Photo of the Week: The Planets by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Seated blond curly-haired women wearing glasses and black dress holds a violin under her chin as she play a solo, other orchestra members in the background.

It’s been a couple years since I’ve watched/listened to Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) live webcasts.

And when I discovered the DSO was performing The Planets this weekend and had a live webcast, I couldn’t pass up an evening to enjoy amazing music.

This week’s photo features DSO Concertmaster Robyn Bollinger during the second movement, Venus, the Bringer of Peace, of The Planets by Gustav Holst.

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Celebrate World Kindness Day on November 13

Collection of rocks with bright yellow painted rock in center with the words Bee Kind and a drawing of a bee.

Holding a door open for another person, sharing kinds words with someone you care about, or paying for the meal for the person behind you at the drive-through are unexpected acts of kindness that can make someone’s day.

And sometimes we forget about that as we focus on our own life struggles.

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Photo of the Week: Carolina Wren

Small buffy-breasted brown bird with white throat, curved bill, black eye, and bold white eyebrow pauses as it perches on side of gray bird feeder. Blurred green leaves in the background.

A bird I hear frequently, but rarely see as it hides among thick shrub and tree branches, showed up in my yard this week. Not one, but two, chasing each other around the backyard maple tree. And then one flew to a bird feeder where I watched it from my kitchen window. A beautiful singer… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Carolina Wren