Our assignment this week at 4M is to Pick a song or build a playlist of your favorite rock songs from any decade. When you have lived nearly 8 decades and love music, that can become quite a list. My first introduction to rock n roll was in the beginning. I was around nine years old when I heard Bill Haley & the Comets on the radio and the song was “Shake, Rattle, & Roll”! My teen and early adult hears may have been the golden age of rock with The Who, Led Zepplin, Heart, The Stones, Beatles, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Linda Ronstadt, and the list goes on. So here are a few of my favorites. Have a blessed week. ROCK ON!!!
This image is from October 2018. It reminds me why autumn is my favorite season. I love the crisp air, the changing leaves and the multitude of trails that we have to explore here in NW Arkansas. A photographer can spend days in the woods capturing scenes like this for personal enjoyment at a later date. So far, 2024 is shaping up to be a great season of color. Meanwhile here are a couple of images from 2018.
Monday’s Music Moves Me
This week is a free choice week at 4M so I am going to revisit a genre of music that I discovered several years ago. Red Dirt music originated in Stillwater, Oklahoma and got it’s name from the color of the red clay top soil that is prominent in central and western Oklahoma. The music is a throwback to the origins of country music, bluegrass, blues, and rock. Some of the prominent artists include the, Red Dirt Rangers, Turnpike Troubadours, and Cross Canadian Ragweed. I love this stuff. Have a blessed week.
The theme this week at 4M is to pick a calendar day of celebration. Every day on our calendar is a national day to celebrate one or more things. September has some very good opportunities to celebrate.
September 1, is National Forgiveness Day. There are a lot of reasons to have a forgiving spirit and one is the fact that it is good for your health. All of us know that stress is the source of many health issues facing our society and the stress from anger or holding a grudge is of no value to your health. Getting even with someone who has offended you or caused your anger brings no real satisfaction, or joy and often increases our stress levels because we are worried that we have started something that we can’t finish will be a source of worry and aggravation for much longer than we anticipated. Lifetime relationships are strained to the breaking point over something that really wasn’t worth fussing about.
The first Monday of September is Labor day and we celebrate the spirit of the American worker and this great Nation that was built by the blood, sweat, and tears of those who came before us and forged the greatest Nation on earth out of the forests, streams, and mountains that provided the natural resources, and raw materials necessary to provide the life that many of us enjoy. Don’t ever believe politicians, from either party, when they tell you they have created millions of job and are responsible for our economy. This nation was built by business men and women and the workers of this country. The government’s only source of income is our tax dollars and they redistribute it in often unwise ways that has a negative impact on the economy. Don’t get me wrong, business owners often enter into foolish investments that cause harm to the quality of life for the rest of us, but business owners are looking for increased profits and a better life while politicians are merely looking for power.
September 11. Enough said.
Other days we can celebrate in September include Grandparents Day, Hug Your Hound Day, American Pot Pie Day, National Cheeseburger Day, and for you who can’t get enough of a good cheeseburger there is National Double Cheeseburger Day, and I close with National Dance Day. So wake up every morning and look for something to celebrate that will put a smile on your face and a little happiness in your heart.
For my calendar day theme I am going to pick Forgiveness Day because it allows me to explore a genre that I truly love, Gospel music. There is no greater forgiveness than that spoken of Christ by the apostle John “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” Enjoy.
I know this image might be rushing Autumn just a bit, but if you go into some department stores now you will find fall decor, Halloween decor, Thanksgiving decor, and Christmas decor all within a few feet of one another. Fall has always been my favorite season. I like the nip in the air, football, and the explosion of color when the foliage changes. I guess spring is my second favorite season because of the explosion of color when everything comes to life.
Monday’s Music Moves Me
The theme this week is what ever music moves you. I have chosen a few songs that are new to me and I believe will be new to you. No real reason for my choices, I just like the artists and the songs. Have a blessed week.
The theme this week at 4M is music that makes you feel like being in nature. There are so many beautiful places in this great nation to spend time in the great outdoors that the first song that popped into my head was a Ray Charles favorite.
Driller's Place 