Temporary Link Vibrant Colors & Passionate Dances Check it out! >Scroll using left/right arrows to view versions and the dance photo – should not be missed<< Apologies for watermark that placed itself in a lousy spot for this composition!!
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Articles by: fidelito
My Journey with the Trumpet: Can You Read My Mind (John Williams) – Cornet Cover
Can you read minds? If not, don’t worry just make sure to have a great weekend 🙂
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Great Escapes: Countryside Perspectives
Temporary Link Going Country Style The way to GO! (following a minimalistic/natural approach to get more quality out of life)
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My Journey with the Trumpet: That’s Amoré (Dean Martin) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Is this Love or what?? Maybe it’s just “what” 🙁
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Game On: Cycling Passions
Temporary Link Fun with Fitness A new approach for a happier/fulfilling lifetime
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Nature Boy – Going Solo (Music: Eden Ahbez/Interpretation: Jon Hassell) – Flugelhorn
Going SOLO “Naturally”…… Hope it goes well :-0
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Bird Stories: A Hit (Nuthatch/Sittelle)
Temporary Link A “HIT”! from a friend who looks really “FIT” 🙂 >> multiple versions on site, just scroll left/right using side arrows<<
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Habanera (Georges Bizet) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Breakfast with Carmen A classical way of life 🙂
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Jews of Egypt: Stories Worth Telling
Wonderful stories providing a human dimension/context to a dynamic/multicultural/multi-religious society that lived in complete harmony, flourished economically and integrated seamlessly on so many levels. A model that may well be repeatable if only there is will to keep politics out of the equation and let the human context take […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Osvaldo Farrés) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover
Going absolutely “Latino”…..well “‘ish‘” !
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Light Touch: Portrait d’Ambroise Vollard (by Paul Cézanne – 1899)
Temporary Link The Fun of Retouch Creative/Tricky approach of bringing back old paintings/photos to life while maintaining/enhancing their originality/character. Though opinions can be subjective if you see original version here I hope I did it justice 🙂 ** Multiple other versions on linked site just scroll left/right using arrows **
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Game On: Hippodrome de Domfront – 2024
Temporary Link A Casual Joy Ride Speed NOT a serious option 🙂 ** Multiple other versions on linked site just scroll left/right using arrows **
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My Journey with the Trumpet: L’hymne à l’amour (Édith Piaff) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
A Celebration, French style 🙂
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Little Things: Junior Monks
Temporary Link A Particularly Favourite Set of Mine Artistic interpretation is truly creative fun 🙂 ** Multiple other versions on linked site just scroll left/right using arrows **
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Tu Te Reconnaîtras (Eurovision 1973 – Anne Marie David) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Tu verras, tu te reconnaîtras A chaque instant, dans chaque joie, dans chaque larme Tes rêves d’enfant continuent à vivre You will see, you will recognize yourself At every moment, in every joy, in every tear Your childhood dreams Live on
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Close Encounters: Qesra (Stenodema Laevigata – Plant bug)
Temporary Link The Gorgeous Creatures Around Us (if you’d care to look) They’ve got a life too you know 🙂 ** Multiple other versions on linked site just scroll left/right using arrows **
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Summertime (George Gershwin) – Cornet Cover
Calling for Summertime but, no answer! So frustrating 🙁
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Quirky Perspectives: Wild Beads
Temporary Link Nature Inspirations You too, get inspired by nature in your own special way 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: The Big Country (Jerome Moross) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover & Arrangement
What a BIG Country! Love Cowboy “Music” Love Cowboy “Movies” Love Cowboy “Style” NOT big fan of Cowboy “Politics” 😉
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Bird Stories: Acute (Redstart/Rouge-queue)
Temporary Link A cute story, no? Use photo link for other versions (scroll using left/right arrows) 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: New York, New York (John Kander) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Ever been to New York? Here is a small tour, it’s entirely free for the day 🙂
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Game On: A High Stakes Dash
Temporary Link Wow; All [The Focus, The Effort, The Commitment] I prefer just watch…. 😉
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My Journey with the Trumpet: The Great Escape (Elmer Bernstein) – Cornet Cover/Mellophone Backing
Time to “Escape” again? But from what precisely??
