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With sincere thanks to resonance42 for many of the photos; as always, click on thumbnails for full sized versions.

Past time with good company / I love, and shall until I die...

The closing-day cannon had sounded, the crowds were being gently escorted torwards the door. Over the galleried outer gates of Hollygrove, Good Queen Bess and her consorts bid adieu ( Read more... )

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A silly entry from an event almost ten weeks ago, and finally finished today...

In the hands of a graceful dancer like silmaril or Jesse, dance can be something unforgettable for the viewer.

In *my* hands, dance -- especially belly dance -- can also be unforgettable for the viewer, in "the sound of doumbeks triggers post-traumatic flashbacks and makes ( Read more... )

As she stepped away from me and she moved through the faire
And I stood and watched her move here and move there
And then she turned homeward with one star awake
Like the swan in the evening moves over the lake...


-Padraic Colum, "She Moved Through the Faire"

She danced with a grace that literally caused passing traffic to slow ( Read more... )