Hummingbird visits

Yesterday a hummingbird visited our little garden. In less than one minute he tasted all the new orange flowers that blossomed this week.

Aguape

De A Sorrir

De A Sorrir

This lovely flower blossomed in our mini-pond during the night. Its name is "aguape". There is a beautiful music from Edmundo Souto and Paulinho Tapajós with this title. Simone Guimarães sings it beautifully.

AGUAPE

Lá do outro lado do arvoredo
Vive o meu amor escondido
Um passarinho contou
Voa sabiá vá encontrar
Meu bem querer vá lá dizer
Meu bem te vi longe daqui
Sou curió cantando só
Uirapuru do Pajeú
Sem um xodó num cafundó
Volta prá aqui meu colibri
Lembra do fubá do gravatá
Do cangerê do Pererê
Do jaboti do Guarani
Do bororó do mocotó
Do meu bambu do babassú
Do Marajó do Tororó
Jamais te vi meu colibri
Lembra do cajá do butiá
Do aguapé pé de café
Da juriti do açaí
Do abricó de Mossoró
Do inhambú mandacarú
Do pão de ló nó de jiló
Volta pra aqui meu bem-te-vi
Tenho um ninho guardado
Para o meu namorado
Deixei lá em segredo
Porque ainda era cedo
Aguardando o pedido
Tenho um ninho escondido
Ele vive guardado
Pra você me guardar

Thank You Lord!

"Oh Lord, that lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!"
Henry IV, Part 2
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Twelve Days of Christmas

Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
a partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
two turtles dove and
a partridge in a pear tree

On the third day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
three french hens
two turtle doves and
a partridge in a pair tree

...

On the twelfth day ofChristmas
my true love sent to me:
twelve lords a-leaping
eleven ladies dancing
ten pipers piping
nine drummers drumming
eight maids a-milking
seven swans swimming
six geese laying
five golden rings
four calling birds
three french hens
two turtles dove and
a partridge in a pear tree

Away in a manger

"Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
the little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
the little Lord Jesus asleep in the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
but little Lord Jesus no crying He makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky,
And stay by my cradle til morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay,
Close by me forever, and love me I pray.
Bless all dear children in Your tender care,
And take us to heaven, to live with Thee there."