music clip of the day

Why not begin the week with something beautiful?

Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), Rain Tree Sketch (1982); Peter Serkin (piano), live, Tokyo, 2003

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Glencoe, Ill. (Chicago Botanic Garden)

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random thoughts

Time change—all the pleasures of jet lag without ever leaving home.