Starry starry night

 

The Last Time That I Saw The Stars

by Jay Harold

http://jayharold.blogspot.com

The last time that I saw the stars

They spun at record speed

Propelled by popped prosecco

Between roses, buds and trees

The last time that I played guitar

I rocked at record speed

I heard my conscience echo

And its sound was bittersweet

The last time that I saw my crew

We crossed some party lines

With Jack and Hen and Tanqueray

Tequila, salt and lime

The last time that I caught the blues

They faded space and time

I had to run so far away

To get them off my mind

The last time that I lost myself

I knew not where to look

My friends pointed the way for me

But oh, the time it took

The last time that I lost myself

I knew where not to look

And now it’s crystal clear to me

But oh, the time it took

Europe by night

European Union headquarters
Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat Brussels with the 

Let there be light

Two men hard at work finalising the renovation of a grocery store.

House of European History

The House of European History is located in the beautifully renovated Eastman Building in leafy Parc Léopold. Its exhibits will be available in all 24 official European Union languages and entrance will be free. Tailored resources will be available for schools, families and groups, offering a fascinating experience for all. More here: 
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/visiting/en/brussels/house-of-european-history

The first day of May, revisited

I am kind of sorry to have to revise my original May 1 post because the photo (in its original version), in my option at least, clearly illustrated the May 1 spirit of sending out good luck wishes.
Sunday night I received a request from the person photographed to remove the picture. I promptly obliged, of course.
I did however not receive an answer to my permission request to publish this cropped version.  Let's see what happens .. according to the good old quote "Silence is Acquiescence".. no reaction equals approval.
Does this happen to you fellow bloggers?

original text:

This happy lady on a Brussels' tram last night seeemed to be in the right mood for the long May 1 weekend.
On the first day of May, a holiday (Labor Day), the tradition is  to give a bouquet of  a few Lily of the Valley  (" muguet" in French -  "meiklokje" in Dutch) to mark spring and to wish good luck to your loved ones, family and friends.  
Today, the flowers are everywhere; street vendors offer them at a not so interesting price.. only today, idem in flower shops. They are on tables in restaurants and street cafés,  in peoples hands, hats or hair or in men's lapels.