If I Only Had a Brain
It snowed Sunday night for the third time here in Beaverton - the third stretch or patch of time, with gaps and melt-downs in-between. When I arrived at church around 3:00 p.m., there was no sign of snow. The service got out around 7:30 or so, the ground completely white. I'd guess there was about an inch of snow or a bit more. Riding home in the snow was actually quite enjoyable, despite the snow pelting my eyes and impairing my vision slightly. For whatever reason, the song that came to mind was "If I Only Had a Brain" from The Wizard of Oz. I don't know the words, so I whistled it as I rode home in the dark.
It wasn't actually this light outside when I took these pictures, and that light is not the sun! They were taken with a 4 second exposure using my trusty old Tripod.
(Scarecrow)
I could wile away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain
And my head I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brainI'd unravel any riddle
For any individ'le
In trouble or in pain(Dorothy)
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain(Scarecrow)
Oh, I would tell you why
The ocean's near the shore
I could think of things I never thunk before
And then I'd sit and think some moreI would not be just a nuffin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain