[20:19 UTC-5]
[+46*F..rain..winds: south@16 mph..humidity: 87%..barometer: 29.54" \/]
[it's raining now and predicted to continue through 10:00 tomorrow..]
[Now Playing: an eclectic mix [listen]]..
   One of the pieces in the mix playing tonight is a transcription of Holst's Jupiter from the Planets for woodwind quintet..for my four years in  high school I played in one [I was a French horn player]..one of my all time fav groups to both play in and listen to..all though I have been in large bands/choirs..I've always preferred the small group/ensembles..with only one or two players/singers on a particular part..although because of age and my essential tremors I am no longer able to play/sing..I still enjoy listening..and I still can here the parts in my head..music has always been an important part of my life..a part of what makes me..me..
I wrote the below a few years ago:

Music how oft' to you I have run

you have been many times my safe place my solace

I embrace you I cover myself within your warm embrace

Regardless of what the world....life

may throw my way in your arms

how often have I found refuge

and also the answers I seek

To you have I so oft' run

and you always seem to know what I seek

whether classical, liturgical, or even rock and roll

and if I don't find the answers I seek

I always return relaxed, and with a new perspective

and can return to my world, my life, renewed

  Because of the rain have spent the day in my rooms..still things to do..so good night to you all