2-24-08-- Sunday
member of the Celtic band, Boys of the Lough-- with 30 years of experience playing traditional Scottish and Irish music.

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"Hi everyone. I just want to thank you so much. This is such a big deal, not only for us, but for all other independent musicians and artists that spend most of their time struggling, and this, the fact that we're standing here tonight, the fact that we're able to hold this, it's just to prove no matter how far out your dreams are, it's possible. And, you know, fair play to those who dare to dream and don't give up. And this song was written from a perspective of hope, and hope at the end of the day connects us all, no matter how different we are. And so thank you so much, who helped us along way. Thank you." Marketa Irglova- Academy Award winner in her acceptance speech- for
best original song from the movie, Once, "Falling Slowly"

2-23-08-- saturday

"there are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. there are seven million."

-- walt streightiff

2-22-08-- friday
the local bead shop

"all life is an experiment. the more experiments you make the better."

-- ralph waldo emerson

2-21-08-- thursday
a cloudy day, promising rain. promising... we are so much in need of rain.

'"weather forecast for tonight: dark. continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning."

-- george carlin

2-20-08-- wednesday
full moon and eclipse. this taken as the clouds rolled in and played peek-a-boo with the eclipse...

“live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering!”

-- fanny crosby

2-19-08-- tuesday

"we are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. "

-- george bernard shaw

2-18-08-- monday
spring blossoms in late afternoon sun

"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in."

-- john muir

2-17-08-- sunday
caught the bride's eye as I was driving by!
(and stopped traffic to get this shot!)

"the arms of love encompass you
with your present, your past, your future,
the arms of love gather you together."

-- antoine de saint-exupéry

2-16-08-- saturday
storefront decorated due to the game today.
UNC won!

"we cannot direct the wind,
but we can adjust the sails."

-- bertha calloway

2-15-08-- friday

"silence is the fabric upon which the notes are woven."

-- lawrence duncan