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~ thank you ~ for your lovelight sent to us these last few weeks *
last sunday i was determined ~ if they wanted to go and seemed well enough to go ~ to take lulu and mom to the Saint Francis of Assisi Blessing of the Animals at the big park next to my mom's new abode.
(lulu did want to go.. but did not want to get into the car!.. so i lifted all 79 pounds of her :)
lulu had a very rough time on the way there.. though its only 2 miles drive from our house .. but both mom and lulu were infused with all the good vibes there ~ and both seemed to really blossom from being there **
(mom is amazing .. she's nearly 86 and this was only five days after her mastectomy surgery.)
~ a little bit about our time there ~
brother christopher, a franciscan monk with the kindest eyes i have ever seen, gave lulu her blessing *
(he had come up to us when we got there and said he remembered lulu from last year :)
he and we, plus the minister from unity church, sat in a circle on the grass .. brother christopher's words for lulu were like lightning.. so beautiful, i wept.
~ later, he told me that he felt lulu's energy as being *pure love* radiating outward to everyone .. and he said, "lulu has a very, very powerful spirit".
when i introduced the unity minister (whose name is sky :) to my mother, he said, "frances!.. and today is the celebration of st. francis! .. may i give you a blessing too?" .. and he did, with oils .. he then took a colorful bracelet off his arm, on which was written ~be aloha~ and put it on mom's arm.. :)
mom had the most marvelous time!.. talking to all the people and meeting all the animals. .. indeed, this photo was taken at mom's request with my camera by a woman photographer named robin whom mom met there! thanks to her.
lulu, for most of the time we were there, sat in front of a young man with a guitar & a so-beautiful voice, never taking her eyes off him, listening to him sing .. after one song, he said with a beaming smile, "lulu is my biggest fan!"
our lightbulb also reveled in all the kisses she gave to & received from many animals and people.. :)
i thought of you throughout .. and said blessings for each of your animal children *
know i look really tired here .. but was feeling triumphant too as, despite all that's happened to them, lulu and mom were able to be at this blessing **
(gotta remember next time to untie my ponytail for photos :)
thank you so very much for asking about lulu and my mother in emails as well as in comments here on my stream ..
(as soon as i have some more moments, will share updates on them in a comment here.. now that the lab report is back for mom .. and now that lulu has had her ultrascan. .. they are mixed, but we are dealing..)
am sorry to still not be able to visit you on your streams or write emails, but soon i hope... xoxoxo
love and blessings to you, each one *
lulu, mom and alight
I spent another day yesterday wondering if I was going to have a stroke. Instead, our beloved Miss Chloe Smith #8 had one. She's alive and sleeping but very disoriented. I'll call the Vet when I get back from the cancer center this morning. Bless her heart. Sweetest most gentlest cat I've ever owned. Right now her middle name is the same as mine, "I'm not dead yet!" Some of the research says that some can survive and even improve, unlike humans. I'm praying for her and that God's will be done.Nancy Smith (5M+ views -- to Him be the glory!)
3:00 PM EST today Feb 1, 2024: Took Miss Chloe to the Vet to be put to sleep this morning. He talked me out of it which was a first. He wanted us to give her one more chance to recover from the strokes and gave her a new Osteoarthritis shot just for cats. Apparently some have extraordinary outcomes. This would hopefully help her crippling and weakness that she had before the strokes and she could get up and eat and use the little boxes, etc. SO as our middle names say: "We're not dead yet!"
They have gorged themselves on windfall plums and have now found the greenhouse, cautious picking required, but there is a buzz about the place !
Today, the 6th of May, 2023, is a momentous day. Today is the Coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III, and people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth move into the new Carolean Age.
Celebrations will be happening in Britain and around the world to mark the occasion.
How apt it is that yesterday, I should receive my special limited edition King Charles III Commemorative Teddy Bear from Merrythought in Britain. So it is with the deepest pride and pleasure that I present him to you.
Beautifully crafted in Merrythought’s historic British factory, His Majesty is a true heirloom and features golden mohair plush paired with pure cotton velvet paws, one of which is embroidered with The King’s official cypher and the occasion date. His noble persona is enhanced by deep blue eyes and a neatly hand-stitched nose and smile. He looks very much like his Royal human counterpart. Marking the first Coronation in seventy years, His Majesty is dressed in an impressive pure cotton velvet robe, with satin lining, gold embroidery and Italian tassel detailing. As befitting a new monarch, he is presented with a stunning silver-plated replica of the Imperial state crown. Adorned with twenty six glass gemstones, pure cotton velvet lining and white woven faux fur trim, it is a masterpiece in its own right.
His Majesty King Charles III Commemorative Teddy Bear is number 72 of a worldwide limited edition of 2023.
God bless His Majesty! Long may he reign over us!
Rephotographed via a slide duplicator from a slide that I took some 35 years ago at West Stow Country Park's car park. .
The Coniston Fells from Wetherlam, allways think of Wainwrights little sketch of the summit of Coniston Old Man " a typical summit scene" featuring tourists looking for Blackpool Tower, boy Scouts and a Solitary Fellwalker, Bless him, looking north to the hills.
Bless the weather that brought you to me
Curse the storm that takes you away
Bless the weather that brought you to me
Curse the storm that takes you home.
John Martyn
آثـآري دوآي , في صـحـبـتــك تـزيّـــن
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Minnesota hunters and trappers harvest around 100,000 foxes a year as the red fox pelt can bring over $50 each. Though plentiful, they are skittish and seldom sign up for a photo session. It helps when they are still young as they have not developed the wariness their adult parents have. The average life of a fox is only around 3 years so you need to get photos taken when the opportunity presents itself.
A magnificent pollard willow with an open trunk, but which is bravely surviving.
Un magnifique saule têtard au tronc éventré mais qui survit vaillament.
Ilford Pan 100 200iso Rodinal 1+25 13'
Thousands of sunbeams are pouring down at devotees in a south India temple through the coconut leaf roof. Shot on 'Sankaranthi' day at 'Sri Naga Kanyaka Durga Parameshwari' Temple, Arasumakanu, Shadimane, Udupi District, Karnataka, India.
Was published on Issue 12 - Spring 2008 edition of ‘Wet Ink’ Magazine from Australia.
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The best breakfast my mother loved god bless her soul
A tea time for other's a best breakfast for my mom
one tea cup +milk+ 3 kind of rusks
Her in saudi arabia we call the rusks = shaboura =P
In Kuwait and also in Qatar and UAE they call it Baqsam
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l'8 dicembre del 1980 la morte dell'ex beatle a new york
December 8, 1980 death of former Beatle in New York
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Another from the Milky Way shoot on Friday night. The atmosphere was simply perfect...clear skies, slightly windy which kept us from being devoured alive by the mosquitoes and warm enough not to need an extra layer of clothes.
Learning the timing of getting the rays in the lighthouse beam, or just the glow of the light ...learning the correct exposure to ensure round pindots of stars and not oblong blobs! It was fascinating and so interesting that i had no idea that when it was over, it was 2 am! Jay was a terrific teacher and has been more than gracious to offer to take phone calls to rehash what we learned and even to sit and help reset my camera and allow me to write things down when he returns from his Colorado vacation! (I am so bad at numbers and formulas involving math...i need something in writing just to remember them!)
This is one of my favorite shots...i love the walkway leading into the scene...THIS will be the next lens i purchase. I borrowed this one from Jay, and it was hands down my favorite lens to use!
HAPPY FOURTH of JULY, my friends...stay safe and God Bless America!!