the birds, the bees and the snowmen

Today was the first morning (in god knows how long) that I haven't waken up to the sound of cold rain pounding on my bedroom window, a reminder of yet another dreary, damp, energy/soul- sucking "summer" day. I can't even begin to explain how bloody terrible it is and the cherry on top of the bloody terrible weather was mother nature's delightful surprise sunday morning. On the last day in May, fluffy white snowflakes covered roads and rooftops in this little home town of mine. But don't worry kids, it was the sticky kind! While I was on my return trip from Ottawa I unfortunately, or fortunately, missed the whole thing but a few friends of mine made the best of this summer-winter wonderland. I absolutely must share the evidence of this shocking truth (photo cred goes to jillian richmond) :

Oh the contradiction in these shots: a fatty snowman, lush green grass and blossomed purple garden flowers. Hilarious.

Anyways, the whole point of this funny little anecdote is that this morning's change of pace- waking up to the sunshine beaming, the smell of freshly mowed lawns and the birds whistling- was a beautiful treat. My morning anthem is "Birds Fly Away" by Theresa Andersson and is perfectly suitable for days like today. I found this glorious video on the super dope site www.booooooom.com but you can also search her on youtube. This song is amazing. She is amazing. And I fucking love loop pedals. I have a soft spot in my heart for musicians who are talented enough to :

a. play and incorporate that many instruments
b. have such impressive vocals

c. be co-ordinated enough to loop it all in one take and lastly

d. have so much damn fun while doing all of the above

She is inspiring and gives me no choice but to be in a marvelous mood after listening/watching-hence the obvious reason I dance and sing to it while I get dressed in the morning.

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