Happy Birthday Pop-Pop

Today is Pop-Pop's birthday but we cannot seem to get a call out of Ottawa.  It has been storming off and on all day.  During orchestra rehearsal there were a few loud thunder claps, one of which came at just the right time in the music.  The conductor, Mr. David Barg, is a nice and friendly man.  The kids love him.  Here's a shot:

It's not a great shot of Jamuna but she's in there.

Things are starting wind down here and one can sense a bit of growing sadness among the students.  Tonight is the second ensemble recital then tomorrow will be the last day of classes. Tomorrow night is the final concert after which a lot of the kids will head home.  We plan to leave early Saturday morning.

I should add that at last night's ensemble recital both Abby's and Alex's ensembles preformed beautifully.  After a little fuddling around I was able to record the performances on my fancy, regular camera (not a video camera).  It has its limitations but can record high-definition video so I thought I'd give it a try.  I'll video performances with it tonight, with the benefit of some experience and a glance at the manual.