One of our new acquisitions, Salvia Salgoon Lake George, looking gorgeous in the sunshine [click to embiggen]
It has been another beautiful Spring day and, needless to say, I spent most of it in the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers: I built another set of display shelves [as you can see in the background of the photo above], potted-on another load of small plants into bigger pots, created the first of what will be a number of window box/wall-pot displays, and did load of general pottering besides. Very satisfying.
Meanwhile, I have just been reminded by Sean Keaveny on Radio 2 that it will be ten years next week since the force of nature that was Prince ascended the glittering (purple, of course) stairway to Fabulon. I think a little tribute is in order...
The archetypal flamboyant icon of mid-80s to mid-90s pop [alongside Queen Madge, of course], he evolved from the shadow of his idol Rick James into the mega-successful, adored superstar whose death was so widely mourned across the globe. He was not merely a performer, singer and musician, however; he was a brilliant songwriter, too.
And, by way of a tribute to his genius, here are several examples of how his compositions became massive hits for other people:
First up, the one that always makes me cry...
...lightening the mood somewhat, a clutch of much more uplifting choons...
...the classic - here featuring an artist who shares a birthday with The Purple One, Sir Tom Jones (Tom Jones)...
...and finally, the man himself:
Prince Rogers Nelson (7th June 1958 – 21st April 2016)
