Summer Clouds In Motion - Missoula, Montana

"But maybe Leo felt the same shakiness 

when he made it back to Sandusky...And my father, too,

 when he brought me to the Galaxy that first time,

 to show me how to be humble about what we love.

The point is not that you get away from fear, but that 
you move along with it.
 You don't let it freeze you in place."

- from Midnight Bowling by Quinn Dalton

Big Clouds, Green Grass, Missoula, Montana

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water, or

watching the clouds float across the blue sky, is by no means waste of time.” ~John Lubbock
, "Recreation," The Use of Life, 1894

Blue Sky Smiling At Me, Missoula, Montana

"Blue skies smiling at me, nothing but blue skies do I see...." - and you'll be hard pressed to find a bluer, bigger display than in Montana.

Here's a peppy 1927 version of Irving Kaufman singing Irving Berlin's classic. Ella Fitzgerald's rendition is smooth like the best kind of chocolate truffle. And old Blue Eyes lends his own charm to the song - plus this recording includes killer horn solos. And finally, to honour my hubby's favourite hair inspiration, here's a live 2005 benefit performance by Rod Stewart.