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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

It was beautiful day for Caroline and me to walk along the Wakefield Valley Trail

It was beautiful day for Caroline and me to walk along the Wakefield Valley Trail. We especially enjoyed that someone had chalked a series of commentaries on the walk and it was also great to see Jacki Reiff and Henry Reiff along the trail. 18Apr2017 Tues.

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Democratic Advocate, April 24, 1897: Coldest April for twenty years

A blast from the North bore down on this section Monday night, sending down the mercury to 26 at 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning. The weather was cold all day Tuesday. Ice formed Monday night and fruit buds were seriously damaged, it is thought. On Wednesday morning there was a heavy frost and ice formed in low places. This has been the coldest April for twenty years. In the West on Monday the mercury was down nearly to zero. Democratic Advocate, April 24, 1897.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Scott S. Bair Stadium at McDaniel College

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Enjoying spring at the McDaniel track

Sunday, March 18, 2012

The magnificent magnolias welcome spring

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Annual burning of the socks heralds spring season

Annual burning of the socks heralds spring season By JESSICA PACHLER, For The Capital Published 03/18/10

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/ent/2010/03/18-02/After-Dark-Annual-burning-of-the-socks-heralds-spring-season.html

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The vernal equinox occurs at 1:32 p.m. on Saturday, which, if you have lived in Annapolis for at least one year, should mean one very important thing to you - time to burn your socks!

Because the Annapolis Maritime Museum is temporarily closed for repairs, the official sock burning will return to Annapolis Sailyard (326 First St.) where it began 34 years ago. The celebration, a low-key, unplanned thing, actually will start at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and involve sock burning and the quaffing of beverages you bring yourself.

The Eastport Yacht Club will host a sock burning on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. for members and their guests. If neither of those options work for you, take tradition by the horns, grab some friends, some brews and some socks and start your own tradition.

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http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/ent/2010/03/18-02/After-Dark-Annual-burning-of-the-socks-heralds-spring-season.html

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Friday, April 17, 2009

Vivaldi’s spring by Kevin Dayhoff

The image above is rare drawing of Antonio Vivaldi at work in his studio, in 1725, around the time he wrote “The Four Seasons.”

Let’s all hope that the recent warmer weather and sunshine are, in the words of Antonio Vivaldi, a sure sign that “springtime is upon us.”

Vivaldi, the famous Venetian Baroque music composer was born on March 4, 1678, in what was then known as the Republic of Venice. The son of barber, who later became a professional violinist; it is not well known that Vivaldi was ordained a priest in 1703. In September of that same year, he took a job as the violin teacher at Pio Ospedale della Peita – an orphanage, in Venice.

In 1725, he wrote, what is to many, his most famous work, “The Four Seasons”; a set of four violin concertos written to go long with four sonnets, which many historians believe he wrote himself.

Referred to as descriptive music, “The Four Seasons” were relatively revolutionary at the time and has influenced artists from many different media ever since. It is the ultimate collage – in this case, of music to describe words – the juxtaposition of various, otherwise disparate elements that come together to make a whole that has much more meaning than its individual components.

Although many are quite familiar with the music of Vivaldi’s “Spring,” few are familiar with the words: Spring – Concerto in E Major

Allegro: Springtime is upon us. The birds celebrate her return with festive song, and murmuring streams are softly caressed by the breezes. Thunderstorms, those heralds of spring, roar, casting their dark mantle over heaven, then they die away to silence, and the birds take up their charming songs once more.

Largo: On the flower-strewn meadow, with leafy branches rustling overhead, the goat-herd sleeps, his faithful dog beside him.

Allegro: Led by the festive sound of rustic bagpipes, nymphs and shepherds lightly dance beneath the brilliant canopy of spring.

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