More cherry pink

I've been asked to explain more about what I meant when I blogged before. Seeing lots of beautiful pink blossom tress yesterday with their gorgeous litter, the fallen petals clogging the street edges so prettily, I wish this had an accompanying photo. Maybe by the end of the day it will.
I don't often think about my days as head of percussion in the school orchestra. Sometimes I enjoyed it but mainly I found it a responsibility (that's my pattern, I'm much more aware of it now than I was when I was at school). The cherry pink piece is the only one I now recall that we did, cos it was hard for me to keep in time and my on time snare drumming seemed essential to the success of the sound. I know every instrument counts but if feels like there's perhaps more margin for error with another instrument as they can perhaps blend with their other instruments - there is often more than one violin for example, but only one snare drum. Tho a big blow of a french horn at the wrong moment would also have the potential to wreck the timbre too. 
At my drumming circle the other day the leader asked if I was up to driving the piece, I panicked and said no, but towards the end of it, I was feeling like I was. I had the bass drum, which underpins the sound. It was fun, but not something i'm going to make a habit of doing cos my fun times need to have less responsibility than the rest of my times :)

It's an amazing drying day. A perfect day to have chosen to work a half day from home :) I've even done the hand washing. And had icecream in the sunshine. Lucky me :D