echo out To get your love without Obscured reflections of Of my secret love Force down the words about To get your love without Obscured reflections of my love And I'm just trying to walk with you Between the raindrops Rain falls on everyone The same old rain And I'm just trying to walk with you Between the raindrops Rain falls on everyone The same old rain And I'm just trying to walk with you Between the raindrops And I'm just trying to walk with you Between the raindrops

In our life there is a single colour, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the colour of love. - Marc Chagall.

You're my life's one miracle. Everything I've done that's good And you break my heart with tenderness. And I confess it's true. I nerver knew a love like this 'til you.

Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself. While those around you crawled. They crawled out of the woodwork. As they whispered into your brain. They set you on the treadmill. and made you change your name. And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the in the wind.

I put a spell on you. Because you're mine. You better stop. The things that you're doing. I said watch out! I aint lying yeah! I aint gonna take none of your fooling around; I aint gonna take none of your puttin me down; I put a spell on you. Because your mine. All right!

I Never Felt More Like Singing the Blues fits this picture. We had a gully washer and it washed so much sand it turned into quicksand near a stock tank. This cow got stuck. We dug for 1 1/2 hrs getting her legs free, then she turned right around and went back into it again to immediately sink to her neck again. We were singing the blues or something to her then. We did get her out and she is safe and sound.

I Shoulda Been A Cowboy, I Shoulda Learned To Rope and Ride. This is my husband roping calves at our branding.

I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

Oh freedom, Oh freedom, Oh freedom over me. And before I’ll be a slave, I’ll be buried in my grave And go home to my Lord and be free.

Everybody's gone surfin'...surfin' U.S.A The Beach Boys.

I'm tired and I wanna go to bed, I had a little drink about an hour ago and it's gone right to my head, Oh show me the way to go home.......

When this old world starts getting me down and people are just too much for me to face,I climb way up to the top of the stair and all my cares just drift right into space. On the roof it's peaceful as can be and there's a world below can't bother me.Up On The Roof.

Tiptoe through the window By the window, that is where I'll be Come tiptoe through the tulips with me Oh, tiptoe from the garden By the garden of the willow tree And tiptoe through the tulips with me Knee deep in flowers we'll stray We'll keep the showers away And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight Will you pardon me? And tiptoe through the tulips with me

This is a composite image of Ka'ikena O'Iao Valley, West Maui, Hawai'i. � 2007 Sharon A Coultrap ~ Mahalo! ~ EARTH VOICES by: Bliss Carman (1861-1929) I heard the spring wind whisper Above the brushwood fire, "The world is made forever Of transport and desire. "I am the breath of being, The primal urge of things; I am the whirl of star dust, I am the lift of wings. "I am the splendid impulse That comes before the thought, The joy and exaltation Wherein the life is caught. "Across the sleeping furrows I call the buried seed, And blade and bud and blossom Awaken at my need. "Within the dying ashes I blow the sacred spark, And make the hearts of lovers To leap against the dark." I heard the spring light whisper Above the dancing stream, "The world is made forever In likeness of a dream. "I am the law of planets, I am the guide of man; The evening and the morning Are fashioned to my plan. "I tint the dawn with crimson, I tinge the sea with blue; My track is in the desert, My trail is in the dew. "I paint the hills with colour, And in my magic dome I light the star of evening To steer the traveller home. "Within the house of being, I feed the lamp of truth With tales of ancient wisdom And prophecies of youth." I heard the spring rain murmur Above the roadside flower, "The world is made forever In melody and power. "I keep the rhythmic measure That marks the steps of time, And all my toil is fashioned To symmetry and rhyme. "I plow the untilled upland, I ripe the seeding grass, And fill the leafy forest With music as I pass. "I hew the raw, rough granite To loveliness of line, And when my work is finished, Behold, it is divine! "I am the master-builder In whom the ages trust. I lift the lost perfection To blossom from the dust." Then Earth to them made answer, As with a slow refrain Born of the blended voices Of wind and sun and rain, "This is the law of being That links the threefold chain: The life we give to beauty Returns to us again."

Haʻaheo ka ua i nā pali ~ Proudly swept the rain by the cliffs ~ Ke nihi aʻela i ka nahele ~ As it glided through the trees ~ E hahai (uhai) ana paha i ka liko ~ Still following ever the bud Pua ʻāhihi lehua o uka ~ The ʻāhihi lehua of the vale ~ Hui: Chorus: Aloha ʻoe, aloha ʻoe ~ Farewell to you, farewell to you ~ E ke onaona noho i ka lipo ~ The charming one who dwells in the shaded bowers ~ One fond embrace, One fond embrace ~ A hoʻi aʻe au 'Ere ~ I depart until we meet again. Until we meet again ~ ʻO ka haliʻa aloha i hiki mai ~ Sweet memories come back to me ~ Ke hone aʻe nei i ~ Bringing fresh remembrances ~ Kuʻu manawa Of the past ~ ʻO ʻoe nō kaʻu ipo aloha ~ Dearest one, yes, you are mine own A loko e hana nei ~ From you, true love shall never depart ~ Maopopo kuʻu ʻike i ka nani ~ I have seen and watched your loveliness ~ Nā pua rose o Maunawili ~ The sweet rose of Maunawili ~ I laila hiaʻia nā manu ~ And 'tis there the birds of love dwell ~ Mikiʻala i ka nani o ka lipo ~ And sip the honey from your lips" Her most famous work, a song written by the last reigning Queen of Hawai'i ~ Queen Lili'uokalani (02 September 1838 - 11 November 1917) Queen Lili'uokalani was the last monarch, the last sovereign queen of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. She was originally named Lydia Liliu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamaka'eha, Lydia Liliuokalani Paki, and also known as Lydia Kamakaʻeha Paki, with the chosen royal name of Liliʻuokalani. Queen Liliʻuokalani was an accomplished author and songwriter. Her book, Hawaiʻi's Story by Hawaiʻi's Queen, gave her view of the history of her country and her overthrow and therefore became the first Native Hawaiian female author. Liliʻuokalani was known for her musical talent. Lili'u is said to have played guitar, piano, organ, 'ukulele and zither. She also sang alto, performing Hawaiian and English sacred and secular music. She would find herself in music. In her memoirs she wrote: "to compose was as natural to me as to breathe. This gift remains a source of the greatest consolation." She wrote over 165 songs and chants. Some of her best-known musical compositions include the song, "Aloha ʻOe", "The Queen's Jubilee", "He Mele Lahui Hawai'i", and "Ku’u Pua I Paoakalani" ~ Source: Wikipedia

A Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) over Johnson River at sunrise in the Alaska Range ~ Freedom's Northern Wind ~ "I. Franconia from the Pemigewasset ~ Once more, O Mountains of the North, unveil Your brows, and lay your cloudy mantles by And once more, ere the eyes that seek ye fail, Uplift against the blue walls of the sky Your mighty shapes, and let the sunshine weave Its golden net-work in your belting woods, Smile down in rainbows from your falling floods, And on your kingly brows at morn and eve Set crowns of fire! So shall my soul receive Haply the secret of your calm and strength, Your unforgotten beauty interfuse My common life, your glorious shapes and hues And sun-dropped splendors at my bidding come, Loom vast through dreams, and stretch in billowy length From the sea-level of my lowland home! They rise before me! Last night�s thunder-gust Roared not in vain: for where its lightnings thrust Their tongues of fire, the great peaks seem so near, Burned clean of mist, so starkly bold and clear, I almost pause the wind in the pines to hear, The loose rock�s fall, the steps of browsing deer. The clouds that shattered on yon slide-worn walls And splintered on the rocks their spears of rain Have set in play a thousand waterfalls, Making the dusk and silence of the woods Glad with the laughter of the chasing floods, And luminous with blown spray and silver gleams, While, in the vales below, the dry-lipped streams Sing to the freshened meadow-lands again. So, let me hope, the battle-storm that beats The land with hail and fire may pass away With its spent thunders at the break of day, Like last night�s clouds, and leave, as it retreats, A greener earth and fairer sky behind, Blown crystal-clear by Freedom�s Northern wind!" ~ Poetry by John Greenleaf Whittier 1862

LOVE IS IN THE AIR (John Paul Young).... Love is in the air Every sight and every sound And I don't know if I'm being foolish Don't know if I'm being wise.. But it's something that I must believe in And it's there when I look in your eyes

all over the world tonight. All over the world you can hear the sounds of lovers in love, You know what I mean? Just the two of us and nobody else in sight, There's nobody else and I'm feeling good just holding you tight. So listen very carefully, Closer now and you will see what I mean, It isn't a dream. The only sound that you will hear Is when I whisper in your ear I love you forever and ever....Herman's Hermits. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrWqhZ8DdMU

from West Side Story

"...He's got the itty bitty babies in His hands.. He's got the whole world in His hands."

