Day 8

Seeing lots of red maple buds on my walks!

"...one ought every day at least to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." -Goethe

A song for a slow spring morning: Saint Etienne's "Spring" from their debut album Foxbase Alpha (1991). In a career that now stretches into a fourth decade, the British pop band has released consistently enjoyable records that find inspiration ranging from 1960s "Girl groups" to 1980s house music. Group member Bob Stanley (not to be confused with the Red Sox relief pitcher of the 1970s and 80s) is also a music critic. His Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop is a great read that weighs in on the history of pop music "from Bill Haley to Beyonce." Highly recommended!

Another poem for spring (it won't be the last!): Emily Dickinson's "A little Madness in the Spring" Take a virtual tour of The Homestead in Amherst, MA where Dickinson wrote her poems!

A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown – 
Who ponders this tremendous scene – 
This whole Experiment of Green – 
As if it were his own!

Works Cited

Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886). "A little Madness in the Spring." Emily Dickinson Museum. https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/the-museum/our-site/the-homestead/. Accessed 20 Mar. 2020.

Saint Etienne. "Spring." Foxbase Alpha, 1991, Warner Bros. Records.