Tuesday, January 10th
It’s already 61 ° and there’s a “Dense Fog Advisory” out there. Since it’s still dark out I have no idea if it actually is foggy… As the world outside my window begins to lighten I see that the “Advisory” was correct. The world is shrouded in white. Even the trees in the backyard are nothing but ghosts of themselves, shadows in the gray, monochromatic world…
I was sitting here between wake-up calls listening to music as I read… waiting for sunrise to capture the morning… I found myself thinking of the earliest music that captured me. And the one song that managed to come to mind was from one of my earliest albums, “Question” by the Moody Blues. Listening to that song on YouTube led to listening to more of the album. That led to a Wikipedia search and more fond memories as I read the list of albums… Good memories… I think I’ll have some more…
I seem to forget about the Moody Blues, despite the fact that I always enjoyed their music. I couldn’t remember “Question,” although I recognized it. My personal fav is “Your Wildest Dreams,” which happens to be playing right now.
And the fog’s already lifting. Straight up, there are some faint blue patches, so it won’t take long.
It’s really funny. Back in the ’70s I probably had half a dozen or more Moody Blue albums. But I was just looking and my music library only contains one and it’s a later one. I just added “a question of balance” to my wishlist on Amazon… Maybe one of my kids will get it for my birthday.
Down here in our landlocked city, the fog is just as thick as it was at first light. It’s a matter of fact, I just snapped a shot of the grandkids standing waiting for the bus… I think I’ll add it to the post.