Parish/Anderson,1952 "As I kiss your cheek, we dont have to speak/The violins like a choir express/The desire we used to know not so long ago/So just hold me tigth in your arms tonight/and the blue tango will be our memory of Love...."

"Raindrops keep falling on my head.."

Oh, Canada, our home and native land...

Ole, ole, ole, ole, Feelin' hot, hot, hot. Sculpture by the sea 2006, Sydney."Hot with a chance of a late storm" by The Glue Society. Tamarama Beach, Sydney, Australia. This one came with an audio that matched the condition of the van.

This song has been made famous by The Beatles: "Here comes the Sun, here comes the Sun and I say it's all right, little darling. It's been a long, cold lonely winter, little d... It feels like years since it's been here!! Here comes the Sun ... and I say it's all right, little d.... The smiles returning to the faces, little d..., it seems like years since it's been here!! Here comes the Sun ... and I say it's all right. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes!... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes, little d.... I feel like ice is slowly melting, little d... It feels like years since it's been clear!! Here comes the Sun ...and ... it's all right! Here comes the Sun, here comes the Sun! It's all right, it's all right!!"-- (p0711) CC-LYRICS #3

Hakuna Matata It means no worries for the rest of your days It's our problem free philosophy

Just hold your head up high I know the sun's gonna shine Even when it looks like rain (Foreigner)

I Left My Heart in San Francisco The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay The glory that was Rome is of another day I've been terribly alone and forgotten in Manhattan I'm going home to my city by the Bay I left my heart in San Francisco High on a hill, it calls to me To be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars The morning fog may chill the air, I don't care My love waits there in San Francisco Above the blue and windy sea When I come home to you, San Francisco Your golden sun will shine for me

Dry Ice Late last night I had a dream And she was in it again She and I were in the sky Flying hand in hand I woke up in a cold sweat Wishing she was by my side Praying that she'll dry the tears Left on my face I've cried Oh I love her Keep dreaming of her Will I understand If she wants to be my friend? I'll send a letter to that girl Asking her to be my own But my pen is writing wrong So I'll say it in a song Oh I love you more right now More than I've ever loved before Here's these words straight from these lips I'll need you forever more Oh I love her Keep dreaming of her Will I understand If she wants to be my friend? Come ease the pain that's in my heart Come ease the pain that's in my heart

Surfin' Safari Let's go surfin' now. Everybody's learning how. Come on a safari with me. (Come on a safari with...) Early in the morning we'll be startin out. Some honeys will be coming along. We're loading up our Woody. With our boards inside. And headin' out singing our song. Come on (surfin') baby wait and see (surfin' safari) Yes I'm gonna (surfin') take you surfin' (surfin' safari) with me. Let's go surfin' now. Everybody's learning how. Come on a safari with me. (Come on a safari with...) At Huntington and Malibu. They're shooting the pier. At Rincon they're walking the nose. We're going on safari to the islands this year. So if you're coming get ready to go. Come on (surfin') baby wait and see (surfin' safari) Yes I'm gonna (surfin') take you surfin' (surfin' safari) with me. Come along (surfin') baby wait and see (surfin' safari) Yes I'm gonna (surfin') take you surfin' (surfin' safari) with me. Let's go surfin' now. Everybody's learning how. Come on a safari with me. (Come on a safari with...) They're anglin' in Laguna in Cerro Azul. They're kicking out in Dohini too. I tell you surfing's mighty wild. It's getting bigger everyday. From Hawaii to the shores of Peru. Come on (surfin') baby wait and see (surfin' safari) Yes I'm gonna (surfin') take you surfin' (surfin' safari) with me. Come along (surfin') take you surfin' (surfin' safari) with me. Let's go surfin' now. Everybody's learning how. Come on a safari with me. (Come on a safari with...) With me surfin' safari with me surfin safari with me surfin' safari. With me surfin' safari with me surfin safari with me surfin' safari. With me surfin' safari.

"Do you know where the wild roses grow / So sweet and scarlet and free ?" - Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave ; http://youtube.com/watch?v=jRMe5H9WKpM

There is DIVINE music that needs no lyrics ! Listen to it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DAZBMii0a1E ; Though, if you want some proper lyrics to this photo and this song, here they are : " Forest, trusted friend and true, / Forest dear, how do you do ? / Since the day I saw you last / Many, many years have passed / And though you still steadfast stand / I have travelled many a land. " [...] " Yea indeed, what have I done ? / Done as I have always done; / Felt my summer leaves re-growing, / Heard the village girls who going / By the path that meets the spring / Melancholy doina sing." - M. Eminescu, translated by Corneliu M. Popescu ; If you don't know what " doina " is, just listen to this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ws5WP1LHGUc ; Trust me, you won't regret listening to these fantastic Romanian songs ! Thanks for the idea, dear Gabriela, this photo is dedicated to you.

" I would fly to the moon and back / If you'll be, if you'll be my baby... " - Savage Garden ; http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uhdajt0C1sE

Take Another Little Piece of My Heart Now Baby

A photo taken on Baldwin St.,Dunedin, New Zealand, the world's steepest street. This is as it was shot - no photo manipulation involved. You can guess how it was done - but it was simple.

Them summer days, those summer days ~ That's when I had most of my fun back ~ High, high, high, high there ~ Them summer days, those summer days ~ I "Cloud nine" when I want to ~ Out of school, yeah... Hot fun in the summertime, Hot fun in the summertime... by Sly and the Family Stone

My Daughter lights up my life so the song lyrics are an appropriate choice for me..

Don't Let the sun go down on me - Elton John

This sepia experiment indeed shows love can't hide.... Love is everywhere, just that we don't recognise it sometimes!

Rust in the boot of my car.

"The green green grass of home"

"I'm walking the bridge to no-where"

She's got eyes of the bluest skies As if they thought of rain I hate to look into those eyes And see an ounce of pain

OK, not all the trees are leafy, there are no birds, and it is evening; but I still like this children's song.

Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls

By Leonard Cohen, Ten new songs, 2001 "By the river's dark I wandered on/I lived my life in Babylon/And I did not forget my holy song/And I had no strength in Babylon/ By the river's dark, where I could not see/Who was waiting there, who was hunting me.."

From Casablanca: As Time goes by... "You must remember this/a kiss is just a kiss/A sigh is just a sigh/The fundamental things apply/As Time goes by...."

Abbey, always the curious kitty, lights up any room, and if it's a bit dark, she brings the light with her.

On a morning walk! Grateful for every new day that is given us, that allows us to enjoy everything else we are grateful for for such as family, nature and just being Alive!

I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightnin. I see bad times today.

Als de lente komt dan stuur ik jou tulpen uit Amsterdam Als de lente komt pluk ik voor jou tulpen uit Amsterdam Als ik wederkom dan breng ik jou tulpen uit Amsterdam Duizend gele, duizend rooie, wensen jou het allermooiste Wat m'n mond niet zeggen kan zeggen tulpen uit Amsterdam

Sure he's a cat Nobody's gonna argy you with that

I'm comin' up so you better you better get this party started!

Whenever I see your smiling face I have to smile myself Because I love you (Yes, I do) And when you give me that pretty little pout It turns me inside out There's something about you, baby (I don't know) (James Taylor)

Why do I do all the thinking? Why do you all the work? Is it 'cause I think I'm dyin' When I'm workin' as a clerk? I'm swimming into deep water Would you help me one more time? I'm tryin' all my best to keep live goin' I'm swimming into deep water Would you help me one more time? I'm drowning but I'd like to stay around 'Round for a while (Don Rosenbaum, 1972)

Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey Your first sweet kiss thrilled me so Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey I'll never ever let you go (The Searchers, 1963)

The Cats **** sure he's a cat**** Sure he's a cat Nobody's gonna argy you with that Sure he's a creamer A tall walking fan and a dreamer What do I've got to compensate For a looking another man like that I've got love for you baby A lover that you wouldn't believe Sure he'll go far Looking like a movie star And I understand Why make you hold your sender But you gonna find when the kissing stuff That the boy and girl gonna meet I've got love for you baby A lover that you wouldn't believe He is such a pretty boy And sometime matter rather enjoy But how you know this the way he was He wiggles and he giggles When he talks But if you wanna find something looks as good You gotta take a look at me I've got love for you baby A lover like you wouldn't believe

I have a request for the lyrics but as the song is 9 minutes long here is a link for anyone interested. http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/led+zeppelin/stairway+to+heaven_20082076.html. The Falls of Hills Creek WV metal stairs - I can't imagine how steep the trail must have been before all the stairs were installed... especially this section!

