I am going to be away from the 20th to the 27th... I will be in Montreal and possibly slip down to New York for a night of fun.  I am going to pay attention to my surroundings... animals near by, people who I will meet, the mood of the atmosphere, how I am "feeling" and how I feel about everything and anything.  I look forward to sharing anything that I have come across while I am on my travels.  Evonne - the turkey vulture......... very very interesting and intriguing.  Once again... I am full of love for this community. 

 

 

                                                                                                                        

 

 

Mon Cherie  ...Montreal, the city of love...known as the most romantic place in Canada (aside from Niagra falls of course).  Have fun and watch out for tall dark strangers who want to steal your heart.  Cant wait to hear of your travels!

 

Love ya!

Laurel

I hope you are out there having a wonderful time Isa!

Bonjour mes amies!

 

Evonne - I had a fantastic, wonderful time!  Thank-you

 

Montreal was amazing!  We decided to just stay there... and not venture off to NY... anyone and everyone knows that NY cant be done in just a few hours... not fairly anyway.  I had one week of relaxation, great food, great company, and I was especially drawn to Old Montreal.  This city I think is one of Canada's best kept secrets..although it isnt really a secret.  It made me realize just how big and diverse Canada is.  Made me realize that I really need to take up french again... my high school french is just not what it once was.  I spent the first part of the trip looking for signs, looking for buildings that had stuff in it.   Then I stopped.  I realized that when I "look" for stuff, it usually means I am not ready.  Much like my desire to search for who my guides are, when I go off "looking for them", I realize I am not ready for them.  When I stop and let life happen the way it should, then things will present themselves as it should and will.  I have thought long and hard about Kellog's one comment - well his post without a doubt gave me a few things to gnaw over - but one particularily has made an impact... "Everyone who has a song you can hear, will sing it.  Everyone who has a loving msg to share, should prove it.  You who have a mind/heart to bear - must use it."  I have spent such a large part of my life shutting things off... and now that I understand things a smidge more (knowing that there is still way so much out there to be learned), am I ready to prove what I share...?  This is an answer that I only can give, this I know... I know that I can feel things, sometimes see things, hear things... I have spent years running... but now that I dont want to run, and I want to overcome such fears, should I just focus on the now rather than what is to come?  Common sense tells me - focus on the now.  Much like my furry little feline friends, a large part of me thirsts for what lies ahead... curiousity allows me to move ahead.  I can do both... perhaps the best thing I can do is just take one day at a time.  I love the feedback that I have received on this page... thank-you everyone! 

Gosh I hope this post made sense... I am still on holiday mode.

Truth dear.... I am embarrased that it has taken me this long to read your post...   roar ; ^ )

 

I went to visit my friend last week.  This has been only the second time I have gone to see him on my own - first of it being in the evening with little moonlight offered.  See his gravesite is just on the outskirts of the city, with a breathtaking view of our city's downtown skyline and the south east part of the city.  It is always peaceful when I see him.  We always have "great talks" when I actually do go.  Last week I went, and before I stopped at his "campsite" I had to drive around this bend and the most phenomenal experience happened.  It was completely dark and then out of no where it was like there was this reflection of my headlight shining off of something, but there was nothing for it to shine off of... and this white mist like blur came right through me and the car.  I had to close my eyes and hit the brakes because I thought I had hit whatever it was that came through.  When I opened my eyes again it was black. Black in the front of me, to both of my sides and in my review mirror.  For a brief moment I thought, silly girl it was just the reflection of your headlight on something.  So I continued up the bend (which is more like a circle to get to his site) and parked the car.  I got out and I started this full blown conversation (which is typical of me to yammer).  I was not alone there, I know it, and there were no other cars in the graveyard.  I was the only owner of a car there.  People cant get there by foot either.  I didnt see anything around me.  But I know I wasnt alone.  I sat outside for a while and chatted with him (with my headlights shining on me and his site).  But I felt I was at a disadvantage, so I went and turned off my lights.  Went back, talked to him some more.  Went into the car, chatted some more.  I am glad I went - it gave me a sense of peace, and I felt his love.  I usually feel that when I go.  I looked in my rear view mirror and saw fog starting to roll in.  Perhaps I saw too many creepy movies when I was a kid, but there is something about being in a gravesite at night when fog rolls in, that I want to get the F*%#K out of there.  No problem, I did.  He felt important to come along for the ride with me as I drove back onto the highway, then on to the freeway before going back into the city.  I looked in the rear view mirror, and there were fingerprints on the inside of my back window.  it was like someone had streched back and let their fingers smudge along the window.  The whacked thing is that those fingerprints were not there when I got there.  I think they belonged to that mistical foglike thing (perhaps female) that I drove through.  She was definitely curious, and perhaps even intrigued.  Maybe she even has a bit of a crush on my buddy - he was quite a hottie.  But it was interesting... and I wanted to share it with you all.

