A gorgeous owl ~ Someone shared this photo of an owl on NextDoor, our neighborhood group. Those who chimed in seem to agree that it's a barred owl, after arguing that it is not a barn owl (which is smaller) or a great horned owl (which is larger and "has feather tufts on its head — the so-called horns"). Anyway, I think this is a beautiful picture of an owl, whatever kind it is.
I've made the photo small because I'm not happy with this book. It is not really a beginner's book, but a fake book. Do you know what that is?
fake book /fāk bo͝ok/ noun = a book of music containing the basic chord sequences of jazz or other tunes.The first sentence in the Introduction even admits that it's a fake book:
"Throw away your bass clef and give your left hand a break — melodies in the right hand, chords and rhythms in the left hand."
This looks like a beginner's book, and in one sense it is. But the women who bought it so I can teach them how to play the piano will be learning only half of what I expected to teach them. It's something. It's a beginning of sorts, but I feel like I'll have to either come up with a way to teach them how to play with the left hand or get us "real" piano books that teach fingering for the bass clef.
No, I wasn't out on the water with them.
One of them took this photo of the other.
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I have a couple of friends that I can always pick up with no matter how long it has been since we have seen one another - Colleen and Karen.
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing picture of an owl! I hear an owl in the woods behind our house, but have never spotted it.
Have a good week!
I didn't know about the Friendship day thing! I have a couple of good friends who I've been great friends with for 20 odd years and a few on the 10 year mark. We are only living in our current location for about 4 years now, but I have some wonderful friends here too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting us know!
Have a good week ahead Bonnie.
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Amy is my oldest friend and the last text I sent :) My son is learning the piano, but his books are pretty basic.
ReplyDeleteNo owls here, but we've had a coyote on our street this week!
I love that you and Ginny have been friends for 66 years! My longest term friend is Kristen and we've been friends since we were 2 years old, which is 54 years. Pretty amazing to have these wonderful women in our lives!
ReplyDeleteI agree that you need to get a proper piano book that includes BOTH hands. :-)
Yes, get those ladies a real book. They can learn chords along with all the notes .
ReplyDeleteWe have been friends for about 15 years 😊
Owls are great snake killers.
I don't remember exactly, Emily, but at least that long. I enjoyed our nice long phone chat this morning, a perfect "friendship" day to call me. 😊
ReplyDeleteEmily, we met when I worked at the bookstore in Trenton, which was before Donna and I opened our bookstore in 2004. So closer to 17-18 years now. 😊
ReplyDeleteI uploaded your photo of the owl into iNaturalist, and put in your location and approximate date of the photo, and it definitely came back with Barred Owl. I love using that app.
ReplyDeleteWow. Friends since 1955. My oldest friend is Sally who was born about six months before I was in 1956 and who lived across the street with me then. We've been friends all my life (almost 65 years) and her dad just passed away at 102, so we may make some kind of friendship record.
I learned guitar from a children's book, and it was perfect for me. I always wanted to learn to play the piano...
Thanks for checking, Deb. I'll have to check out iNaturalist, which is new to me. I did Google and look at all three kinds of owls mentioned, and it was obvious (to me, at least) that it's a barred owl.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun app, and you can use it on your computer or even on the go on your phone.
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