2019 Bands vs weather 3-0-2

FCB record is 1-0-1 -- the tie is Stars in the Park, for which it rained but there was a rain location. So we played the concert, just indoors. At least they gave us the gym space this time, instead of the gathering space which has a low ceiling and is poorly suited for a large ensemble performance. Sunday's Belle Isle concert was pretty much perfect -- sunny and just enough breeze to keep the bugs down. The only things that could have made it better is actual shade for the performers and water pressure on the island so that the bathrooms were working. It had been a glorious few days, so the park had been very busy and the portapotties were all getting overloaded by Sunday afternoon. DC seems to prefer the size of the summer band (the 90+ size of the 'regular' band can make tempo & style changes a little less crisp than he likes).

LCCB record is 2-0-1 -- the tie was last night, where we played the first half of the playlist before it started to rain. We got handed a new piece as we were settling in -- a local composer said he had a new piece, and asked DM if we could run it at the next rehearsal. DM said 'heck, we'll run it during the concert!". So we did. (It was fairly straightforward, and was pretty effective. I didn't really like it, but the audience chatter that I heard seemed fairly positive.)

I have been picking about a dozen strawberries every day. Not bad for about 18 actually bearing plants. I cut back the irises and peonies yesterday. The orange lilies are just beginning to pop - I can see strips of orange where the buds are beginning to open. The red-hot poker in the same bed is sending up flower spikes, but it'll be at least a couple of weeks before they open.

J has been digging volunteer oak trees out of various gardens and planting them in the easement. It'll be lovely out there in a couple of decades. :)

The water running through the rill has found a new way out -- the pond was down a few inches this morning -- so I need to go fix that this afternoon