Very Cool Isa, thank you!

 

I had another very odd experience with an animal today.  Sitting here at my computer a hummingbird flitted toward the window and hovered licking the window for about five minutes. This happened right in front of me. The bird left and returned during the five minutes, licking the window each time. I would understand if there was something colorful on the window to attract the bird on the window, but there is not.  It seems like the bird was looking right at me.

 

I have a lot of little flower loving beings flitting around the yard again, like when I was little.  I don't use any pesticides or any harmful substances, letting nature take its course.  I also let lots of caterpillars thrive on my plants growing the lovely visitors for next year.  Gardening is give and take.

 

The squirrels are harvesting the pine cones furiously right now.  The hunting birds are trying to eat a few of the fuzzy creatures swooping by as they run back and forth for their lives.  I did not realize you had to be a brave squirrel to eat a pine cone.  Right now you have to be a brave person to walk under the tree.  It is raining pine cones by the hundreds from fifty feet up.  Harvest time is always so interesting and lively.  I used to really love it. 

 

 

 

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I got this from http://www.crystalinks.com/totemanimals.html

 

 

Hummingbird: messenger, timelessness

Hummingbird - the tiniest of all birds - brings special messages for us. It is the only creature that can stop dead while traveling at full speed. It can hover, or can go forward, backward, up or down. It lives on nectar and searches for the sweetness of life. Its long tongue lets it bypass the often tough and bitter outer layer to find the hidden treasures underneath. Hummingbird is loved by the flowers and plants, for as it sucks the nectar from the flower, the plant reproduces and more of its kind are created. In many traditions, Hummingbird feathers have been prized for their almost magical qualities. It is said that Hummingbird brings love as no other medicine can, and its presence brings joy to the observer.

If you have Hummingbird medicine, you adapt easily to whatever situation you may find yourself in, and make the most of your new circumstances. You don't waste time looking back and wishing for "what was" for you are concerned with making the most of "what is". Also, you could never become addicted to any artificial stimulants, for you find joy in your own heart. You take great pleasure in spreading joy and love and beauty to all around you, and have the gift of taking that inner joy into new and different surroundings. You have a talent for finding the good in people, and are not put off by a gruff or abrupt exterior, for you know that, if you can only get beyond that tough outside layer, you'll find goodness and beauty inside. You may have a gift for working with flowers, maybe growing them to share with others, or using flower essences for healing. Aroma therapy may be your calling. You have high energy and a spirit that must be free. To restrict that wonderful, free, loving energy is to suffer great depressions and feelings of uselessness. Hummingbird must fly free in search of beauty, spreading joy and love to all it touches.

   

I forgot about that experience at my buddy's "camp" site.  I have cleaned that car window a few times and those prints are STILL there.  This post has served as another reminder for me to go out and see him... before it gets too cold.

 

 

 

This is for Isa. She mentioned she cannot access SLC site. If anyone has her e-mail, she could use a SLC "hello".

thanks

Awww.  I do not have Isa's email and she can't see this. 

 

[Waves in energy.]