OK so I am dating myself with the song title... it runs through my head every time I see one land when the clover is blooming

Rolling Stones in 1964 - Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968 and many others

revision on two peoples suggestion i cropped the pix so it is horizontal instead of verticle. this was not a picture of elton and cher together it is two separate pix combined with the addition of my cat cher.

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/lund-corb/the-truck-got-stuck-19017.html ~ The Chev got stuck and the Ford got stuck But the Chev unstuck when the Dodge showed up But the Dodge got stuck in the tractor rut, Which eventually pulled out the Ford With some difficulty Well more rain than we’d seen for a thousand years Caused financial joys and biblical fears It caused some smiles it caused some tears But more to the point of our story For The first time in the collective memory, That old brown prairie that had been so dry for so long was very muddy Boggy and sticky We’d pull one truck out and get another stuck in And motors would roar and tires would spin We’d sink right down, down to the diff, and we’d all take turns and do it again Till no one could move, we’d call one more friend, Come on out here, we need you…bring your truck ( ok this is a Toyota, sorry don't own a Chevy)

Love EC - and I love this song, so it just seemed right to enter this challenge using it.

OK Parrotheads - UNITE! This song is our National Anthem in the Conch Republic. Only fitting that I use JB's beer for the creative challenge.

VERSE: Son of God, Everlasting one You have poured your grace on me Love falls down Filling up my life And my heart sings out your praise CHORUS: Let the seas resound Let the oceans roar With a song of glory for you Lord Let it fill the sky Saturate my life With a song of glory for you Lord VERSE: Mercy streams Flowing through my soul And your deep calls to my deep Endless light of a thousand dreams You have come and rescued me REPEAT CHORUS Bridge Let the sound of your strong melody Break the chains as it rises in me As the Heavens sing out in the chorus of love I will lift up my voice cry out From my soul I will send up a shout Let the words of my life be the song that you hear REPEAT CHORUS

If ev’rybody had an ocean across the U.S.A., Then ev’rybody’d be surfin’ like Californ-I-A. You’d see ‘em wearin’ their baggies. Huarachi sandals, too. A bushy bushy blonde hairdo. Surfin’ U.S.A. You’ll catch ‘em surfin’ at Del Mar. Ventura County Line. Santa Cruz and Trestles. Australia’s Narabine. All over Manhattan, and down Doheny way. Ev’rybody’s gone surfin’. Surfin’ U.S.A. We’ll all be plannin’ out a route we’re gonna take real soon. We’re waxin’ down our surfboards. We can’t wait for June. We’ll all be gone for the summer. We’re on safari to stay. Tell the teacher we’re surfin’. Surfin’ U.S.A. At Haggarty’s and Swami’s. Pacific Palisades. San Onofre and Sunset. Redondo Beach, L.A. All over La Jolla, and Waimea Bay. Ev’rybody’s gone surfin’. Surfin’ U.S.A. Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin' U.S.A. Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin' U.S.A. Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin' U.S.A.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away.

LYRICS-Deepening shadows gather splendor as day is done Fingers of night will soon surrender the setting sun I count the moments darling till you're here with me Together at last at twilight time SONG-twilight time ARTIST-the platters

In the spirit of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals beginning this weekend. These little girls spend more time at the ice rink during the winter then they do at home. They look on watching the zamboni cut the ice between periods and patiently wait their turn to be on the other side of the glass someday. I Wanna Drive The Zamboni Well I went down to my local arena. I asked to see the manager man. He came from his office and said, "Son can I help you?" I looked at him and said, "Yes you can." 'Cause I wanna drive the zamboni. I wanna drive the zamboni. (Yes I do.) Since I was young it's been my dream to drive that there zamboni machine. I'd get that ice just as slick as could be, and all the kids would look up to me. 'Cause I wanna drive the zamboni. I wanna drive the zamboni. (Yes I do.)

kiss, kiss me say you miss, miss me kiss me love, with heavenly affection hold, hold me close to you hold me, see me through with all your heart's protection

The earth is made of dirt and wood- And I'd be water if I could- Live in a dream - In your stream - Live in a dream

Sunrise, sunrise Looks like mornin' in your eyes But the clocks held 9:15 for hours Sunrise, sunrise Couldn't tempt us if it tried 'Cause the afternoon's already come and gone

I was mighty blue, thought my life was through, till the heavens opened, and I gazed at you. Won't you tell me, dear, Why, when you appear, something happens to me and the strangest feeling goes through me? You do something to me, something that simply mystifies me. Tell me, why should it be you have the power to hypnotize me? Let me live 'neath your spell, Do do that voodoo that you do so well. For you do something to me that nobody else could do!

Farewell Angelina The bells of the crown Are being stolen by bandits I must follow the sound The triangle tingles And the trumpet play slow Farewell Angelina The sky is on fire And I must go. There's no need for anger There's no need for blame There's nothing to prove Ev'rything's still the same Just a table standing empty By the edge of the sea Farewell Angelina The sky is trembling And I must leave. The jacks and queens Have forsaked the courtyard Fifty-two gypsies Now file past the guards In the space where the deuce And the ace once ran wild Farewell Angelina The sky is folding I'll see you in a while. See the cross-eyed pirates sitting Perched in the sun Shooting tin cans With a sawed-off shotgun And the neighbors they clap And they cheer with each blast Farewell Angelina The sky's changing color And I must leave fast. King Kong, little elves On the rooftoops they dance Valentino-type tangos While the make-up man'sands Shut the eyes of the dead Not to embarrass anyone Farewell Angelina The sky is embarrassed And I must be gone. The machine guns are roaring The puppets heave rocks The fiends nail time bombs To the hands of the clocks Call me any name you like I will never deny it Farewell Angelina The sky is erupting I must go where it's quiet.(Picture of Norway 2006/09/06 on the boat "The Nordlys") [20060906 DSCF1964BNWLO NORVEGE]

"Storm clouds soon will gather - the blues are like the weather - they bring tears like the storm clouds brings the rain - storm winds are a blowin' - and I got ways of knowin' - rollin' thunder's gonna roll away my pain - rain, wash away my tears, rain, wash away my fears outta my heart"

"This old house it’s covered in dust - This old house has seen better days - This old car has turned from red into rust - This old car, dreams of the old highway - It’s been a beautiful life - Oh, I’ve been along for one hell of a ride - Even though I may be fallen apart - It’s been a beautiful life"

Red lights, green lights, strawberry wine; a good friend of mine follows the stars; Venus and Mars are alright tonight.

"Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco" (pink blossoms, peach blossoms) by L. Battisti

Artist: Stuart Marty Song: Farmer's Blues Album: Country Music Marty Stuart Sheet Music Marty Stuart CDs Who'll buy my wheat, who'll buy my corn, To feed my babies when their born? The seeds and dirt, a prayer for rain, that I can use. I work the land, I watched the sky, I talk to God and wonder why, But it's the only life I know, these Farmer's blues. CHORUS I see the seasons come and go, sending rain, fire and snow. I'm at the mercy of it all, this life I choose. Sometimes I hang my head and cry, when That evening train goes by, Wish it could take me far away, these Farmer's blues. The tractor's broke, the fence is down, Put own my suit and go to town. And ask for a loan, that I know well, they might refuse. But back at home, still by my side, The one I love with worried eyes, Waits for me, to love away, these Farmer's blues.

All you need is love

This 1957 song written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis

Oh! I would like as much as you remember The happy days where we were friends. In this time the life was more beautiful, And the sun more burning than today. The dead leaves collected with the shovel. You see, I did not forget... The dead leaves collected with the shovel, The memories and the regrets also And the wind of North carries them In the cold night of the lapse of memory. You see, I did not forget The song that you sang me. This is a song which resembles to us. You, you loved me and I loved you And we lived both together, You who loved me, me who loved you. But the life separate those which love themselves, All softly, without making noise And the sea erases on the and The Steps of divided lovers. The dead leaves collected with the shovel, The memories and the regrets also But my quiet and faithful love Smiles always and thanks the life I loved you so much, you was so pretty. Why do you want that I forget you ? In this time, the life was more beautiful And the sun more burning than today. You were my softer friend But I don't have only to make regrets And the song than you sang, Always, always I will hear it ! (Lyrics in French by Prevert Jacques)( Picture : France/ Alsace/Kochersberg : 2005/01/11) [02 20050111 DSCF0030BFO KOCH]

Morning has broken, like the first morning; Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird; Praise for the singing, praise for the morning; Praise for the springing fresh from the word. Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning; Born of the one light, Eden saw play; Praise with elation, praise every morning; God's recreation of the new day.

America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! ... Pikes Peak reflected in our garage window. In 1893, Katharine Lee Bates ascended Pikes Peak in a prairie wagon and that evening wrote the poem which inspired the song, “America the Beautiful.”

