Kate and William's Royal Baby

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's son was born at 4.24pm, Monday, July 22.

Prince William had said the couple "could not be happier" following the birth of the 8lb 6oz boy.

Gun salutes in Green Park and the Tower of London and the ringing of bells at Westminster Abbey have marked the birth of the third in line to the throne.
The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun salute in Green Park at 14:00 BST, after riding past Buckingham Palace.
At the same time, the Honourable Artillery Company - the City of London's army reserve regiment - fired a 62-gun salute from Gun Wharf at the Tower of London.

Visitors to Niagara Falls discovered the baby's gender in spectacular fashion as the rapids turned blue.

God bless the Royal Family!

Memorial Day

As I do it every year, these beautiful peonies from my garden will be taken to the cemetery tomorrow.

Happy Mother's Day!

Mother,

You've given me two things

One is roots

The other is wings.

(Anonymous)

Simandy Jozsef-Hazam, hazam[Bank ban].flv

 

Time-to-time I have a need to listen to this beautiful aria from Bank Ban to remind me to other countless hard times throughout our history.

Janos Starker in Memoriam (5.07.1924-28.4.2013)

http://youtu.be/Iy4mzt_CgaU


Janos Starker will be missed by those who have listened to his great contributions to the cello literature/performances .

Please, listen to the YouTube video.


http://mno.hu/grund/elhunyt-starker-janos-vilaghiru-gordonkamuvesz-1157640

Spring is here....

Finally!  After the cold and rainy months now everything is blooming in my garden. It is such a beautiful uplifting sight but I still have tears in my eyes at the Memorial for the victims of the recent Boston Marathon.

Sir Colin Davis

Conductor Sir Colin Davis has died at the age of 85, the London Symphony Orchestra has announced.

Surrey-born Sir Colin made his debut with the orchestra in 1959 and was its longest serving principal conductor.
He worked with the Royal Opera House, the BBC Symphony and English Chamber orchestras and was internationally renowned for his interpretations of Mozart, Sibelius and Berlioz.

Roger Wright - controller BBC Radio 3 and director of BBC Proms - said Sir Colin's "death is an enormous loss to music".

"His last performance at the BBC Proms two years ago, a towering interpretation of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, was a reminder of the special qualities of his conducting and his big-hearted and deep musicianship," he added.