English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is most famous for "The Lark Ascending" but he also wrote nine symphonies, operas and film scores, including the 1948 movie "Scott of the Antarctic."
Yesterday we saw an interesting, multi-media program at the Symphony. They played the haunting movie score while projecting original photos from the doomed expedition on a large screen, and a narrator read excerpts from Scott's diary.
All five of Scott's party died of cold and hunger, only 11 miles from base camp on their 800 mile journey back. A tragic tale of hubris, although they are remembered as heroes who left a legacy of information and scientific knowledge about the South Pole.
Speaking of cold weather. April showers bring May flowers, and it's been a chilly, rainy end to the month in Seattle. A wet spring is a good thing, and means beautiful roses when the sun finally warms up in May. I haven't cleared out the bulb foliage yet, so it's a big green mess out there. At least the invasive bluebells are pretty.
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