Lughnasa Waning Green Corn Moon
Once again a movie arrived late in the pick-up zone. I’m Not There, the movie about Bob Dylan, was on view here at the Seven Oaks Family Theatre. It took a while for the dizzying shifts and the multiple actors to make sense, but they did at last. Cate Blanchett amazed me, as she often does. She is one of the finest actors working right now. I found Christian Bale’s performance less compelling, but good, too. Richard Gere made an interesting Billy the Kid and the young black kid, Marcus Carl Franklin, in a difficult role, performed with great skill. Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw, who played an enigmatic, trenchant Dylan giving an interview, also appeared. I’d give it 3.5 stars. But you saw it years ago, I suppose.
There was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in the Izu islands about 100 miles from Tokyo. It shook buildings in Japan’s capital city, but there was no tsunami.
The bees have been busy, but there is little honey in either of the supers. I checked the top hive box and there is comb honey there. Some of the frames had a long dark streak through the honey cells. It didn’t look right, but I really don’t know. I need some help. I did taste the honey and it was delicious.