Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music

We haven't really had an 'Early Fall'.....'Autumn' :-) But, for the purposes of 'Sight and Sound' I think my shot could evoke the feeling of an 'Early Fall'...so, that leads to "Chill Of An Early Fall" by George Strait methinks :-)) Maybe view on black, please :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Chill Of An Early Fall ~ George Strait

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Clearly one of the graduates has already started to celebrate :-) So, "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang seems a logical link to me :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Celebration ~ Kool & The Gang

Last Tuesday Helen and I went on a Christmas shopping expedition to High Wycombe!! I only had my phone with me but thought I should look out for some Christmassy type shots. The Christmas decorations here were a bit sparse and it was so wet that not even the children wanted to ride in the tea-cups :-) With Christmas on the way one of my fave Christmas albums comes to mind as in "Have Yourself A Tractors Christmas" by, surprisingly, The Tractors :-) One of my fave tracks on the album is "Jingle My Bells". Go shoppin' in the mornin' To buy a Christmas tree I can't afford no tinsel But that's all right with me The weather's lookin' snowy So Santa won't be late If you be good I know he should be Flyin' through your gate Jingle my bells, Jingle my bells Cm'on and Jingle my bells Jingle my bells, Jingle my bells cause it's Christmas in the USA My shot wasn't taken in the USA, we didn't buy a Christmas tree, I could have afforded some tinsel and it wasn't snowy :-) But, hey, I'm in charge here :-) Also, you can guarantee a lady will always walk into the shot just as I press the shutter button :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Jingle My Bells ~ The Tractors p.s. As Norbert would say "LOUD or Off"

Back on the 11 October there was a 'Fire Service' Athletics Event held in Stowe Landscape Gardens. The lady in yellow was the winner of the Ladies race but I can't pick out the winner of the Mens race :-) But, they are all running so an easy 'Sight and Sound' link for moi to "Running" by The Desert Rose Band :-) Another one of my all-time faves :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Running ~ The Desert Rose Band

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) Wishing You All A Lovely Christmas And A Very Happy New Year. I can't believe this photo was taken over 6 years ago......but the words are newly done :-) Thank you so very much for all the visits and the great comments this year. A very special 'Thank You' to Karen and Mick, my two 'Sight and Sound' Amigos. And, an extra 'Thank You' to Mick for giving our Group the extra push that was needed. It is such a fun Group and we are blessed with the best bunch of Members.....Ever :-) Now is the time for another track from "Have Yourself A Tractors Christmas" by The Tractors...methinks :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Santa Claus Is Comin' (In A Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train) ~ The Tractors

"Colorado Christmas" written by Steve Goodman ~ Looking out the window of this Hollywood hotel You'd never know that this was Christmas Eve The billboards and the neon took the place of silver bells And the temperature is 84 degrees I remember Christmases when I was just a boy In the morning I would run to see the tree And the carolers on the hillside sang their songs of Christmas joy Well, I always thought they sang them just for me Now all along the Rockies you can feel it in the air From Telluride to Boulder down below Now, the closest thing to heaven on this planet anywhere Is a quiet Christmas morning in the Colorado snow ................... I've been trying to come up with a link for “Colorado Christmas” by Steve Goodman. And, my link is pretty tenuous methinks :-) Anyway, it is just after midnight here in Aylesbury so it is now Christmas Eve. My photo from 2010 was definitely NOT taken in Colorado :-) but, there is some snow. Steve's song mentions 'Christmas Eve' and 'snow' so that is two links for the price of one methinks :-) Steve wrote the song for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The first link is to Steve's version where he is accompanied by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The second link is the NGDB version from their 1997 Christmas album cleverly called “The Christmas Album” :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Colorado Christmas ~ Steve Goodman accompanied by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band And, here ~ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ~ Colorado Christmas ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band p.s. It took me a while to realise that the NGDB sing the lines in a slightly different order :-)

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I am now back from an ever-so slightly damp and stormy New Year spent on the Isle of Wight. Although, when I took this shot of Ryde Pier the sun was out and it was dry :-))) Looks like I have a mighty lot of catching-up to do :-) Happy New Year to All :-) My photo instantly reminds me of "Tracks Of My Tears" written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore and Marv Tarplin. Performed here by Linda Ronstadt.....one of my all-time faves :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Tracks Of My Tears ~ Linda Ronstadt

