In the year 2010, the future has caught up with us. The next decade; the twenty ten’s, has a much more catchy ring to it than the noughties ever had, I am looking forward to see how it all plays out - sounds as if it may be a decade of some significance, not that the last one was without it’s moments. Earth shattering and heart wrenching world events, cultural shifts, new horizons and permanent farewells. But it is into tomorrow that we are all heading and it is there that we must make our home, as someone once said “the past is like a foreign country - they do things differently there” - the future; I guess, is ours to shape. Tell you the truth, up until now I haven’t really stopped to consider this end of decade thing. The simple end of another year is usually enough to keep me busy in reflection - so a little impossible to encapsulate a decade, these things work themselves out in my psyche naturally and I will probably have a better handle on ’the noughties’ by about 2013. But for now, let us embrace the positive, the little things, the things that make the working week a little more bearable - the records and the books, the films the people the ideas and the art. As I have grown up I have come to realise that those first and early instincts - those of a child; were pretty much the truth all along - that art is in nature and nature is art. Really, it is only by listening to music or looking at a painting that can unlock those feelings that come close to the deep awe that nature can inspire - that can literally make me speechless - take my breath way and make me feel like I could fly…I know you feel the same. A couple of things that have made me smile recently, the simple life affirming uncluttered ’Caught by the River’ web-site, go have a look. Also, my sombrero is tipped towards Beck and his rolling Record Club web based celebration of some of his favourite music - which just happens to be some of my favourite music. His latest Alexander ’Skip’ Spence classic ’Oar’ is delightfully covered up on Beck’s site at the moment. I think what both these two web-sites do is just push a little more beauty out into the world - and they don’t really want anything in return, just to turn you on…is enough. Cx