I see skies of blue and clouds of white; The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night. And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

I'm gonna drive all night till the morning light I'm gonna roll till dawn with the windows down and the radio on You know I'd drive all night just to hold you tight We're gonna be so free just me for you and you for me

Photo made by Johan ~ At the moment the estate belongs to a Corporation. On the initiative of the Lisse mayor of that time and a number of leading flower bulb growers and exporters, an open air flower exhibition was organised here for the first time in 1949. This expanded to an annually recurring event that has always drawn great numbers of visitors from all over the world. This is how Keukenhof became the park that we now know.************We Are The Champions from Queen************ I've paid my dues Time after time I've done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of sand kicked in my face But I've come through We are the champions my friends And we'll keep on fighting till the end We are the championsWe are the champions No time for losers'Cause we are the champions of the world I've taken my bows And my curtain calls You brought me fame and fortuen and everything that goes with it I thank you all But it's been no bed of roses No pleasure cruise I consider it a challenge before the whole human race And I ain't gonna lose We are the champions my friend And we'll keep on fighting till the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers 'cause we are the champions of the world

Take the last train to Clarksville and I'll meet you at the station ** You can be there by 4:30 cause I've made your reservation ** don't be slow, no, no, no..... ** and I don't know if I'm ever coming home.... [Monkees]``````` great idea from my friend andrei_sky to add a link to the song, go to this link and scroll down and click on the Last Train to hear the song as well: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Monkees/dp/B00008V5SD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1211557396&sr=1-1

The long and winding road that leads to your door will never disappear, I've seen that road before. It always leads me here, leads me to your door. [Beatles]

When I wake up early in the morning, Lift my head, I'm still yawning When I'm in the middle of a dream Stay in bed, float up stream Please don't wake me, no don't shake me Leave me where I am I'm only sleeping Everybody seems to think I'm lazy I don't mind, I think they're crazy Running everywhere at such a speed Till they find, there's no need Please don't spoil my day I'm miles away And after all I'm only sleeping Keeping an eye on the world going by my window Taking my time Lying there and staring at the ceiling Waiting for a sleepy feeling Please don't spoil my day I'm miles away And after all I'm only sleeping Keeping an eye on the world going by my window Taking my time When I wake up early in the morning, Lift my head, I'm still yawning When I'm in the middle of a dream Stay in bed, float up stream Please don't wake me, no don't shake me Leave me where I am I'm only sleeping (the Beatles)

Evergreen by Westlife

Would you know my name If I saw you in heaven? Would it be the same If I saw you in heaven? Beyond the door There's peace I'm sure. And I know there'll be no more Tears in Heaven.

you're my life's one miracle everything I've done that's good and you break my heart with tenderness and I confess it's true I never knew a love like this 'til you you're the reason I was born now I finally know for sure and I'm overwhelmed with happiness so blessed to hold you close the one that I love most though the future has so much for you in store who could ever love you more? the nearest thing to heaven you're my angel from above only God creates such perfect love when you smile at me, I cry and to save your life I'd die with a romance that is pure in heart you are my dearest part whatever it requires I live for your desires forget my own, your needs will come before who could ever love you more? there is nothing you could ever do to make me stop loving you and every breath I take is always for your sake you sleep inside my dreams and know for sure who could ever love you more?

"I was blue, just as blue as I could be - Ev'ry day was a cloudy day for me - Then good luck came a-knocking at my door - Skies were gray but they're not gray anymore - Blue skies - Smiling at me - Nothing but blue skies - Do I see"

Taken on Marconi Beach on Cape Cod - If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air Quaint little villages here and there You're sure to fall in love with Old Cape Cod If you like the taste of a lobster stew Served by a window with an ocean view You're sure to fall in love with Old Cape Cod Winding roads that seem to beckon you Miles of green beneath the skies of blue Church bell chiming on a Sunday morn Remind you of the town where you were born If you spend an evening you'd want to stay Watching the moonlight on Cape Cod Bay You're sure to fall in love with Old Cape Cod.

All Titles and description are from the song "Rain on the Scarecrow" by John Mellencamp

All Titles and description are from the song "Rain on the Scarecrow" by John Mellencamp

All Titles and description are from the song "Rain on the Scarecrow" by John Mellencamp

"Mama Tembu's Wedding" And I sighed and I called in the deep of the night, Because never before have I seen such a sight, As the bride Mama Tembu walks out through the door, And the valleys still echoes the sound of the roar, Artist: Margaret Singana

"Mama Tembu's Wedding" Tonight's tonight's the wedding feast, The men arrive with the slaughtered beast, A wail, a chant soon fills the air, For miles around the people hear. Artist: Margaret Singana

"Mama Tembu's Wedding" Mama Tembu's getting married here tonight, All the spirits looking, shouting their delight, Mama Tembu's getting married here tonight, The bones are thrown and love is happy, shining bright, Artist: Margaret Singana

"Anytime you need a friend I will be here You'll never be alone again So don't you fear... So don't you ever be lonely Love will make it alright............... If you just believe in me I will love you endlessly Take my hand Take me into your heart I'll be there forever baby I won't let go I'll never let go..."

"Over the mountain, take me across the sky Something in my vision, something deep inside Where did I wander, where d'ya think I wandered to I've seen life's magic astral plane I travel through I heard them tell me that this land of dreams was now I told them I had ridden shooting stars And said I'd show them how"

Time moving slow The minutes seem like hours The final curtain call I see How true is this Just get it over with If this is true, just let it be

This ole house once knew his children. This ole house once knew his wife. This ole house was home and comfort. As they fought the storms of life. This old house once rang with laughter. This old house heard many shouts. Now it trembles in the darkness When the lightnin' walks about. This ole house is afraid of thunder. This ole house is afraid of storms. This ole house just groans and trembles When the night wind flings its arms. This ole house is gettin' feeble. This old house is needin' paint. Just like him it's tuckered out. But he's a-gettin' ready to meet the saints

Raindrops keep falling on my head And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed Nothin seems to fit Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling So I just did me some talkin to the sun And I said I didnt like the way he got things done Sleepin on the job Those raindrops are falling on my, head they keep falling But theres one thing I know The blues he sends to meet me wont defeat me It wont be long till happiness steps up to greet me Raindrops keep falling on my head But that doesnt mean my eyes will soon be turnin red Cryings not for me Cause Im never gonna stop the rain by complainin Because Im free Nothings worrying me.

Can you feel it, see it, hear it today? If you cant, then it doesnt matter anyway You will never understand it cuz it happens too fast And it feels so good, its like walking on glass Its so cool, its so hip, its alright Its so groovy, its outta sight You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet But it makes no difference cuz it knocks you off your feet

LYRICS-I teased at life as if it were a foolish game the way an evening breeze may tease a candle flame. SONG-Yesterday when I was young ARTIST-Roy Clark

My love must be a kind of blind love I can't see anyone but you. Are the stars out tonight? I don't know if it's cloudy or bright I Only Have Eyes For You, Dear. The moon maybe high but I can't see a thing in the sky, 'Cause I Only Have Eyes For You. I don't know if we're in a garden, or on a crowded avenue. You are here So am I Maybe millions of people go by, but they all disappear from view. And I Only Have Eyes For You.

"There are times I find it hard to sleep at night, We are living through such troubled times, And every child that reaches out for someone to hold, For one moment they become my own And how can I pretend that I don't know what's going on? When every second, every minute another soul is gone? And I believe that in my life I will see an end to hopelessness, of giving up, of suffering...................................... If we all stand together this one time Then no one will get left behind Stand up for life Stand up and hear me sing Stand up for love..." ----->>> (These kids, instead of playing, they are collecting melted candles to be molded and sold again....)

Living on the Edge, you can't help youself from falling

Rhododendren Bridge over Glade Creek in Babcock State Park, WV

Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies.... [Beatles]; [image is a photo I took in the park and then used invert in Picnik to reverse the colors...]

I dreamed that we were living in a castle in the sky; A world of make believe, a dream for you and I. For one time in my lifetime, I was sure about you and I, I held you in my castle in the sky. [Marty Robbins]

Sing, sing a song. Sing out loud, Sing out strong. Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear, just sing, sing a song. [The Carpenters]

Recorded 1940 by Jimmy Davis RCA Victor: Rated as # 73 of the top 100 Country music Greatest songs by CMT, Popularized, By Gene Autry, Bing Crosby and Ray Charles, also My Mother when I was but a child, You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey. Sonny is a Special shapes Balloon which has been part of Albuquerque NM Fiesta. One of the Crowd Pleasers.

Where have all the young men gone? Long time passing... Where have all the young men gone? Long time ago... Where have all the young men gone? Gone to soldiers every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? [Pete Seeger]

To one of the many beautiful waterfalls in West Virginia - Cathedral Falls in Gauley Bridge, WV.

