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Lost Money

“Upstream” photographed by Sanford R, Bender in Tyler Park, Pennsylvania on March 26, 2023.
“Lost Money” composed, performed, and recorded with guitar, banjo, concertina, and crash cymbal by Sanford R. Bender on March 27 & 28, 2023
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The big snow melt

“Snowy majesty at Mount Hood in the Oregon Cascades” photographed by Sanford R. Bender in March 2016
“The big snow melt” composed and performed with guitar, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford R. Bender on December 13, 2022
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Just me without movies

“Just me without movies” played and recorded with two guitars by Sanford Ross Bender on December 9, 2022
“Alligator from the Florida Panhandle” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in September or October, 2019
“Great White Shark and Giant Squid” from the Florida Panhandle photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in September or October, 2019

“Don’t get me wrong. I do enjoy movies. Well, sometimes. But, it is important to realize when it is essential to withdraw from a threatening situation. Why not leave when the storyteller has imposed a perspective that is offensive to your sensibilities and integrity-when there is little insight to be offered no matter how magnetic and glamorous its stars and scenery may appear. ” SRB

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Not for you delicate souls

“Not for you delicate souls” composed, performed, and recorded with dobro, banjo, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford R. Bender on November 25, 2022
“Nocturnal Stealth” phographed by Sanford R. Bender on November 25, 2022
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The days are getting colder

“Minnesota lake before snowfall” photograhed by Sanford R. Bender on January 2016

The days are getting colder” played and recorded for guitar and concertina by Sanford R. Bender on November 18, 2022.
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Night Flowers

“Night Flowers” photographed in Tyler Park, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on October 23, 2022
“The Wayfaring Stranger” played on five string banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on October 24, 2022

“The Wayfaring Stranger” is a “well-known American folk and gospel song likely originating in the early 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life” – Wikipedia.

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Swirling in cosmic dust

“Swirling in cosmic dust” played on a Gretsch “Honey Dipper” resonator guitar on two tracks by Sandy Ross Bender on July 2022
“Crescent Moon” photographed by Sandy Ross Bender on July 3, 2022.
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Down the windward way

“Down the windward way” composed, played, and recorded with guitar on one and two tracks by Sanford R. Bender on June 22, 2022.
“Shoreline from the Boardwalk” (Ocean City, New Jersey) photographed by Sanford R. Bender on June 19, 2022
“Black Skimmer” (Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Galloway, New Jersey) photographed by Sanford R. Bender on June 18, 2022
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The Calm of the Midnight Peepers

“The Calm of the Midnight Peepers” composed, performed, and recorded on August 11, 2018 with two tracks of Guitar, individual tracks of Great Horned Owl and Whip-poor-will night calls, and Frogs peeping from distant creek wetlands heard through an open window.
“Strawberry Moon” photographed by Sandy Ross Bender on June 15, 2022 @ 10:47 PM EDT.
“Strawberry Moon” photographed by Sandy Ross Bender on June 15, 2022 at 10:49 PM EDT.
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Generosity

“Cherry tomatoes on the vine” photographed by Sandy Ross Bender.
“Generosity” composed, performed, and recorded by Sandy Ross Bender with vocals (from a poem of the same title) accompanied with guitar on December 24, 2015.

I was in deep despair

For a thousand reasons

But I went anyway

To a community garden,

In a peaceful pasture

Outstretched to the treeline

Far below the the towering steeples.

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Led by Sister Ana

Who cut me a bouquet

Of brightly colored zinnias

Speckled red and white,

Magenta and yellow

Flaymboyant

Like living paper mache.

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Here, take these purple tomatoes

And these bundles of chard

From this verdant bounty

Of peppers and squash,

Melons, pumpkins, carrots, and dill

Make them into your dinner

To sustain you through the night.

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“Generosity” written by Sandy Ross Bender on August 13, 2010.