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Time is running out

“Great Horned Owl” drawn with pen and ink by Sanford Ross Bender in sketchbook.
“Time is running out” ccomposed and performed with guitar, banjo, and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on April 27, 2026.
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Settle down, grow a garden

“Tulips” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on April 10, 2026.
“Settle down, grow a garden” composed and performed with guitar and banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on April 25, 2026.

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Solemn Oath

Fort Knox Historic Site, on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the Town of Prospect, Maine photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on October 14, 2024.
” Solemn Oath” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on April 23, 2026.

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Which way? this way!

“Tyn Church” photographed iby Sanford Ross Bender at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czechia on September 20, 2025.
“Doorway” “photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Prague, Czechia on September 21, 2025.
“Which way? this way!” composed and performed with guitar and mandolin by Sanford Ross Bender on April 16, 2026.

Note: The music is now presented in its original longer duration . SRB

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Windows

“West Quoddy Light” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Lubec, Maine on June 1, 2024.
“Windows” composed and performed with guitar and mandolin by Sanford Ross Bender on April 9, 2026.

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I’ll be well in the morning

“Scallop shells” drawn with colored pencils on fine paper by Sanford Ross Bender on June 15, 2020.
“I’ll be well in the morning” composed and performed with guitar, banjo, and mandolin by Sanford Ross Bender on April 7, 2026.

For Adam, my wonderful son getting better.

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Ringing

Bell tower, (fukihanachi type), photographed somewwhere in Japan by Sanford Ross Bender May 16, 2015.
“Ringing” composed and performed with guitar and mandolin by Sanford Ross Bender on April 4, 2026.

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Slip out through the window

“Outbuildings” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender in late February, 2026.
“Slip out through the window” composed and performed with banjo, concertina, and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on March 29, 2026.

Slip out through the window,

Shift your unsettled mind,

Lift up your aching limbs,

Leave what holds you down behind.

Fragrant woods are beckoning,

Singing their soulful sound,

Dance beneath the gables,

As planet moons spin around.

SRB 033026

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Vernal equinox

“Ocean life” drawn with colored pencils by Sanford Ross Bender
“Vernal equinox” composed and performed with guitars, clarinet, and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on March 20, 2026.
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Spring moss

“Early spring moss” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on March 16, 2026.
“Early spring morning” composed and performed by Sanford Ross Bender with guitar and piano on March 16, 2026.