RIP Ray Still

Incredible oboist and teacher. 


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Yosemite

In December, after over 7 years of living in California, I was finally able to visit Yosemite National Park.  It was just for a day, but it was snowy and beautiful, and I loved it.  Here are a few pictures.

Wawona Lodge

 

Rooms Available at the Wawona!

(except it was closed...)

Yosemite Valley

Frozen Stream

Frozen Bridal Veil Falls

Boulder, Tree, Snow

Half Dome

El Capitan

 

Fireplace at the Ahwahnee Hotel

 

Pretty Tree

Half Dome, different view

 

Snowy Stream

 

Half Dome at Sunset

 Lakebed in the Mist

Halfdome at Twilight

The Snowman And The Snowdog

I love the original, but the new sequel to The Snowman is actually pretty good.  Though the flying song just doesn't compare.  But check out The Snowman And the Snowdog!  It's very sweet.

This Onion article is both really funny and really sad at the same time:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/deformed-freak-born-without-penis,34732/

pomegranate bark

This looks delicious and the video was super cute:
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/11/29/dining/100000002575630/dark-chocolate-and-pomegranate-bark.html?smid=pl-share

Northeast Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from (I ♥) Bill Cunningham:
http://nyti.ms/1j1yBHj

Makes me miss my homeland!

Tony Musante

RIP Tony Musante, previously featured on this blog for his role in the 1970 Italian movie about an oboist, Anonimo Veneziano.  We share Italian ancestry, a home-state, and some time at Northwestern University, according to his obituary.