2022.05.07 “The not-to-be-missed event features the orchestral performance of Carlos Simon's Amen!, Courtney Bryan's Sanctum, and the New York premiere of Seven Last Words, a choral work by composer Joel Thompson containing seven movements, each of which quotes the last words of an unarmed Black man before he was killed. These works will be presented in conversation with original works from Nona Hendryx and Toshi Reagon and a new commission from Tony Award winner Jason Michael Webb, created to honor our ever-present need for a collective space of remembrance. The performance is anchored by the American Composers Orchestra, comprised of 60- members and a 70-voice choir of both professional and amateur singers from African American churches and choral ensembles in New York including Abyssinian Baptist Church Choir, Broadway Inspirational Voices, Convent Avenue Baptist Church Choir, and Sing Harlem Choir with appearances by the poet and writer Mahogany L. Browne and singer Abby Dobson. The Gathering will honor the lives we have lost and uplift the lives we continue to lead in the aftermath. In the tradition of the ring shout, audiences are encouraged to wear white.

The Gathering at the Apollo

Included Seven Last Words, a choral work by composer Joel Thompson containing 7 movements, each of which quotes the last words of an unarmed black man before he was killed.

#Stunday #ImageAndVerse
#EastCoastKin #WeekVforVowel #AlphabetChallenge
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A baby manatee in the Columbus Zoo rehabilitation facility – learning about them reminded me of “Wind On The Water” Graham Nash wrote this song, which tells of the beauty of sea life and admonishes us for not taking care of the sea creatures. Over the years you have been hunted By the men who threw harpoons And in the long run he will kill you Just to feed the pets we raise Put the flowers in your vase And make the lipstick for your face Over the years you swam the ocean Following feelings of your own Now you are washed up on the shoreline I can see your body lie It's a shame you have to die To put the shadow on our eye Maybe we'll go Maybe we'll disappear It's not that we don't know It's just that we don't want to care Under the bridges Over the foam Wind on the water Carry me home https://www.columbuszoo.org/news/stubby-manatee-acts-surrogate-mom-once-again-mothers-day Stubby the Manatee Acts as Surrogate Mom Once Again

From the ocean to Ohio
Baby manatee 💙

"...Under the bridges
Over the foam
Wind on the water
Carry me home"
~Graham Nash
#ImageAndVerse #Stunday #OnlyBeautifulThings
#WeekVforVowel #AlphabetChallenge
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #ColumbusZoo (see alt text)

a mirrored room with magenta and turquoise lights and black ceiling and floor

a mirrored room with multicolored fiber optic ribbons. This is looking down on toward the mirrored floor

a mirrored room with magenta and purple lights and black ceiling and floor

Illuminated at Otherworld Immersive Art Experience in Ohio
(8 vowels Sheena😊) #WeekVforVowel #AlphabetChallenge

Lots of #Lines for #SensoryArt

It was stunning I didn’t walk into a wall in the mirrored rooms
#Stunday
#EastCoastKin #MobilePhotography

Northern lights from a few weeks back with silhouette of trees and snow dusted mountains reflected in the water below.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#auroraborealis

@themattphelps.bsky.social

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel Finishing up with a fabulous 🦄 floating gently down the river.

A screenshot of a TV screen showing antique appraisers, Leigh and Leslie Keno, on a vintage episode of Antiques Roadshow.

One last entry for #AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel

.....and sometimes "Y"

I am watching an old episode of Antiques Roadshow. Look at how #young Leigh and Leslie Keno were!
I love them 👬
@azpm.org

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel The “secret” ingredient in my Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole. 😋

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel

#Update

#Lyngo, despite that hospital stay blip, is healing nicely after his left knee replacement.
Here's a little video of him doing an exercise to improve the extension of that knee. It hurts but he knows
"No pain. No gain"
Sound effects are mostly #vowels 😁

Icicles
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel #photography #Nature #Winter #EastCoastKin

View from behind a palm tree trunk and a few blades of long grass. The sun rose on the Atlantic Ocean, lighting the dark water like a trail to the beach. The sky is dark blue, but orange near the sun.

Atlantic Ocean at Myrtle Beach
#BlueSkyArtShow #Warmth
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel
#ocean #sunrise

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel …and sometimes Y for a yellow yarn honey bee/bear 💛

4 spicy stews and a salad served on a large, round sheet of Injera bread. More injera has been cut and rolled for dipping.