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) I thought I was starting to catch-up. But, I see I still have 27 'Sight and Sound' posts to comment upon and lots of other posts to look at :-) So, in the meantime, here is an extremely tenuous link for 'Sight and Sound'. In moi humble opinion Stowe Landscape Gardens is "Simply The Best". Wynonna (my fave :-) recorded "Simply The Best". Therefore, job done methinks :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Simply The Best ~ Wynonna Judd As Norbert says...LOUD or Off :-)

Extracts from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townes_Van_Zandt - "Townes Van Zandt was an American singer-songwriter. Many of his songs, including "If I Needed You" and "To Live Is to Fly" are considered standards of their genre. He had a small and devoted fanbase, but never had a successful album or single and even had difficulty keeping his recordings in print. In 1983, six years after Emmylou Harris had first popularized it, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered his song "Pancho and Lefty" scoring a number one hit on the Billboard country music charts. Much of his life was spent touring various dive bars, often living in cheap motel rooms and backwoods cabins. Townes Van Zandt died on New Years Day 1997 from health problems stemming from years of substance abuse. Townes died 44 years to the day after Hank Williams, Sr., who had been a songwriting influence." "To Live Is To Fly" is considered to be one of Townes' finest songs...No argument there!! And, it brings to mind my photo of an intrepid Paraglider at Dunstable Downs :-) To live is to fly low and high So shake the dust off of your wings And the sleep out of your eyes Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ To Live Is To Fly ~ Townes Van Zandt

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) This Greylag Goose was having real trouble staying awake. Even though it wasn't dark I said "Good Night" and moved away after taking my photo :-) And, of course, this leads to "Good Night" written by John Lennon and performed here by Linda Ronstadt from her album "Dedicated to the One I Love " :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Good Night ~ Linda Ronstadt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAVID BOWIE This morning (11 January 2016) heard the very, very sad news that David Bowie had lost his battle with cancer. "Good Night" and Rest in Peace, David. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rest in Peace, David Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Space Oddity ~ David Bowie

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) For ages and ages I have been trying to come up with some pictures of wheels to link to "Wheels" written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman. This is the best I can do :-)) "Wheels" is one of my all-time fave songs and, for me, the two best versions are by the Flying Burrito Brothers and Emmylou Harris. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Wheels ~ Flying Burrito Brothers ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ And, here ~ Wheels ~ Emmylou Harris

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) This 'Wheel' stands at the edge of Startops End Reservoir. A long time back I used a similar shot to link to "Heart Like A Wheel" by Linda Ronstadt. I needed another shot to go with "The Wheel" by Rosanne Cash. This shot was taken with my Apple iPod and I was very pleased with the clarity of the shot :-) I am now realising how good Apple equipment is!! But, unless I win the Lottery I guess the Apple iPod is probably goin' to be the only piece of Apple equipment I will own :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ The Wheel ~ Rosanne Cash ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Or, here ~ The Wheel ~ Rosanne Cash

I thought of "Venus in Blue Jeans" here and it will have to be "Venus in Blue Jeans times 2" for 'Sight and Sound" methinks :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ "Venus in Blue Jeans times 2" ~ Jimmy Clanton Maurice (Happy Snapper) says "Theme song from Blues Bros, Rollin Rollin Rollin springs to mind!!" I have found a link to Rollin, Rollin, Rollin Absolutely brilliant :-))))))) Cheers very much, Maurice.

I am using the same Eagles song that Karen (k.e.s_kloset) has used in her beautiful and moving tribute to Glenn Frey. Whenever I go to Stowe Landscape Gardens I get a 'Peaceful Easy Feeling' and this leads me to remember Glenn Frey. Another tragic loss to music. The Eagles took it to the limit and left us with the very best music that will live on forever. Rest in Peace, Glenn. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Peaceful Easy Feeling ~ The Eagles

I wasn't sure if the rain or the sun was goin' to reach me first. As it turned out I got a bit damp :-) Leads me to think of "Stormy Weather" by Lena Horne. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Stormy Weather ~ Lena Horne

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) There are a few people here walking and this leads to "I'm Walking" by Fats Domino methinks :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ I'm Walking ~ Fats Domino Maybe, view on black :-)

Explored! ~ Thank you very much :-))) For some inexplicable reason this candid shot, taken in Oxford a very long time ago, reminds me of "Dangerous Curves by The Notorious Cherry Bombs :-)) I hope the video doesn't upset anyone. The Notorious Cherry Bombs: Eddie Bayers, Richard Bennett, Tony Brown, Rodney Crowell, Hank De Vito, Vince Gill, John Hobbs, Michael Rhodes. Added to ~ Sight and Sound ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Dangerous Curves ~ The Notorious Cherry Bombs