stars

so i need to go to shortridge park more often. always used to tromp around in the creek there when i was little. it's rather close to me now. last night kate and i (hi kate! she's a good egg.) went over there to argue over whether you can see more stars from devil's courthouse mountain in north carolina, or at the lesnie ozera sanatorium in vitebsk region, belarus. i need more nature. the other night i unexpectedly wound up on interpreter duty for a duo of friends of mine from belarus who are over here giving some concerts (flute / classical / worship / good stuff) for a few weeks. for anyone who was there: my russian skills are not as good as they may have seemed to you! translating from russian to english is sort of okay, but the other way i simply cannot! yulia made me sing on a song i'd only heard part of once before (at camp, while i was percussing, no less). i have to say, though, in spite of the trauma of having to try to sing it, i adore that song. it's been in my head ever since. i wish she had a recording of it. she comes up with these melodies that are so simple and pure, and then sings them with that voice that is both velvety and crisp... very groovy.