Dawn

This is beautiful!

Awesome! What about Seals & Crofts? Neil Young? Santana? Mamas and the Papas? All pretty instrumental and harmonious : ) One of my sisters and I came up with this term, "osmosis songs" -- they're old songs that you surprisingly know all the words to, though it's usually because you grew up listening to a lot of it. That's how Chicago is to me!

Well...to be honest, I never found Neil Young to be "harmonious." His voice just doesn't appeal to my ears (though I do like a couple of his songs—Old Man, Ohio, Philadelphia). As for the others, I like them, too, especially Santana. We had our neighbors over last night to check out our new music setup, and one of the first songs played was Europa. It's not my favorite (not sure I could really pick one), but it was a good kickoff. I have "osmosis songs," too. But at my age, we're talking about songs from the first half of the 1900s!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!! Whom else do you like? Like who's your favorite soloists? On the girls' side, I'm a big fan of Stevie Nicks, Carly Simon, Alanis Morissette, Bonnie Raitt, Judy Collins, and some songstresses you've probably never heard of—such as, Spanky McFarland (of Spanky and Our Gang) and Lauren Wood. Of course, it's next to impossible to name all one's loves.

That's so cool that your husband plays the guitar. It must be awesome to chill out and listen to him. I actually took guitar lessons for a few years when I was a teenager and my teacher loved the Beatles, Wings, Doobie Brothers, Yes -- pretty much all the bands you listed as your faves! So I was lucky to get exposed to that and develop an appreciate for them.

Well...when I say my husband is a "closet" guitarist, I really mean it. He doesn't even play for me. Main reason, however, is he's not a melody, or lead, guitarist. He's the one who plays all the rifs and does all the jamming in the middle of the song!! And he is sooooo good at that. I can't honestly say that I love the sounds when they're exploding through the house, but I do admire his talent enormously. Actually, I admire him enormously.

Will be spending time with my 8-year-old granddaughter today. We get to be with her every other Saturday. She's the light of my life.

So good to talk again. Such fun and much love ♥♥♥

You're so welcome! What a beautiful experience you had this morning -- and a fantastic interpretation of it as well. Even without having heard your inspiration, it is clear that this palette very much captures a sense of gentle haze and glow and ethereal light. There have been times when I've sat out on my balcony and watched the sunrise, my iPod Touch in hand, trying very hard to capture the colors using CL's ColorSchemer app -- and I never can. I always end up getting frustrated and deleting the palettes, lol. You are a more talented and courageous woman than I (and in so many ways).

But, you're so right. There's a lot that our palettes can't capture, but I guess one of the purposes of art is to let us attempt to express the inexpressible. So I guess all we can do is keep trying -- and hopefully create something beautiful in the process : )

I hope your day was as lovely as your morning! Bourbon time? ; )

o2bqueen wrote:

If you're going back to sleep now, I guess you'll miss today's sunrise. The one here was spectacular, making me feel like I was on the path to heaven. This palette doesn't really capture the magnificence, but what palette could? And I may try again. You must be tired, having stayed up so late, but here's hoping the day you greet is a splendid one. (Will respond to our last exchange in a little while.) Oh, and thanks for the love!!! :-)

jazminredux wrote:

...and why am I still awake??

Going back to sleep, but wishing you a happy day, Linda! xoxo, Jazmin : )

And P.S. -- This palette is perfection!

If you're going back to sleep now, I guess you'll miss today's sunrise. The one here was spectacular, making me feel like I was on the path to heaven. This palette doesn't really capture the magnificence, but what palette could? And I may try again. You must be tired, having stayed up so late, but here's hoping the day you greet is a splendid one. (Will respond to our last exchange in a little while.) Oh, and thanks for the love!!! :-)

jazminredux wrote:

...and why am I still awake??

Going back to sleep, but wishing you a happy day, Linda! xoxo, Jazmin : )

And P.S. -- This palette is perfection!

...and why am I still awake??

Going back to sleep, but wishing you a happy day, Linda! xoxo, Jazmin : )

And P.S. -- This palette is perfection!