Just outside our front gate a runner of bright orange nasturtiums has twined itself through the forest of rhododendron leaves and seems to be waving gently to a couple of pumpkins lolling nearby.  I notice them as I come and go through the misty gray drizzle and they cheer my spirits.

Garden bright spots are getting harder to find these days but, fortunately, there are many other diversions from the early onset of the winter blahs.  Yesterday it was the “Fall Concert” put on by the Bayside Singers.  It took place at the Fort Columbia Theater and, as is usually the way of it here on the Peninsula, it involved many of our friends and acquaintances.

We arrived an hour early, not because of back-to-standard-time confusion, but because I had mistakenly thought the show began at 2:00 instead of 3:00.  All the better for visiting time!  And for watching a last minute run-through or two.  To say nothing of the opportunity to choose front-and-center seats!

The performance was a sort of potpourri of musical offerings and the participants were costumed accordingly.  There were three blind mice, several cats, geisha girls, pirates and even a ghoul or two, all sitting in proximity and singing amicably together.  It occurred to me that it was a visual metaphor for life on the peninsula but I was too busy enjoying myself and admiring the amazing display of talent to think that through.

In fact, even though I had a perfect and non-obstructed view of the action, I was so enthralled that I forgot until the last minute to take a picture or two.  Never mind.  There will be other opportunities to document bright spots provided by the Bayside Singers.  I understand a Christmas program is in the works…