Posts filed under ‘beauty’
her eyes
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violet-blue eyes
always smiling and loving
never faraway
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my mom – a self portrait – age 16
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February 23, 1944 – December 12, 2004
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the real keepers…
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“We believe we hold their lives in our hands,
but
may the truth be told…
It is they who hold our souls in their paws.”
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Big Pee and Little Pee
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Wordless Wednesday – on a jet plane…
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flyin’ back home from Arizona {photo taken by Jordan}
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strokes of a pen
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our eyes connected,
a few words spoken,
smiles exchanged…
for the briefest of moments
each one belonged to me.
only me.
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though our time shared was brief,
their time bestowed will live in my forever…
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a few of my prize possessions…Mikhail Baryshnikov, Frederick Franklin, Alexandra Danilova, Suzanne Farrell, Patricia McBride
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One of the greatest classical ballet dancers of all time…
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an autobiography
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many pairs of shoes
each a different story
chapters of a book
penned with hours of sweat and blood
a once upon a time life
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opening nights, first tour, debuts, special events – just a few
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the seventh night
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i
look up
into the
glow of each flame
dreaming upon dreams ~
wishing upon wishes ~
for a miracle to bring
peace and harmony to our world.
humanity may be in trouble
but miracles have been known to occur…
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right
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almost a complete set…
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The Nutcracker Act II – The Finale
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The Finale
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soaring crescendos
all the dancers on the stage
Clara bids farewell
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me – Act I – center stage – before the tree starts to grow
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The photo above was taken from a special souvenir photo book which was created for the 1981 Nutcracker Season. After spending my Sunday afternoon digging through boxes, I found this gem amongst many, many other treasures. This photo was taken in 1979.
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I hope you have enjoyed my series of pieces inspired by The Nutcracker Ballet. As a child, the holidays were The Nutcracker. As an adult, they are very special memories – ones which I will never, ever forget. Just ask my boys….they hear the same stories year after year, after year, after year…..and it looks like y’all will be suffering the same fate!
The Nutcracker Act II – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
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The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
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celesta keys strike
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dainty pink pointes enamor
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a charming classic
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The celesta, an instrument invented in 1886, gets its name for its “celestial,” tinkling sound. It provides the distinctive music that accompanies the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. It is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. Tchaikovsky is considered to be the first major composer to utilize the celesta in a musical composition – his Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is the most well-known. (For the music buffs in the audience, Tchaikovsky first used the instrument in a symphonic poem – The Voyevoda in 1891 – The Nutcracker was written in 1892.)
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