Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia is one of the world's most Special Places, in more ways than one. First, it is one of the most prestigious music conservatories, founded in the 19th Century and still going strong. Second, it charges its students no tuition. Third, it only accepts the very tip-top of applicants, making …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #188: A Special Place
Here's my entry into this week's Black and White Challenge on Cee Neuner's page. Both of the photos below were taken in 2018, on our July cruise to Hawaii from San Francisco. The first picture shows the ceiling of the Crystal Symphony's Asian-themed restaurant. When I am anywhere, indoors or out, I always look up …
Continue reading CBWC: Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Lines
Recently, Rumble.com, where I have a presence to post my videos, changed the way they display creator videos. In the past, they would show the number of "views", and the number of "rumbles", or "likes". Now, they not only show you those two measures, they show "dislikes", as in "thumbs down". Aside from my "RushBabe's …
Continue reading I don’t understand this. Perhaps readers can help me.
Make all the musicians wear masks. Last night was the first concert of the Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival. It was the first in-person concert since January of 2020, live-streamed from Benaroya Hall in downtown Hellhole Seattle. One of the big benefits of chamber music is watching how the musicians interact with each other, …
Continue reading How to ruin the sublime chamber music experience [Edited to add pictures]
Thanks so much to my friend Cee Neuner for this very timely topic! As my readers will already be aware, I have been taking pictures of some of the parts and scraps at the factory where I work. From almost the day I arrived, I have been admiring the bright colors of the plastic endcaps …
Continue reading CFFC (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge): Four colors or more
Terri referred to metallic decorations in her original post, but I will be going in an entirely different direction here. My readers will know that I am currently working in a factory that makes metal parts for big airplanes, both military and commercial. Since I started in July, I have been impressed with the beauty …
Continue reading Sunday Stills Color Challenge: #Metallic Taste