And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down, We're captive on the carousel of time - Joni Mitchell - The Circle Game

"Spread your wings and prepare to fly, for you have become a butterfly; fly abandonly into the sun . . . "

"... while all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. Outside in the cold distance a wildcat did growl. Two riders were approaching, and the wind began to howl." written and performed by Bob Dylan, covered by Jimi Hendrix

if this doesn't look like blue grass...

Holes in the Floor of Heaven by Steve Wariner, "One day shy of eight years old Grandma passed away I was a broken hearted little boy, blowing out that birthday cake How I cried when the sky let go with a cold and lonesome rain Momma smiled said don't be sad child Grandma's watchin you today Cause there's holes in the floor of Heaven and her tears are pourin' down that's how you know she's watchin' wishin' she could be here now And sometimes if you're lonely just remember she can see there's holes in the floor of Heaven and she's watchin' over you and me"

Mr Mom by Lone Star "Pampers melt in a Maytag dryer Crayons go up one drawer higher Rewind Barney for the fifteenth time Breakfast 6, naps at 9 There's bubble gum in the baby's hair Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair Been crazy all day long and it's only Monday Mr. Mom"

Not the best pic due to low light But this one brings to mind George Straight.."I Saw God Today" The last verse ... "Got my face pressed up against the nursery glass She's sleepin' like a rock My name on her wrist Wearin' tiny pink socks She's got my nose, she's got her mama's eyes My brand new baby girl She's a miracle I saw God today"

Irving Berlin 1926: Willie Nelson Hit 1978. also sung by: Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie,Bing crosby,Frank Senatra, Ella Fitzgerold, and others. Blue skies smilin at me, nothin but BLUE SKIES do I see. Albuquerque Annual Balloon Fiesta 2007

Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight Someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer That we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there And even though I know how very far apart we are It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky Somewhere out there if love can see us through Then we'll be together somewhere out there Out where dreams come true And even though I know how very far apart we are It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky Somewhere out there if love can see us through Then we'll be together somewhere out there Out where dreams come true

You are my special angel Sent from up above The Lord smiled down on me And sent an angel to love (to love) You are my special angel Right from paradise I know you're an angel Heaven is in your eyes The smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine Tears from your eyes bring the rain I feel your touch, your warm embrace And I'm in heaven again You are my special angel Through eternity I'll have my special angel Here to watch over me (A smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine) (The tears from your eyes bring the rain) I feel your touch, your warm embrace And I'm in heaven again You are my special angel Through eternity I'll have my special angel Here to watch over me (watch over me) Here to watch over me (Angel, angel, whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh oh, oh)

I like to move it,move it She likes to move it,move it He likes to move it,move it You like to ("move it") All girls all over the world, Original mad stuntman pon ya case man! I love how all girls a move them body, And when ya move ya body,and move it, Nice and sweet and sexy,alright!

Candle in the Wind - Elton John Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid Even when you died Oh the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something as more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe

Why does it always rain on me? - Travis I can't sleep tonight Everybody saying everything's alright Still I can't close my eyes I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights Sunny days Where have you gone? I get the strangest feeling when you belong. Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was seventeen? Why does it always rain on me? Even when the sun is shining I can't avoid the lightning I can't stand myself I'm being held up by invisible men Still life on a shelf when I got my mind on something else Sunny days Where have you gone? I get the strangest feeling you belong. Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was seventeen? Why does it always rain on me? Even when the sun is shining I can't avoid the lightning Oh, where did the blue skies go? And why is it raining so? It's so cold I can't sleep tonight Everybody saying everything's alright Still I can't close my eyes I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights Sunny days Where have you gone? I get the strangest feeling when you belong. Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was seventeen? Why does it always rain on me? Even when the sun is shining I can't avoid the lightning Oh, where did the blue skies go? And why is it raining so? It's so cold Why does it always rain on me? Why does it always rain...

Fix you - Coldplay When you try your best but you don't succeed When you get what you want but not what you need When you feel so tired but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse. And the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can't replace When you love someone but it goes to waste Could it be worse? Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you And high up above or down below When you're too in love to let it go But if you never try you'll never know "Just what your worth" Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you Tears stream, down on your face When you lose something you cannot replace Tears stream down your face and I... Tears stream, down on your face I promise you I will learn from my mistakes Tears stream down your face and I... Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you.

Koru, or the unfurling fern frond, is the Maori symbol of creation.

Only the lonely...... Know the heartaches I’ve been through.... (Roy Orbison)

These five oldtimers get together at Hardee's Restaurant every Saturday morning for bluegrass and oldtime mountain music. In East Tennessee that may not seem so unusual, except the particular Hardee's where these fellows perform happens to be in a part of town where the clientele is mostly African-American. I suppose one could think of this as cultural diversity, or an outreach ministry of some kind. Either way these guys are extremely talented, very good! "Rocky Top" which is a state song of Tennessee was written by Felice and Boudreaux Bryant

"Ich hebe meine Augen auf zu den Bergen...", set to music by Heinrich Schütz and other composers

"on a little river..." from songs for voice and piano: "Die schöne Müllerin", also in "Quintet in A Major"

Composer: Richard WAGNER

If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you're going to San Francisco You're gonna meet some gentle people there

Church Hymn by C. Austin Miles. ".....And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known." Hedley Wildflower Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. P1270274

Lyrics from an Old Church Hymn referencing "Psalms 50:10". The photo was taken from the Last Dollar Road on the way to Telluride, Colorado. P1010478

A rather liberal interpretation of this song, but this, after all, was a festival of float crashing.

"If you only knew how easy it would be to show me how you feel; more than words is all you have to do to make it real... All you have to do is close your eyes and just reach out your hands and touch me..." Extreme's ballad re-interpreted as a musician and their instrument, such as my friend Miho and her Koto, a Japanese stringed instrument.

...but since this picture was taken on a beach in Japan, I'll credit it to one of Japan's biggest bands: Mr.Children ("and I love you"). "Right now, there is one answer that I know, only one. I love you, and I love you, and I love you... I can sing it, I can sing it, I can sing it, I love you, and I love you, and I love you." (Translation was done by the fine folks at Mognet)

Pour me something, tall and strong...It's 5 o'clock Somewhere...Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffet

Oh my god, Becky, look at her butt It is so big She looks like one of those rap guys girlfriends Who understands those rap guys They only talk to her because she looks like a total prostitute, ok? I mean her butt It's just so big I can't believe it's so round It's just out there I mean, it's gross Look, she's just so black I like big butts and I can not lie You other brothers can't deny That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waste And a round thing in your face You get sprung Wanna pull up front Cuz you notice that butt was stuffed

Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back, Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, At the old ball game." This was taken at the Reds vs Brewers game.

By LL Cool J Don't call it a comeback I been here for years Rockin' my peers Puttin' suckers in fear Makin' the tears rain down like a monsoon Listen to the bass go boom Explosion, overpowerin' Over the competition, I'm towerin' Records shock When I drop these lyrics That'll make you call the cops Don't you dare stare You betta move Don't ever compare me to the rest They'll all get sliced and diced Competition's payin' the price (CHORUS) I'm gonna knock you out Mama said knock you out I'm gonna knock you out Mama said knock you out I'm gonna knock you out Mama said knock you out I'm gonna knock you out Mama said knock you out Don't you call this no regular jam I'm gonna rock this land I'm gonna take this itty-bitty world by storm And I'm just getting warm (He didn't really hit her!)

'Just as the sun is old and new at the same time everyday, So says my love what has been said before,day after day...' Shekeaspeare,Romeo and Juliette

'SUnrise-sunset' from the opera Fiddler on the roof .

There is a statue telling the Legend of Myra,telling about Love,Peace , Friendship and Charity at St.Nicholaus church Demre(Myra) where the Saint lived and was the archbishop.(See my album about this church)

Mind if I say you're cute! In every way you're cute! Those big blue eyes, that turned up nose, that cool and carefree pose. I mean I like your style, that sly intriguing smile, your every mood, your attitude, just add up to you're cute! music Neal Hefti, lyrics Stanley Styne

Sunlight in the Vatican

There is a ship And she sails the sea She's loaded deep As deep can be But not so deep As the love I'm in I know not how I sink or swim http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=clSZU1HRxJE&feature=related

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry Sunshine on the water looks so lovely Sunshine almost always makes me high If I had a tale that I could tell you I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile If I had a wish that I could wish for you I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UXV3Kt98ISk&feature=related

"Can't go on everything I have is gone, Stormy weather...since my man and I ain't together..keeps raining all the time.......

"Blue skies smiling at me / nothing but blue skies do I see......"

