Listening to the music

Tonight is the celebration of Fete de la Musique - the 30th year of a tradition, on the summer solstice, June 21st, of music in every nook and cranny of France.  It is an event supported by the government, with both amateur and professional musicians donating their services to a festival enjoyed by the entire country, celebrating music!  Music in every concert hall, venue, plaza and street corner in France.  We were moored in the town of Gannay-sur-Loire for a few days - a sweet little town along the Canal Lateral a la Loire, and yesterday there was a lot of activity setting up a tent for the town's participation in the Fete.  Should we stay or should we leave?  We decided to shove off for Decize, a medieval town built on an island in the Loire River.  Along the way we saw our first stork!  But what about the music?  Well, we are tied off tonight on bollards in a rural spot on the canal.  We are listening to the sounds of the warblers and doves singing, and instead of dancing in the streets of Decize tonight, we are calling, one by one, our family members, to hear the melody of their voices.  Bon Fete!