Ethiopian stews served on Injera bread
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel #photgraphy #food

A beautiful photograph of a forest sunset captured in a photographer's orb ball.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#Orb

@simmcewen.bsky.social

A simple outdoor Ofrenda is softly illuminated by the warmth of a string of small lights. In the window are photos of dear departed loved ones. On the table, which is covered with a orange plaid tablecloth, is a vase holding fall leaves and vessels to hold favorite food and drink of the beloved family angels. Dia de Los Muertos, October 2021.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#Ofrenda
#BlueskyArtShow
#Warmth

#AltText tells the tale.
😇 🤎💛🧡🍂🕯️

Early morning view looking north up the Delaware coastline at a Lighthouse from Cape Henlopen State Park Beach in Lewes Delaware earlier this month

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#Ocean
#EastCoastKin
#photographersunited
#photography
#AtlanticOcean
#Lighthouse

A gorgeous barred owl looking downward.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#Owl

(Zoom in on its claw! 😳)

@simmcewen.bsky.social

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel

Today is "U"

The #NewForest was #underwater most of the time that we were there. It was still beautiful despite the historic rain. 💙🌧️

A hand made sign at a recent ‘No Kings’ rally — Immigrants built America’ surrounded by phrases in a variety of languages.

Immigrants 🧡
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel #grateful

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel Twisted Sisters Quilty Pleasures — Logo for my sisters’s quilt shop in Eagle River, Alaska (Remember to shop small this holiday weekend)

Iguana
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#Travelphotography
#Photography
#fence #gate

A gull in the sunlight is on the sand over a crab shell, in front of the water.

#BirdOfTheDay #Scape
Another eye photo for #WeekVforVowel #AlphabetChallenge
- pretty golden eye color shining in the #MorningLight
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #FireIsland

Elevated Attitude
Loch Lomond, Scotland
May 2025
#ScapeDay #ForestFriday
#Scape #ColorADay
#BWFri #ClassicMono
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowel
#Landscape
#Nature #Photography
#Outdoor #Art
#OutdoorPhotography
#LandscapePhotography
#PhotographersOfBlueSky
#EastCoastKin

Profile of a large gorilla eating greens

Profile of a baby gorilla eating greens

#FoodOnFriday #Scape
Adorable Apes in Ohio
#WeekVforVowel #AlphabetChallenge
#Lines #SensoryArt #OnlyBeautifulThings
#EastCoastKin #Photography #NaturePhotography #ColumbusZoo

A jar of marmalade flanked by a teacup and a small teapot with lemons painted on them on a blue and white mat.

#Foodonfriday #Alphabetchallenge #WeekVforVowel

Homemade Orange Marmalade.
Tea anyone?

The black and white photograph captures a lively street food scene. Two vendors stand behind a counter, preparing food at a stall named "MacGillivray’s Seafood Grill." The chalkboard menu in front advertises pan-fried scallops, local creel-caught langoustines, and fresh creamy mussels, each priced at £15.00. The composition is balanced, with the vendors and the chalkboard forming a central focus. The background includes a building and a parked car, adding depth and context to the urban setting. The use of black and white enhances the textures and contrasts, emphasizing the timeless, candid nature of street photography. The lighting is natural, casting soft shadows that highlight the details of the scene. Das Schwarz-Weiß-Foto zeigt eine lebendige Straßenküchenszene. Zwei Verkäufer stehen hinter einem Tresen und bereiten Essen an einem Stand namens "MacGillivray’s Seafood Grill" zu. Die Tafel vor dem Stand wirbt für gebratene Jakobsmuscheln, lokal gefangene Langustinen und frische cremige Miesmuscheln, jeweils zum Preis von £15.00. Die Komposition ist ausgewogen, wobei die Verkäufer und die Tafel den zentralen Fokus bilden. Im Hintergrund sind ein Gebäude und ein geparktes Auto zu sehen, was der städtischen Szene Tiefe und Kontext verleiht. Die Verwendung von Schwarz-Weiß betont die Texturen und Kontraste und unterstreicht den zeitlosen, spontanen Charakter der Straßenfotografie. Das Licht ist natürlich und wirft weiche Schatten, die die Details der Szene hervorheben.

Oban, August 2023

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel #Scotland
#FineArt #PhotographersofBluesky #blackandwhitephotography #ClassicMono #urbanscape #FishyFriday #FoodOnFriday #ColorADay #BWFri

Gulls coming in to land on the River Wey in Godalming illuminated by the sun.
(I for illuminated.)
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#BirdoftheDay
#MorningLight
#Flyday
#Birds
#Photography

Sun shine filtered through leafless trees glowing on dried grasses.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowel Evening on the hiking trail. Delaware County, Ohio, USA. November 2025.

Beautiful back lit Tequila bottles on a bar shelf

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#alcohol

@tyoswan.bsky.social

A honey bee lands on a purple stock-type flower. Its wings are reflected purple in the photo against a blurred green background.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel
#Insect

@nurjenniii.bsky.social

A selfie of a woman with a "black" eye that is actually yellow, red and orange.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVforVowel

Today is "O"

I'm a klutz and have many images of the ouches to prove it.

This is just one 🤕

I can't even remember how I did this to myself 🙄🤦‍♀️😱

#OUCH