Bhomp Bhomp...Shake YA Tailfeather!! From the 2003 soundtrack of Bad Boys II...sung by Nelly, P.Diddy & Murphy Lee. The peacock did not seem to mind shaking his tailfeather

Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky, Stormy Weather, since my man and I ain't together, keeps raining all the time. music, Harold Arlen, lyrics,TedK Koehler

If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. It winds from Chicago to LA, more than two thousand miles all the way. Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. Now you go through Saint Looey Joplin, Missouri, and Oklahoma City is mighty pretty. You see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona. Don't forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino. Won't you get hip to this timely tip: when you make that California trip Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. solo Won't you get hip to this timely tip: when you make that California trip Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.

Stonehaven Sunset the water's on fire My true love of singing, we kiss and conspire Sing a song for the ocean a song for the sky A song for tomorrow love sweet by and by For the child who is coming and for dreams that come true Sing a song for each other for me and for you Sing a song for all lovers all the stars in the skies Sing of Stonehaven water home, Stonehaven Sunrise http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QVaXm4wgs

On top of Kinder Scout are peat bogs, formed by mosses. The bogs are now eroded in places exposing rocks. The erosion is caused by some of the bog-forming mosses having been killed by 19th century industrial pollution and sheep-grazing. (August 2007)

Derwent Water from the colourful path up Walla Crag. The islands of Derwent Water can be seen hugging the shore. In the background is Bassentwaite Lake and the Skiddaw Mountains

Sweet Dreams is a song by Eurythmics. This is a common pipit fledgeling on my palm.

You keep saying you've got something for me. Something you call love, but confess. You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin' and now someone else is gettin' all your best. These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you. Nancy Sinatra

Slip Sliding Away by Elmore James

And in the naked light I saw, Ten thousand people, maybe more. People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening, People writing songs that voices never share, And no one deared. Disturb the sound of silence. Simon & Garfunkel

Twinkle Twinkle Little star how I wonder what you are .....

In the port of Amsterdam There's a sailor who sings, Of the dreams that he brings, From the wide open sea. In the port of Amsterdam, There's a sailor who sleeps, While the river bank weeps, To the old willow tree. In the port of Amsterdam. There's a sailor who drinks, And he drinks and he drinks, And he drinks once again. He'll drink to the health, Of the whores of Amsterdam, Who've given their bodies To a thousand other men, Yeah, they've bargained their virtue, Their goodness all gone, For a few dirty coins, Well he just can't go on. Throws his nose to the sky, And he aims it up above, And he pisses like I cry, On the unfaithful love. In the port of Amsterdam, In the port of Amsterdam. David Bowie

Come fly with me, lets fly lets fly away If you can use, some exotic booze Theres a bar in far bombay Come fly with me, well fly well fly away Come fly with me, lets float down to peru In lama land, theres a one man band And hell toot his flute for you Come fly with me, well float down in the blue

I don't care how you get here, just- get here if you can...

Sky diving I went Rocky Mountain climbing I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named FuManchu and then I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter and I watched an eagle as it was flying and he said someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying. To live like you were dying To live like you were dying To live like you were dying To live like you were dying

la Valsusa vista da Chiamberlando al crepuscolo

And let me play among the stars

I come to the garden alone,while the dew is still on the roses...

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to

My grandson has a theme song... it just happens to be the same one as Indiana Jones! I know there are no lyrics, but he sings it all the time! Duh duh duh duh... duh duh duuuuh...

JIMMY BUFFETT: Sunny afternoon And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazin’ on a sunny afternoon In the summertime...

I can dig it song: I can dig it He can dig it She can dig it We can dig it They can dig it You can dig it Ohhhh, let's dig it, Can you dig it, baby I can dig it He can dig it She can dig it We can dig it They can dig it You can dig it Ohhh, let's dig it Can you dig it, baby said

Bob Dylan: Blowin' in the Wind How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind.

I touch your lips and all at once the sparks go flying. Those devil lips that know so well the art of lying, and tho' I see the danger, still the flame grows higher. I know I must surrender to your kiss of fire. words and music by Lester Allen and Robert Hill

Muskrat Rap by Marla Lewis and Bob Strander. Copyright 2002-2008: "Two buck teeth, paddlin’ feet Lakes and marshes, that’s my beat! Fat and round, my fur is brown, I burrow ‘way down underground In my lodge I’m safe and sound I swim for miles and dive with style I’m a muskrat Livin’ in my habitat! Just a muskrat In my fresh water habitat!"

and after 53 years of marriage, I say they passed! The band, Blue Sparks from Hell, which is in the video album, is playing the end of that song (...a test of your heart and of mine...love is a test of time!). Take a listen!

the first verse doesn't really fit but from here on does --- Never has there been and never again Will there be another you... Fashioned by God's hand and perfectly planned To be just who you are... And what He's been creating Since the first beat of your heart... Is a living, breathing Priceless work of art - And I can see the fingerprints of God When I look at you... I can see the fingerprints of God And I know it's true... You're a masterpiece that all creation Quietly applauds... And you're covered with The fingerprints of God

I'll give you a daisy a day dear I'll love you until th rivers run still and the four winds we know blow away

Country roads take me home to the place I belong.

And I'll dance in the sunshine like a butterfly.

Kodachrome... They give us those nice bright colors... They give us the greens of summers... Makes you think all the world's a sunny day... I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph.... So mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Late at night when the wind is still, I'll come flying through your door, And you'll know what love is for. I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird I'm a bluebird, I'm a bluebird Yeah, yeah, yeah.

On a long and lonesome highway east of Omaha You can listen to the engine moanin' out his one note song You can think about the woman or the girl you knew the night before But your thoughts will soon be wandering the way they always do When you're ridin' sixteen hours and there's nothin' much to do And you don't feel much like ridin', you just wish the trip was through Here I am On the road again There I am Up on the stage Here I go Well you walk into a restaurant, strung out from the road And you feel the eyes upon you as you're shakin' off the cold You pretend it doesn't bother you but you just want to explode Most times you can't hear 'em talk, other times you can All the same old cliches, "Is that a woman or a man?" And you always seem outnumbered, you don't dare make a stand Here I am On the road again There I am Up on the stage Here I go Playin' star again There I go Turn the page

Song: ADDICTED TO LOVE. The Robert Palmer video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0U5JfGYx4c&feature=related ADDICTED TO LOVE Your lights are on, but you're not home Your mind is not your own Your heart sweats, your body shakes Another kiss is what it takes You can't sleep, you can't eat There's no doubt, you're in deep Your throat is tight, you can't breathe Another kiss is all you need Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff, oh yeah It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough, you know you're Gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love You see the signs, but you can't read You're runnin' at a different speed You heart beats in double time Another kiss and you'll be mine, a one track mind You can't be saved Oblivion is all you crave If there's some left for you You don't mind if you do Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff, oh yeah It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough, you know you're Gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Your lights are on, but you're not home Your will is not your own You're heart sweats and teeth grind Another kiss and you'll be mine Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff, oh yeah It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough, you know you're Gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love Might as well face it, you're addicted to love

Oh the sun beats down and melts the tar up on the roof, And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fire-proof, Under the boardwalk down by the sea, On a blanket with my baby ... is where I'll be. Under the boardwalk, out of the sun Under the boardwalk, we'll be having some fun Under the boardwalk, people walking above Under the boardwalk, we'll be falling in love Under the board-walk, board-walk.

The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sun-burned hands I used to hold Since you went away the days grow long And soon Ill hear old winters song But I miss you most of all my darling When autumn leaves start to fall... [This place is Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown]

To reach the unreachable To touch the untouchable To face the unfaceable Was the dream of Ikarus And though he had to fail He'll remain unforgettable. In the twilight that the morning brings High upon the cliff he spread his wings Where the wind was blowing wild and roaring And took him up to where the birds are soaring. Like a seagull he tried to fly Like a seagull up to the sky High and higher with feelings of surrender Coming far too late. Flying high he felt so light and free From narrow-minded mediocrity And Euphoria led him to believing That his slimsy wings would safely lead him. To the boarders of the universe To his restless mind's eternal berth No more yesterday and no tomorrow No more longing for the end of sorrow. Like a seagull he tried to fly...

...I want to lay you down in a bed of roses For tonite I sleep on a bed of nails I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is And lay you down on a bed of roses....

Oh lord, wont you buy me a mercedes benz ? My friends all drive porsches, I must make amends. Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends, So lord, wont you buy me a mercedes benz ? see on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-GFqhCq2HA

Try, try, try just a little bit harder. So i can love, love, love him, i tell myself. Well, i'm gonna try yeah, just a little bit harder. So i won't lose, lose, lose him to nobody else. Hey! well, i don't care how long it's gonna take you now, But if it's a dream i don't want, no i don't really want it. If it's a dream i don't want nobody to wake me. *** Dunja and Steven

Oh, Im bein followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow Leapin and hoppin on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind.

