enchantment, moments, nuannaarpoq, sharing
A marvelous moment shared by the poet Elizabeth Bishop, conveying a connection across species and elements, as a seal allows a human to sing for him, a common interest in music binding them across the water-land divide. One seal particularly I have seen here evening...
authenticity, inspiration, life
This recently discovered gem accompanied us twice as we drove down, and two weeks later, up, the Italian side of the Grand St Bernard Pass between Italy and Switzerland. It’s one of the most beautiful passes we’ve ever been through, and the road is...
beauty, discovery, enchantment, freedom, happiness, life
Yes, sometimes I’m late to the game. Such as ‘discovering’ the Moody Blues in 2021, a mere half century after they were discoverable. We were driving over the Grand St Bernard Pass and had picked up a second hand CD (remember those?) which we...
enchantment, happiness, humour, imagination
This one I discovered by accident, tucked away at the end of the album for which its composer is famous, namely Tubular Bells. I bought the CD second-hand in a moment of nostalgia and was unexpectedly disappointed in revisiting the Tubular Bells piece, but it was...
enchantment, innocence, moments, sharing
Wanted to share a few lines from the song ‘Colibri Dorado’. Below you’ll see some of the lyrics with an English translation provided by a listener. I also liked a comment, surely a nuannaarpoq moment, shared by Elena Rincon (approximate translation...
beauty, discovery, life, time
Recently found a scrap of paper with a list of 1960s-1980s progressive rock and similar bands. I believe I may have jotted them down in a conversation with one of my brothers during which we were revisiting songs we listened to at the time. To show you how young I...
