Conversation – 15

@kittengirl,

You missed your spot I had a place for you to post. The cat with the glasses.
I am trying to have some kind of order so no one misses a post. Kitten you posted a lot
♥ I am trying to get through this day. Very somber day. I love Cali but not to live there.
I feel it is a magic place to visit all I want is Disneyland. ♥

@Sheba, LOVE this! LOVE the horses! Wish I could go into that picture! 😀

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Good Morning Sheba! Good Morning Ladies! I trust all are doing well today. Today is a day we will never forget. EVER.
I am amazed at the coyote run-ins! Close call, ladies! I have never in all my years come in contact with a coyote even though I lived at the base of hills growing up. I have plenty of snake and rattlesnake experiences though. I wouldn’t know what to do if I came near a coyote! My daughter had a run in with a bear when she was a girl at summer music camp. She was instructed at camp on what to do if she met up with a bear so she heeded that advice and that is a good thing! Music camp was up in the mountains at a lake. It lasted a week, after the week, the kids gave a concert on the lake. Anyway,she was walking with a friend. When the bear appeared, her friend ran off (which you are not supposed to do), leaving my daughter alone and the bear now running toward her! My daughter did what she was instructed to do which was stand tall and face the bear and ‘roar’ as loud as you can. The bear was in my daughters face and my daughter stood there, tall and “roaring” as loud as she possibly could! The bear got down on all fours and walked away! I about lost it when she told us. Thank God she is a flutist, she has strong lungs! Another year, a bear went into her cabin at night looking for food. Kids are instructed to leave all food outside so bears won’t come in. I don’t know about you ladies but even though I love wild animals, I prefer some distance. I wish I had some special gift though so I could interact with them. St. Francis of Assisi was always my hero! 😀
@Cherie, I had no idea you ride horses! I adore horses! I promised my mom before she passed that I would live my dreams. One of those dreams is to go horseback riding on the beach. Beaches are too crowded in California, at least the ones with which I am familiar. I want to find the perfect place, the perfect beach.
@taci, read a post you wrote in another thread about looking for the perfect retirement place. I hear you, CA is not retirement friendly. It feels like they tax us for breathing and then it’s hard to breathe here when it’s always on fire! My husband was forced into early retirement when he got ill but we can’t leave here because we are supporting our daughter and grandson until she finishes school and is employed. Then we are out of here but where? Still haven’t figured it out yet.
@Sheba, hope you have a great day and your dad is doing well. Love those boots too. 😀
@loaf, hope all is well with you and yours. How is your friend doing? I know you have been busy.
Have a great day all! 😀

Creating a Garden Sanctuary

A personal outdoor sanctuary is an important part of feeling connected to all of life.

Each of us has been blessed with an innate need to celebrate and glorify life. At a most basic level, we honor the forces that came together to bring us into being by caring for our bodies and our souls. To truly rejoice in existence, we must also learn to cultivate loveliness in those special places that replenish the soul. When we create a garden sanctuary, we are reminded that we are a part of both nature’s essence and something more. An outdoor retreat is a place we can surround ourselves in nature, beauty, and the life force. It is not difficult to create a sanctuary–we should endeavor, however, to create sanctuaries that speak to us as individuals.

Whether we have a yard, a grassy corner, a patio, or a porch at our disposal, our creative potential is infinite. Any of these spaces can become a magnificent garden. When we feel drawn to specific themes such as Zen, angels, paradise, or the ethereal, we should explore them. Décor and furniture crafted from natural materials like wood and stone blend seamlessly into nature. Yet we can also augment the natural world by filling our garden sanctuaries with statues, bells or gongs, or colorful flags. Running water, like that in a created stream or fountain, helps energy flow smoothly. If space is a concern, crystals and mirrors can fulfill the same function. Hidden features like concealed swings and reflecting pools veiled in shadow can surprise and delight. As your garden sanctuary evolves, remember to invite the elemental spirits of nature to assist you in your efforts to create a small pocket of harmony, beauty, and peace in your own backyard. If you have not already felt their presence, sit quietly in your garden and reach out to them. You will feel these earthly guides at your side as you continue to develop your sanctuary.

In the refuge of brilliant color, sweet scents, and stillness you create in your garden, the burdens imposed upon you by a sometimes hectic world will melt away. The splendor and tranquility of what you have brought into being will entrance you, allowing you to forget the constraints of time and space. No matter how large or small your garden sanctuary, the time you spend reveling in its pleasures will refresh your spirit and provide you with innumerable opportunities to celebrate life.

Amen!

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@kittengirl,

Have a wonderful day and take care. 🙂 MEOW!

Christopher Cross
“Ride Like The Wind”

It is the night
My body’s weak
I’m on the run
No time to sleep
I’ve got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again

And I’ve got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I’ll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind

I was born the son of a lawless man
Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand
Lived nine lives
Gunned down ten
Gonna ride like the wind

And I’ve got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I’ll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind

Accused and tried and told to hang
I was nowhere in sight when the church bells rang
Never was the kind to do as I was told
Gonna ride like the wind before I get old

It is the night
My body’s weak
I’m on the run
No time to sleep
I’ve got to ride
Ride like the wind
To be free again

And I’ve got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
So I’ll ride like the wind
Ride like the wind

@taci,

I am pulling you up here and yes I saw your post. A Coyote!!! Taci sometimes they
go through my backyard I would hate to see one go pass me. Yikes!

@loaf,

I have to say they reminded me of you. ♥ I love the Boho look. ♥ Tell me is it cooler there yet?
Loaf I can still feel Mcpoopoo just saying. ♥ How is your grandson? I think he is the star of the
family. Son-in-law doing alright after being in the hospital? Loaf you enjoy your day.

@loaf,

I prefer Coyotes stay outside. I would have passed out after I did something to get him
out into the Wilds. 🙂