"Home among the Gum Tree's with lots of Plum Tree's...." Australian Ballad

Them bones, them bones, them dry bones. Now hear the voice of the Lord!

Preparation for the Dragon boat races in a few weeks. A event of the Portland Rose Festivial

"...scuse me while I kiss the sky" (Jimi Hendrix)

But I see your true colors ~ shining through ~ I see your true colors ~ and that's why I love you ~ so don't be afraid to let them show ~ your true colors ~ true colors are beautiful ~ like a rainbow ~~ Cyndi Lauper

Hula hoop, hula hoop Everyone is playing with the hula hoop Look at them spin, tryin' to win Anyone can play from three to a hundred and ten

SILHOUETTES...Rushed down to your house with wings on my feet, Loved you like I'd never loved you my sweet... Vowed that you and I would be two silhouettes on the shade... All of our days, two silhouettes on the shade...By Hermans Hermits

... Ha ha said the clown Has the king lost his crown, Is the night being tight on romance...Manfred Mann

'Dandelion' is a song by the ' The Rolling Stones'. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and first released in August1967. The lyrics remind a bit of nursery rhymes: Prince or pauper, beggar man or thing/ Play the game with ev'ry flow'r you bring/ Dandelion don't tell no lies/ Dandelion will make you wise/ Tell me if she laughs or cries/ Blow away dandelion// One o'clock, two o'clock,three o'clock, four o'clock chimes/ Dandelions don't care about the time/ Dandelion don't tell no lies/ Dandelion will make you wise/ Tell me if she laughs or cries/ Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion// Tho' you're older now its just the same/ You can play this dandelion game/ When you're finished with your childlike prayers/ Well, you know you should wear it/ Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion// Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailors lives/ Rich man, poor man, beautiful, daughters wives/ Dandelion don't tell no lies/ Dandelion will make you wise/ Tell me if she laughs or cries/ Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion// Little girls, and boys come out to play/ Bring your dandelions to blow away/ Dandelion don't tell no lies/ Dandelion will make you wise/ Tell me if she laughs or cries/ Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion//*

What a perfect song for our view off our porch in summer.

"Old friends, old friends Sat on their park bench like bookends" (Simon & Garfunkel). Piaza del Duomo, Ravello, Italy.

What more could one ask for, a loving dog and a bike. And for the dog, a girl. Some nice versions of the song on You Tube.

"As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset, I am in paradise" - 'Waterloo Sunset', by The Kinks. (Alison's Photo)

Picking apples or apples picking her

"It's been a hard day's night, and I been working like a dog" - The Beatles. Signor Gatti works hard all day for a toy shop in Sorrento...

When the deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls And the stars begin to flicker in the sky Through the midst of a memory you wander back to me Breathing my name with a sigh

There's a yellow rose in Texas, That I am going to see, Nobody else could miss her, Not half as much as me. She cried so when I left her It like to broke my heart, And if I ever find her, We nevermore will part.

This picture is inspired by Bing Crosby's "Blue Skies".

This picture is inspired by Bing Crosby's "Blue Skies".

The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all my dreams And light the dawn Look into my eyes, my love, and see All the lovely things, you are, to me (oops - forgot it needs to be horizontal.)

Eye Of The Tiger - Risin' up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet Just a man and his will to survive So many times, it happens too fast You change your passion for glory Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past You must fight just to keep them alive Chorus: It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight Risin' up to the challenge of our rival And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger Face to face, out in the heat Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry They stack the odds 'til we take to the street For we kill with the skill to survive The eye of the tiger (repeats out)...

What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah Pussycat, Pussycat I've got flowers And lots of hours To spend with you. So go and powder your cute little pussycat nose! Pussycat, Pussycat I love you Yes, I do! You and your pussycat nose! What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah Pussycat, Pussycat You're so thrilling And I'm so willing To care for you. So go and make up your cute little pussycat face! Pussycat, Pussycat I love you Yes, I do! You and your pussycat face! What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah What's new pussycat? Woah, Woah Pussycat, Pussycat You're delicious And if my wishes Can all come true I'll soon be kissing your sweet little pussycat lips! Pussycat, Pussycat I love you Yes, I do! You and your pussycat lips! You and your pussycat eyes! You and your pussycat nose!

I remember when rock was young Me and Suzie had so much fun holding hands and skimming stones Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own But the biggest kick I ever got was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock we were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights when Suzie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight But the years went by and the rock just died Suzie went and left us for some foreign guy Long nights crying by the record machine dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans But they'll never kill the thrills we've got burning up to the Crocodile Rock Learning fast as the weeks went past we really thought the Crocodile Rock would last

Hotel Del Coronado resort view from the beach. This picture is inspired by Bing Crosby's "Blue Skies".

Love Is A Burning Thing |And It Makes A Fiery Ring |Bound By Wild Desire | I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire | I Went Down, Down, Down And The Flames Went Higher | And It Burns, Burns, Burns | The Ring Of Fire The Ring Of Fire |

okay... i don't think elton meant a furry baby like this one. but... he IS my baby, so i don't really care! ;P

Piccola citta' / small city ( F. Guccini ) - .... ma sono qui, nei pensieri le strade di ieri, e tornano visi dolori stagioni, amori e mattoni che parlano .... / .... But they are here, in thoughts the streets of yesterday, and come back faces pains seasons, loves and bricks who speak.

Artist: Candlebox Titel: Butterfly All I know I see it, what for? All I know you see it, what for? Lies to, love to, feel it all What I’ve dropped to, And I never see what I want Never see what I need Now it’s for To die for, To die for, To die for, to die for (Butterfly) A simple change for me to (Fly us home) (Butterfly) In your life you’ll feel it all (Fly us home) (Butterfly) Simple change for me to (Fly us home) (Butterfly) Anything free from (Fly us home) (Butterfly) Simple change for me to (Fly us home) Softer than softer All I Well I fall, and I fall Every light I need Upon me place it all Everything is simple to, simple for me What I need Some things matter, Some things they feel Set it for, to kill for, I set it for to kill for, Kill for you (Butterfly) Simple change for me to (Fly us home) In your life you free it all (Butterfly) Simple change for me to (Fly us home) Anything you’re free from (Butterfly) Simple change for me to (Fly us home) Softer than softer than anything, (Butterfly) My butterfly, (Fly us home) Anything, (Butterfly) My butterfly, (Fly us home) Softer than anything, (Butterfly) My butterfly, (Fly us home) Softer than, (Butterfly) And anything All I Every life is taken. What for? And every life is taken. What for? You lie to, you love to, feel it all I’ve dropped to, Now I never see what I want Never see what I need to kill for (Butterfly) A simple change for me to (Fly us home) In your life now you feel it all (Butterfly) A simple change for me to (Fly us home) Everything (Butterfly) Now you’re free from (Butterfly) (Fly us home) Simple change for me to Softer than softer than anything You love to lie to You love to You lie to You love to You lie to You love to... You love to... You love to... You love to... Lie to me

....nei primi giorni di malato sole la primavera danza ..../ .... In the first days of sick sun, the spring dance ....

L'albero ed io (Guccini) - Quando il mio ultimo giorno verrà dopo il mio ultimo sguardo sul mondo, non voglio pietra su questo mio corpo, perchè pesante mi sembrerà. Cercate un albero giovane e forte, quello sarà il posto mio; voglio tornare anche dopo la morte sotto quel cielo che chiaman di Dio. Ed in inverno nel lungo riposo, ancora vivo, alla pianta vicino, come dormendo, starò fiducioso nel mio risveglio in un qualche mattino. E a primavera, fra mille richiami, ancora vivi saremo di nuovo e innalzerò le mie dita di rami verso quel cielo così misterioso. Ed in estate, se il vento raccoglie l'invito fatto da ogni gemma fiorita, sventoleremo bandiere di foglie e canteremo canzoni di vita. E così, assieme, vivremo in eterno qua sulla terra, l'albero e io sempre svettanti, in estate e in inverno contro quel cielo che dicon di Dio --- Me and the tree / When my final day will come, after my last glance over the world, Don’t put a stone over this body of mine, because it will be too heavy. Look for a young, strong tree, that will be my place; Even after death I want to come back under that sky they call God’s own. And during the long winter rest, still alive, I’ll keep close to the plant as if in sleep, trustful to awake again some morning. And in spring, among a thousand calls, we’ll be alive again And I’ll raise my leafy fingers towards that mysterious sky. And in summer, if the wind will accept the invitation of every budding flower, we’ll wave flags of leaves and will sing songs of life. Together, we’ll eternally live here upon the earth, me and the tree Always standing out, in summer and in winter, against that sky they call God’s own.

