LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i pull an cd off the shelf that i have only played twice - Dvorak cello concerto - it surprises me in the vast layers and stunning cello playing and lifts me unexpected into joy.
i could live inside this piece of music,

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

every week i drive on a tree lined road with no houses nearby where someone has put up bird feeders and every week its been filled up and birds are feeding.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the composer eric whitacre's new cd light and gold. check out the video of him on amazon talking about it with such love and passion.

he says " conducting my music is pure and simple joy. its like swimming in an ocean of sound - sometimes i am riding the currents, sometimes i am swimming against them, but always i feel clean and alive and present."

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

the week the leaves turn yellow and light up every vista

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

absolutely every bit of rubbish is removed from the Antarctica - even urine is taken away - now that is beautiful

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

i noticed a large area on the moors has been planted with trees.