In Southern Ontario we're still seeing a few Monarch butterflies daily.
Ken Mist 🇨🇦
@kenmist.bsky.social
Proud Canadian! I'm old. I love airplanes and photographing them. Also a collector of vinyl
Our Museum is storing this MiG 17 Fresco in preparation for this weekend's Airshow London.
Saw the news that Lindsay Graham passed suddenly and I was wondering what I could do to memoralize him. As I was sitting on the toilet at the time it suddenly came to me. Lindsay, this turd is for you.
Mmm...I'm no expert but I don't think that's an Apache helicopter. 🤔
Forbes@forbes.com · 4mo agoAn Apache helicopter flown by two U.S. pilots was downed near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, with both crewmen surviving the crash.
#TDIH - June 11, 1926 - First flight of the Ford Trimotor. Shot taken just before my first Trimotor ride at Oshkosh 2011.
Night And Day Joe Jackson 1982 - A&M Records A little Joe with a cup coffee while doing laundry on a dreary Sunday Morning.
Abandoned Luncheonette Daryl Hall & John Oates 1973 - Atlantic Records A random pull. Nice way to start the day. "Las Vegas Turnaround" goes out to all the hard working flight attendants.
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits 1985 - Vertigo Records Released May 17, 1985.
The Best Of Django Reinhardt, Quintette du Hot Club de France 1981 - Period Records (Japanese Repressing) Remembering Django Reinhardt who passed on May 16, 1953 at the age of 43. A Jazz innovator.
Stop Making Sense Talking Heads 1984 - Sire Records Happy birthday to frontman David Byrne, born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland.
Let It Be The Beatles 1970 - Apple Records The 12th and final album released on May 8,1970, one month after the official announcement of the group's breakup.
Self Titled Led Zeppelin 1969 - Atlantic Records What else are you going to play on the 89th anniversary of the destruction of the Hindenburg?
Live & Kickin' The Original Texas Playboys 1978 - Capitol Records What can I say, I'm a sucker for Western Swing music. So much fun. Fiddles, steel guitars, honky-tonk piano and a toe tapping beat.
My cat has something to say about the ridiculous indictment of James Comey.
Undercurrent Bill Evans and Jim Hall 1962 - United Artists Filed under "B". I fell in love with the cover art long before I ever heard the actual album. The front cover image is Toni Frissell's photograph "Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida". Just a piano and a guitar, no bass or percussion.
Frampton Forgets The Words Peter Frampton 2021 - UMe Records Happy 76th birthday to one of my favorite guitarists.
Bridge Of Sighs Robin Trower 1974 - Chrysalis Records I play this one a lot so I had to pull it out to celebrate the anniversary of its release on April 20, 1974. Trower got his start with Procol Harum before forming a power trio in 1971.
Black Noise FM 1978 - Passport Records The Toronto group's debut album commissioned by the CBC featuring Cameron Hawkins and the enigmatic Nash The Slash. Their style was referred to as Space Rock.
Let's Dance David Bowie 1983 - EMI Records Released April 14, 1983.
Morning coffee ☕️ on the deck. Cool and cloudy but at least it's not snowing.
On April 9, 1917 four divisions of the Canadian Corps of the First Army attacked three divisions of the German 6th army in the Battle of Arras. Over the course of three days of fierce fighting, 4000 Canadians would die with a further 7000 wounded and 4000 captured. The memorial at Vimy Ridge
Nashville Skyline Bob Dylan 1969 - Columbia Records Released April 9, 1969.