From Jim Croce famous song

I thought of Kenny Rogers song Buy Her A Rose with the same lyrics and to this picture to symbolize buying her a rose.. If he could only read her mind.. She'd say ... Buy me a rose .. call me from work.. open the door for me what would it hurt.. Show me you love me by the look in your eyes.. these are the little things I need most in my life...

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Goin' to the Chapel and we're gonna' get married.

I only have eyes for you

YOUR NAME is like honey on my lips; YOUR SPIRIT like water to my soul; YOUR WORD is a lamp unto my feet: JESUS I lOVE YOU ~ I LOVE YOU

Originally recorded by the Troggs in 1967. Wet Wet Wet a successful Scottish pop band that formed in the 1980s received huge success and international recognition when they released a cover version of “Love is all around us“ which was featured on the soundtrack of the hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral. Click on http://geekycoder.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/reviewsong-love-is-all-around/ to hear this great song.

"Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco" means "pink blossoms, peach blossoms". Are the words of one of the most popular songs in Italy (by L. Battisti).

I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping, while my guitar gently weeps

La-la-la-laaaaa (cough cough) la-la-laaaaa

How much is that doggy in the window? The one that I adore?

Scooby-dooby doo where are you? We got a job to do now....

"America, America ... God shed His Grace on thee ... and crown thy good with brotherhood ... from sea to shining sea." Happy Memorial Day Everyone!! DSC_0606_4

This picture reminds me of one of my favorite songs from Mike Oldfield, "Moonlight Shadow"

Boat dock

Just a little experiment. :)

click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UppX6vP3c4g to hear this great song

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Flora's Melancholy...

Silent night Holy night All is calm all is bright 'Round yon virgin Mother and Child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace.

"Slip, sliding away. Slip, sliding away - You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away." These gulls were following the leader as they slipped and slid and then flew away to do it all again on this partly iced-over reservoir.

I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel.... There's a voice in my head that drives my heel.... It's my baby callin', says I need you here.... And it's half past four and I'm shifting gear.....(Golden Earring)

by Grateful Dead, background fabric is raindrops in rainbow colors

American Soldier by Toby Keith I'm just trying to be a father, raise a daughter and a son, be a lover to their mother, everything to everyone Up and at 'em bright and early, I'm all business in my suit, Yeah, I'm dressed up for success, From my head down to my boots I don't do it for the money, There's bills that I can't pay, I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway Providing for our future's my responsibility, Yeah I'm real good under pressure, Being all that I can be I can't call in sick on Mondays, When the weekend's been too strong, I just work straight through the holidays, Sometimes all night long You can bet that I stand ready, when the wolf growls at the door, Yeah I'm solid, yeah I'm steady, Hey I'm true down to the core And I will always do my duty, No matter what the price, I've counted up the cost I know the sacrifice, Oh and I don't wanna die for you, But if dying's asked of me, I'll bear that cross with honor, Cause freedom don't come free! I'm an American soldier An American Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand When liberty's in jeopardy I'll always do what's right I'm out here on the front line sleep in peace tonight American soldier I'm an American soldier

color my world with hope of loving you

with the suns love in the sping becomes the rose

I hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one

...and let it begin with me!" This is my bonus entry for the week. Hope you like it! This photo of an impromptu memorial was taken at Centennial Olympic Park after the bombing there during the July 96 games. The Turkish flag was there in honor of the woman from Turkey who was killed. This is a very appropriate sign for our times...

(In constant sorrow all through his days) I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all my days I bid farewell to old Kentucky The place where I was born and raised (The place where he was born and raised) For six long years I've been in trouble No pleasure here on Earth I found For in this world I'm bound to ramble I have no friends to help me now (He has no friends to help him now) It's fare-thee-well my old true lover I never expect to see you again For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad Perhaps I'll die upon this train (Perhaps he'll die upon this train) You can bury me in some deep valley For many years where I may lay And you may learn to love another While I am sleeping in my grave (While he is sleeping in his grave) Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger My face you never will see no more But there is one promise that is given I'll meet you on God's golden shore (He'll meet you on God's golden shore)

Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future I want to fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle Till I'm free Oh, Lord, through the revolution

Oh Christian, do not hide your light, For ye are the light of the world; But keep it trimmed and burning bright, For ye are the light of the world.

I'll meet you in the morning, by the bright river side, when all sorrow has drifted away. I'll be standing at the portals, when the gates open wide, At the close of life's long, dreary day.

Come home, come home, it's supper time, The shadows length in fast. Come home, come home, it's supper time, We're going home at last.

Alone in the dark but now you've come along.... :^} Just couldn't resist~ I feel cheesy, oh so cheesy...

Crazy I'm crazy for feelin' so lonely. I'm crazy, crazy for feelin' so blue. I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted and then some day you'd leave me for somebody new. Worry, why do I let myself worry wondering what in the world did I do. Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you. I'm crazy for trying and crazy for for crying and I'm crazy for loving you. Worry, why do I let myself worry wonderin' what in the world did I do. Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you. I'm crazy for trying and crazy for for crying and I'm crazy for loving you.

I am the sun, you are the moon, I am the words, you are the tune, play me. This is the reflection of my good friend (and producer) Len, in the back side of another accoustic guitar in the studio.

Every mistake, we must surely be learning, still my guitar gently weeps.

"Sometimes I get the feelin' I was back in the old days - long ago When we were kids, when we were young Things seemed so perfect - you know The days were endless, we were crazy - we were young The sun was always shinin' - we just lived for fun Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know The rest of my life's been - just a show Those were the days of our lives The bad things in life were so few Those days are all gone now but one thing is true - When I look and I find, I still love you" From the song The Days of Our Lives by the band Queen.

Ha to look at this makes me think of the song, "mack the knife". "oh the shark has, pretty teeth dear. But he keeps them out of sight."

Josie and Vincenzo proudly display a prize winning cucuzza (type of squash). Sicilians call it gaguzza. My Cucuzza Lyrics (Louis Prima) My Cucuzza Cucuzza bella She's my pizza pie with lotsa mozzarella With Cucuzza I wanta be 'cause Cucuzza is so crazy over me Cucuzza grows in Italy They love it on the farm It's something like zucchini Flavoured with Italian charm I call my girl Cucuzza 'cause she's sweet as she can be She loves to hear me say "Cucuzza please babotcha me" My Cucuzza Cucuzza bella She's my pizza pie with lotsa mozzarella With Cucuzza I wanta be 'cause Cucuzza is so crazy over me Now you can have your pasta And your chicken cacciatore I'd rather have Cucuzza 'cause for me it means amore So when the moon is shining bright On dear old Napoli I dream of my Cucuzza She's the only dish for me

My 1997 Z28

Jeepers, creepers, where'd ya get those peepers, jeepers, creepers, where'd ya get those eyes? Gosh all, git up, how'd they get so lit up, gosh all, git up, how'd they get that size? Golly gee! When you turn those heaters on woe is me, got to put my cheaters on. Jeepers, creepers, where'd ya get those peepers? Oh, those weepers, how they hypnotize! Where'd ya get those eyes? Music by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer

The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sun-burned hands I used to hold Since you went away the days grow long And soon Ill hear old winters song But I miss you most of all my darling When autumn leaves start to fall Autumn Leaves Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Music by Joseph Kosma

I'm forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air, They fly so high, Nearly reach the sky, Then like my dreams They fade and die. Fortune's always hiding, I've looked everywhere, I'm forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air. When shadows creep, When I'm asleep, To lands of hope I stray! Tune is by John Kellette. Lyrics James Kendis, James Brockman and Nat Vincent

"Colorado", writer Dave Kirny, definitely my favorite song about this wonderful state. It was very difficult to choose only one line from the beautiful lyrics (and the melody is just perfect, also!). "There's a place where Mother Nature's got it all together. She knows just when to let wild flowers bloom. Somehow she always seems to know exactly what she's doin', And the Lord saw fit to furnish elbow room. - (Chorus) Have you ever been down to Colorado? I spend a lot of time there in my mind. And if God doesn't live in Colorado, I'll bet that's where he spends most of his time. - I'd love to be there watching, early in the morning, The sun comes up and crowns the mountain king. If by chance you dare to be there, high upon the mountain, I swear that you can hear the angels sing. - (Chorus) --- For this picture, I made a collage. The picture is mine, of course (and that one is my husband). The angels, I imported from the Internet, and used Photoshop to modify the color so that it would blend with the sky. Here is the credit for the original picture: "Victorian Source", link: http://www.lacetoleather.com.victorian.html

A folk hit by Peter, Paul and Mary, during the 60s, "500 Miles" is credited to Hedy West, Bobby Bare, and Charlile Williams.

Music and lyrics by Hank Williams, my favorite version is the one by Elvis Presley.

Artist: Chihully

That's what the waters were dancing too. This is also the offical song of the City of Las Vegas.

The Hiker