It’s really nice to have Bob back at home. This morning in the dense pea-soupy fog, I suggested we go out for a walk to get us going. . We’re wanting to go for a walk each day. We got dressed and went out. We were warmly dressed. I had on my ski hat and a thick coat. Walking though warmed us up and the day seemed to brighten up as we walked. We both ended up carrying our coats. All in all, we walked 3.3 miles which was enough. I found a beautiful poppy along the way, just across from Bob’s friend’s house, which pleased me to photograph..
This afternoon we attended a Berkeley Community Chorus Concert at Hertz Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. They were performing Mendelssohn’s Oratorio “Elijah”. The chorus, 140 members strong, filled the stage and was amazing. The orchestra was outstanding. With the four excellent soloists, the performance was up to a professional performance standard. I think it’s amazing to live in a town where the level of the volunteers is so high. I especially loved the parts at the end of each half where all the stops were pulled out: the chorus was booming, the soloists were all singing, the orchestra was playing with all the brass and the timpani and the organ came in with my favorite a deep bass continuo. It was fantastic. It is great to live in a town where such things happen and are free.
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