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Close Encounters: Lonesome Soldier (Sodier Beetle/Coléoptères Soldats)
Temporary Link Lonesome Soldier but perhaps not for long…
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Cinema Paradiso (Ennio Morricone) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Celebrating Ennio Morricone A Life Rich in Music/Inspiration
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My Journey with the Trumpet: You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (Dean Martin) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
You’ve just got to be somebody, right? Well, you’ve got all summer to….well “think about it”! Some of us are already stuck 🙁
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Wild Eyes: Zibo (White-handed gibbon/Gibbon à mains blanches)
Subscriber Link I have a story too you know… Can you see it? **more variants on linked site – scroll left/right using arrows**
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Weird & Wonderful: The Mermaid of Sitges
Subscriber Link Break Away To See The World As It Really Is But Enjoy It In Your Own Special Way 🙂 **more variants on linked site – scroll left/right using arrows**
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Con te Partirò (Francesco Sartori) – Cornet Cover/Flugelhorn Backing & Arrangement
A Classic Breakfast Enjoy the flavors & don’t watch the clock 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Suddenly Seymour (Alen Menken) – Cornet Cover
Have a Great Day & Keep Having It That Way oh, and don’t mind that “Horrors” bit 🙂
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Structural Dimensions: Viaduc de Millau
Subscriber Link Connecting the Dots On My Way to a Sunny Holiday! and boy, do I need it this year 🙂
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Travelog: Cliffs of Dover
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) – Cornet/Mellophone Cover
Too Early but what the hell, “Let’s Rock!”
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Sonatina, Op. 151 No. 1 (Anton Diabelli) – Flugelhorn Cover
Morning Melody So make sure to enjoy your day (no if’s or but’s) 🙂
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Close Encounters: Inji (Polichopus plumipes)
Temporary Link Elegance of a Bug takes the “edge” 🙂 **more art variants on linked site – scroll left/right using arrows**
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Sevillanas Del Siglo XVIII (Federico García Lorca) – Flugelhorn Cover & Arrangement
Welcome to Sevilla 🙂 Beware, in summer it can get a bit tricky (people sometimes refer to it as being a bit “sticky”)
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Street Stories: Audition
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Beyond the Sea (Charles Trenet, Albert Lasry) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
My Ultimate Question of Focus This Summer To Sea or Not To Sea for Me?
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Bird Stories: Eye Contact (Scarlet Ibis/Ibis rouge)
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Architectural Dimension: The 12 Apostles (St. Mark’s Basilica – Venezia)
Temporary Link Architecture – Glorious Side of Faith Have a Great Day 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Music to Watch Girls By (Sid Ramin) – Cornet Cover
Well, have a great walk around and enjoy your day 🙂
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Close Encounters: Khepri (Rhagium sycophanta/Longhorn Beetles)
Temporary Link Sometimes makes sense to experience the world this way; moments when you don’t notice much difference but just want to have some fun 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) – Cornet Cover
Just Covering All “Basses” Quite a “bassic” approach really, don’t you think?
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Close Encounters: My “Private” Island (Beautiful demoiselle/Caloptéryx vierge)
Temporary Link Of course I do have my own border patrol Just in case, you never know….
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My Journey with the Trumpet: The Pink Panther (Henri Mancini) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
“Chief” Inspector Clouseau just checking in, but you just have a Great Day anyway!
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Bird Stories: Sherry (House sparrow/Moineau domestique)
Temporary Link Dedicated to my wonderful sister Sherry (Shahira) A celebration of her life
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Castle on a Cloud (Claude Michel Schönberg)
Celebrating the life of my wonderful sister Shahira (Sherry) This one’s for you darling…..
Read More Fascism: The Flashing Red Lights for Europe
Suppression is never the answer nor is turning a blind eye. I won’t pretend to know the answer myself or understand the evolution of this trend in this-day-and-age. What I suspect however is that this trend is more about promoting/subscribing to a distorted reading of history coupled with racist […]
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Environment: Transforming Construction to Deal with Extreme Weather Conditions
A very interesting, important and quite relevant report. I can only add the name of a famous Egyptian architect who pioneered traditional mud construction as opposed to western building designs, material & layouts. You can read about him here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Fathy The driving point is that we need to adapt not only […]
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BREXIT – The Migrant Exchange Program (Part of the Levelling Up Policy?)
Locking out EU migrants and now heading east for migration deals – well now that makes good sense, doesn’t it. The problem as with any other political/economic debates is that people tend to have less knowledge/expertise (myself included in the mix) to make critical decisions particularly when it comes to […]
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