Thursday, August 05, 2010

Theme Thursday - Brown

A few brown things from my world.

Burdock in autumn

False Turkey-tail Fungus

Quarry face in Ballard Park

Summer feet!

Music time! And me being me, it's time to jump into the WayBack Machine with Mr. Peabody and go visit 1965 - Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits singing "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter".



Another song that popped right into my head was the classic "Sweet Georgia Brown", written in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard (music), and Kenneth Casey (lyrics). And my personal favorite version of the song is this one by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grapelli from the '30s.


And then there's my all-time favorite "brown" song, Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl". And here's Van the Man himself singing it live in concert. Enjoy!



Photos & text © 2008 & 2010 by A. Roy Hilbinger

17 comments:

  1. Love-love Herman's Hermits. And that is some fantastic fungus...I'm talking about the turkey-tail stuff...not your feet!

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  2. and i thought i had tan lines!!!!

    love the burdock!

    been years (eons) since i heard that herman hermit's tune -- eh gads a morning ear worm!!! but a nice trip down a musical memory lane!

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  3. really cool textures on the fungus...and my feet got the lines are well but yours have quite the contrast...happy tt roy!

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  4. Wow, those are some summer feet!

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  5. They Still Play The Van Morrison Song As The Final Number In The Late-Night Discos Of Halifax.Happy T.T. Roy & Thanx For The 4Lads!

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  6. LOVE those first three photographs! Fantastic!

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  7. Roy, I very much like the fungus shot. It's beautiful in its detail. Your feet? Not so much!

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  8. great pics - the fungus is my favorite

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  9. Your world has lovely browns... I find the first three photos just breathtakingly beautiful. And thanks for the brown videos - loved those songs/ artists.

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  10. The turkey-tail fungus is beautiful! but, you seriously need a pedicure.

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  11. Love brown-eyed girl song...naturally, 'cause I've got brown eyes! ha.

    That fungus is neat...I've always wondered what the name of that was!

    I'm glad I checked back with theme thursday tonight or I would have missed you! :)

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  12. Great post, wonderful photography, interesting photo of the feet, and two great songs especially "Brown Eyed Girl" coming from another brown eyed girl, loved that photo of the dragon fly, I have one that is bright orange.
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  13. Beautiful images! Special thanks for Herman's Hermits! :)

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  14. Loved it - the burdock is my favourite though...and of course the feet made me smile

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  15. Ooh I remember a soft drink from years ago called Dendelion and Burdock, sort of a cola flavour from memory . . lovely photos but those feet! I think I've seen them before, need to do a bit of barefoot sunbathing this summer Roy

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  16. The burdock is my favourite (still giggling at the feet) and the Herman's Hermits brought back lots of memories.

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