Steely Dan Concert

Start:	Oct 27, '09 8:00p
Location:	Dodge Theatre Phoenix

They will be doing the whole Aja album live

Poetry Wednesday

Ode to the West Wind
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
I O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red, Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou, Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed The wingèd seeds, where they lie cold and low, Each like a corpse within its grave, until Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, and fill (Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air) With living hues and odours plain and hill: Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; Destroyer and Preserver; hear, O hear! II Thou on whose stream, 'mid the steep sky's commotion, Loose clouds like Earth's decaying leaves are shed, Shook from the tangled boughs of Heaven and Ocean, Angels of rain and lightning: there are spread On the blue surface of thine airy surge, Like the bright hair uplifted from the head Of some fierce Maenad, even from the dim verge Of the horizon to the zenith's height, The locks of the approaching storm. Thou dirge Of the dying year, to which this closing night Will be the dome of a vast sepulchre Vaulted with all thy congregated might Of vapours, from whose solid atmosphere Black rain, and fire, and hail will burst: O hear! III Thou who didst waken from his summer dreams The blue Mediterranean, where he lay, Lulled by the coil of his crystalline streams, Beside a pumice isle in Baiae's bay, And saw in sleep old palaces and towers Quivering within the wave's intenser day, All overgrown with azure moss and flowers So sweet, the sense faints picturing them! Thou For whose path the Atlantic's level powers Cleave themselves into chasms, while far below The sea-blooms and the oozy woods which wear The sapless foliage of the ocean, know Thy voice, and suddenly grow grey with fear, And tremble and despoil themselves: O hear! IV If I were a dead leaf thou mightest bear; If I were a swift cloud to fly with thee; A wave to pant beneath thy power, and share The impulse of thy strength, only less free Than thou, O Uncontrollable! If even I were as in my boyhood, and could be The comrade of thy wanderings over Heaven, As then, when to outstrip thy skiey speed Scarce seemed a vision; I would ne'er have striven As thus with thee in prayer in my sore need. Oh! lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud! I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed! A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed One too like thee: tameless, and swift, and proud. V Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is: What if my leaves are falling like its own! The tumult of thy mighty harmonies Will take from both a deep, autumnal tone, Sweet though in sadness. Be thou, Spirit fierce, My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one! Drive my dead thoughts over the universe Like withered leaves to quicken a new birth! And, by the incantation of this verse, Scatter, as from an unextinguished hearth Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind! Be through my lips to unawakened Earth The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind, If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?

Obviously you can tell why I chose this, hope you enjoyed it.

Susan 

My birthday

Start:

Dec 14, '09 12:00p

It's my birthday. Whats to discribe

Newest From the Furry Family

My little cutie on the deck

We were all just lounging around in the yard the other day and I thought I would snap some fo the cres.

The Clouds are Rolling

This is close to what my valley looks like this morning minus the rain. Hugh black bellied clouds rolling in from the west covering the tops of the mountains. Sitting right next to a giant patch of startling blue. More rain clouds moving in from the North where Sedona keeps her beautiful self. You can see the red rocks of the buttes with the faintest of sun shinning on them. I am so hoping that this will all turn into some type of beautiful autumn rain storm. As usual we sure can use it. It is beautiful, clouds as far as the eye can see. Arizona comes with a really far horizon. I can see mountains from my house that are as far away as the town next to the Grand Canyon. Pretty cool.

Have a great Sunday you all.  Enjoy what ever it is you will be doing.

Susan

Oh What A Beautiful Day

Oh what a t beautiufl day. I just got back from walking Sadie out in the National Forest behind my house. The sky is that perfect southwest blue with fluffy white clouds moving in on the strong breeze leaving dark shadows on the mountains. I believe it will rain tonight but I hope this will not ruin the viewing of the Harvest Full Moon. Autumn, my favorite time of the year. Sweater weather even in Central Arizona, Samhain , ghots and goblins, early dark. Just the best.

Hope you all enjoy the weekend and are going to Kathy's virtual tailgateing party tomorrow. Should be fun.

Susan

Actually this photo was taken a few winters ago, as you can see no green but it is the "forest" behind my house. Mostly mesquite and pinon pine. Which is what you see here.

Fat Cat Says Just a Reminder

My first blog since the crash. What fun.

Just to remind all out there that the month of October is

Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month

National Service Dog Month

and the 16th is National Feral Cat Day.

Also on the 21st 1972 the Marine Mammal Protection act was signed into law.

Good month for animals

So adopt a puppy or a grown older doggie ,who needs a good home for life, from your local animal shelter

or help feral cats every where by giving to the Alley Cat Allies at www,alleycat.org. Remember winter is coming and those kitties have no homes. They need to have people help save them. so get hot.

I know you all think I am nuts because animals are so important to me, but I believe that someone has to speak for those who can't speak for themselves.

Susan