L’Hymne à l’amour

Sunday, March 30, 2025. It's Sol's day … TulseyTown remains under a New Moon, which makes little difference since it's hiding behind clouds along with the Sun. Forecasts indicate a right cool day in the low 60's. Moderate to strong Northerlies may bring some peeking into the late afternoon skies.

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.” – Emily Dickenson

On this day in 1867, the United States agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia

Vincent Van Gogh was born on this day in 1853 Zundert, Holland.

I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can’t.

– W.S. Merwin, “Berryman,” featured in Maria Popova's Margialian, 3.30.25.

Other creative's born on this date:

Céline Dion turns 57. The French-Canadian singer was born in 1968 Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada

Eric Clapton turns 80 today. The British singer/songwriter/guitarist was born in 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England.

Closing the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony with a performance of Edith Piaf’s “L’Hymne à l’amour,” Celine Dion climbed the Eiffel Tower to mark her first live performance since 2019, and her first since she revealed her diagnosis with stiff person syndrome.

I've also provided a previous recording of the Hymn with French and English lyrics.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller