Wild Flowers and Music
On Tuesday we went to Boo and Star’s School to watch Boo in her annual Band Musicianship concert.
When we arrived (I don’t go to the school often) the first thing I noticed was all the wild flowers they had growing around the school. They were so pretty. The school was only built a couple of years ago, Star actually started in the old school which has now been knocked down. I think it’s lovely that the school is decorated with wild flowers.
The car park and the path down to the school is surrounded by these beautiful flowers.
It certainly brightened up what was a dreary day with rain.
The concert was really good too. Last year it seemed to go on forever, but this year it was a much shortened version. I think they split up the year groups. It was also nice to hear a wide range of songs, where last year a lot of bands played the same song, this year it seemed they all had something different to play. The older kids even wrote their own songs, although they had mostly very depressing lyrics. Oh the lives of teens, how tragic it must be.
Here’s a photo of Boo on stage with her guitar, she never missed a note and played perfectly. Thanks to a bit of extra practice with her Dad.
Her band was called Massively Rich, and they played Price Tag by Jessie J.
Last weeks Sunday photo can be found here
Very well done to Boo! You must have been so proud. I must admit I did laugh a bit at the teenagers and their depressing lyrics!
The wildflowers are lovely. I thing more public spaces should do this, it would really help the bee population. I’ve tried planting some, but they haven’t bloomed yet. I think they’re growing though!
Love the meadow! Funny we had a similar experience with our daughter’s talent showcase. Previous school concerts have drawn out and somewhat shambolic but this one was more streamlined and structured. Really enjoyable as a result. Sometimes there is almost an indulgence in making us family members in the audience suffer through sloppily put together, repetitive things for the three minutes our darlings are onstage. Good to make it entertaining in its own right.
Those flowers are indeed so pretty. Wild flowers are something special.
Well done to Boo with her guitar. It sounds like she did so well. x
A great combination! The flowers are gorgeous and I am always glad to see kids playing music. I enjoyed it when I was in school and carried the joy with me to adulthood;.
Congratulations Boo! Also the wildflowers are wonderful – I love a field of flowers! #MMBC
I love it when schools give nature a priority in their outdoor space. The wild flowers look amazing at Boo’s school. Must be buzzing with bees and pollinators. Well done Boo. I hope her band goes from strength to strength and lives up to its name. #MMBC
Well done to Boo! Thanks for capturing those images of wild flowers. Brightened my day a lot. Also I do like a wilder look in gardens generally. Remember visiting a home of Virginia Woolf’s years ago and loving the wild flowers there so you brought back memories #MMBC
I’ve noticed a real abundance of wild flowers this year especially poppies cropping up all over the place. They look so pretty. Well done to Boo on her performance too. I’m sure she rocked. #MMBC
The wildflowers look absolutely gorgeous! I absolutely love poppies, they’re one of my favourite flowers.
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Wow they are gorgeous. What a wonderful collection of colours xx #sundaysnap
Wow, beautiful summer fields of flowers!
Great she could practice with her dad:):) I play the guitar too, and I remember how nerve wracking a concert could be in my younger years. Give your daughter a high-five from me, and tell her i treally is true that it gets easier with time, and practice makes perfect:):)
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Well done to Boo and those flowers are just beautiful #MySundaySnapshot
In Rotherham they have stopped cutting the grass and sown wild flowers instead on the verges. They’ve saved a fortune on grass cutting and helped wildlife with it. Well done to Boo. It takes a lot to get up on stage to perform.
Those flowers are simply stunning, what a beautiful scene to set around a school! Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.
You need all the rain to make such colourful flowers! #MySundaySnapshot