February 5 - Greetings from California


And, just like that, Louis DeJoy and the local "forward-all-mail" Postal System nottwithstanding, the first retirement monthly check (late) and one-time bonus (early) arrive, signed by


State Controller Betty Lee, whose parents emigrated from



Guangzhou, in southern China -- cool!


Out


for


errands


on the 34th day of spring


high up 2 to 68


(ooh!  so close towards the 3rd day of summer!).


10th walk in the


Vacaville Streets route:


West McKinley


northwest,


around the bend,


northeast to the Greenspace and


Bike Path.


Then


homeward


to


begin


January 6, 2021, Op. 381 (February 5, 2022)

with

     Mitch McConnell (b. 1942) - January 6, February 13, May 17-18, December 17, 2021

and update the Works List vis a vis


Portraits of Three Players, Op. 11 (1978)

+ other work against a contrapuntal background of


Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture,


Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) - Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 (1830),


Robert Schumann (1810-1856) - Symphony No. 1 in Bb Major ("Spring"), Op. 38 (1841)


Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 (1888),


Anton Arensky (1861-1906) - Suite No. 2 ("Silhouettes"), Op. 23 (1892),


Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Nocturnes (1899): II. Fetes,


Frederic Delius (1862-1934) - A Village Romeo and Juliet (1907),


Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - Aus Italien, Op. 16 (1886),


Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) - English Folk Song Suite (1924),


Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Mother Goose Suite (1911),


Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912-1990) - Etruscan Concerto (1954), and


two isn't-that-amazing


Huell Howser (1945-2013)


California's Golden Parks (2002) episodes:


135. Yosemite Falls Trail and


136. American River Parkway (both from 2005).


That's the way it goes...

Ah yes, also more text for

Book of Dreams, 2022, Op. 376 (2022)
     February 4-5 (Cold Overnight, 2 Quilts Blanket, Sheet -- Night Before, Same + 3 More Sheets)...
          7am Big Music History Lecture, Starts Out Slow w/ Cassette Tapes on Portable,
               But Learn How to Use Equipment -- CDs and,
               Despite Repertory Performances Not Always Great, On A Roll,
               Get Folks Singing and Dancing, Moving From Room to Room, Renaissance, Dance Music,
               Liturgical, Everyone Having a Good Time, Quiz Tonight,
               But Can Use Any Notes You've Taken, Get to Josquin El Grillo
               (These Dream Lectures Never Seem to Include Computer, Like Many Dreams,
                Seem to Focus on More-Than-20 Year Old Experiences)... Wake Up, as So Often,
               w/ Low Sounds Pulsatimg -- Distant Waves, Traffic, or Washing Machine --
               Latter Perhaps Best Description...