Having told you about Island Time from our recent vacation, I thought I would tell you something about our time on the Island. Our route there was very simple; we don't usually take the freeways anymore. We headed north out…
It's a bit of a challenge to think about flowers this time of year when overnight lows continue to plummet below zero and daytime "breezes" create wind chills that do much more than chill. However, February is the month in…
It was two days before the Great American Eclipse and I still had no plans. It's not that I didn't want to see it; I really, really wanted to see it. In Madison the sun would be 89% eclipsed by…
The holidays are here! There's music. There are decorations. There are presents! But, as the years pass, the old tradition of sending cards is fading away. But, I have to admit that I'm old fashioned and still like to send…
(This is continued from A Day in the Life: Part 2) After a week of improving their play on individual instruments and rehearsing with bands, orchestras, jazz combos and other musical groups, the students are ready to perform in concert.…
(This is continued from A Day in the Life: Part 1) As one o'clock rolls around, the students gather up their instruments and begin to head out to their 1:20 PM classes in Music Hall, Humanites, Ogg, Hamel Music Center…
Since 1929, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has invited young musicians -- middle school students (grades 6-8) and high school students (grades 9-12) -- to participate in its Summer Music Clinic (SMC) program. There they can enjoy all forms of music…
It dawned on me last night, assuming that dawn can happen at night, that I have a difficult time not going out to photograph the moon, especially the full moon. Some people like babies, some people like cats, I've just…
I had difficulty sleeping last night. Christmas is coming and it's unlikely that we will have any happy memories from this crazy corona year. While I was lying quietly in the darkness, suddenly the air turned cold and I heard…