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Mom and Baby put on a Pose
Two Weeks Old, Bon Appetit
Things back here in western Pennsylvania were quite the ordinary this week. The only thing that was totally reliable was the unreliable and unpredictable weather. Like the worn out yo-yo we had a sine wave for weather highs and lows. Such is a good sign that spring is coming, as the temperature ratchets its way up towards true spring weather. Soon, all of your good trout fishing secret spots will be filled with interlopers, as will mine.
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The weather has been so flighty that some folks have taken to the indoor events to pass the time, and to decompress from cabin fever. It has been too warm for skiing, but too cold to ride a bike … thus, the indoor arena is just right for the fan of equine passions.
The photos speak for themselves in regard to just that. I visited my favorite arena today with my trusty Nikon D2H. As usual, CLICK ON THEM TO ENLARGE THE IMAGES.
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Since the Academy Awards took place this Sunday, I will pass on some of the winners. I do not know how many of these films you were able to view over there, but there were quite a few excellent choices this year. My personal favorites were Juno, Once, and Atonement. All were nominated, and all received an award. Here is a short list:
Best Picture: "No Country for Old Men"
Best Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Blood"
Best Actress: Marion Cotillard, "La Vie En Rose"
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"
Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"
Best Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"
Best Animated Feature: "Ratatouille"
Best Documentary: “Taxi to the Dark Side”
Best Short Documentary: “Freeheld”
Best Original Score: “Atonement” -- Dario Marianelli
Achievement in Cinematography: Robert Elswit, "There Will Be Blood"
Best Original Song: “Falling Slowly” from “Once” -- Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Counterfeiters," Austria
Achievement in Film Editing: Christopher Rouse, "The Bourne Ultimatum"
Achievement in Sound Mixing: “The Bourne Ultimatum” -- Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
Achievement in Sound Editing: “The Bourne Ultimatum” -- Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
Best Adapted Screenplay: "No Country for Old Men," Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Best Animated Short Film: “Peter & the Wolf”
Best Live Action Short Film: “Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)”
Achievement in Art Direction: “Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo
Achievement in Visual Design: “The Golden Compass” -- Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
Achievement in Makeup: “La Vie en Rose” -- Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald
Achievement in Costume Design: Alexandra Byrne, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
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If you want to test your friends on their knowledge of history, ask them how long our national anthem. “The Star-Spangled Banner” has been around. It has only been around for 77 years as a matter of fact. Francis Scott Key penned the words as a poem during the war of 1812, but President Hoover and 71st Congress did not officially designate the poem and tune as our national anthem until March of 1931. Another strange fact is, the tune was written in London years before we declared independence in 1776, and it was originally a British drinking song!
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The Penguins have been making a good run at it without Sidney Crosby who has been sidelined with an injury. They are near the top of their conference. Keep your eyes on their progress. They are going to shock some as the end nears.
Keep your head down,
Henry Hill, Plum Pennsylvania
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