A Trip to the Drive-In

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Just over the line from the Massachusetts town of Northfield, is the small town of Hindsdale, New Hampshire, the home of one of the oldest drive-in cinemas in the region.

How were the movies, you ask? Welllllllll...they were nothing compared to the weather performance we were treated to!

This dramatic sunset; and, facing northeast...

a tempestuous sky leading up to a long summer thunder storm, making the viewing of the Transformers movie virtually impossible. What a shame! ;-)

Let's just say we go for the cinematic experience, as the films are rarely top notch. We were given a little tour of the projection house and learned first-hand some of the mechanics of projecting analog film and sound onto the large outdoor screen. I'll have to take photos in the projection room next time and possibly interview the projectionist and his assistant.

Music for Sunday: Power to the People

Music for Sunday (On Wednesday, My Birthday) - Joni Mitchell - 4th of July - Night Ride Home

To me, Joni Mitchell is like Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus all in one person. Just as my birthday (July 1), the 4th of July and early summer are all woven together as parts of who I am. I love summer, the fireworks, the man beside me and all the music this elegant Canadian songbird, turned California girl, has given us over the decades.

I'm busy (class started on Monday and ends next Thursday but runs from 2:30 to 7:45: jam-packed) and a bit stressed but none the worse for wear, as they say. 83% happy, healthy and trying to make the most of life. If you've got that, there is not a whole to complain about. Well...unless the hormones are taking their toll on the emotions, as they are wont to do! When I'm in the thick of that, it always seems that I will be depressed forever, as I was way back when. Then it passes and I can see that it was just a bout of the blues and a bit of worry, which is normal and human.

I hope you are all well or hanging in. I'm thinking of you who visit often and as always, regretting I can't get to your blogs for every new post. And when I can, I am often called away by duty and cannot leave a comment. I wish you peace and a wonderful summer.

All the love,
Pagan Sphinx