Merritt and The Magnetic Fields have a new album out.
Coincidentally, Nora and I met thanks to DJ Chris Ewen, longtime Merritt collaborator. We even have “Manray” engraved inside our wedding rings – and plan to go dancing at Xmortis tonight.
My favorite song off the album so far is “Be True to Your Bar.” Though, I don’t drink and the only bars I’ve frequented were those that Nora was tending. She’d put my “three fingers of cranberry” in a tumbler, and people would ask about the exotic red liquor I was drinking.
Acorn caps on snow
Remains of a squirrel’s
recent dinner
Autumn approaches
The dog returns to his crate
For his evening bed
A dog’s snoring is like birdsong in a forest: a sign that all is well.
Dust bunnies still dance amidst the spinning blades But dusk comes early
Sadly, you can no longer swim in Shelburne Falls as we did back in 2001; but it’s still beautiful.