tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post5845263816019527743..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Crisis or Opportunity?Reya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-71499251909775264652008-10-14T09:55:00.000-04:002008-10-14T09:55:00.000-04:00did you know october is squirrel awareness month! ...did you know october is squirrel awareness month! <BR/><BR/>resource-wise I'm with those squirrels although do feel for the humans with real estate, investments, etc.mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-87212517542160784042008-10-09T22:48:00.000-04:002008-10-09T22:48:00.000-04:00Let's hope we can allow the animals and the rest o...Let's hope we can allow the animals and the rest of nature to carry on business as usual. This is a man-made problem and hopefully humans will also be able to solve it!<BR/><BR/>Maybe a white squirrel is a good omen!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-52455190249354557282008-10-09T17:32:00.000-04:002008-10-09T17:32:00.000-04:00the animals know it's all temporary, all moment to...the animals know it's all temporary, all moment to moment.edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979341853086406917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-52275245649937793622008-10-09T17:02:00.000-04:002008-10-09T17:02:00.000-04:00Cube my fingers are crossed.Cube my fingers are crossed.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-51410960842092591822008-10-09T16:57:00.000-04:002008-10-09T16:57:00.000-04:00I can't have pumpkins on the porch anymore, cut or...I can't have pumpkins on the porch anymore, cut or whole. The first morning I went out and saw a rat eating one, that was it. Welcome to the city.<BR/><BR/>I saw a white squirrel a week ago. I hope it's lucky, like the white buffalo.Washington Cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892459114050731786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-36960842444709813052008-10-09T16:12:00.000-04:002008-10-09T16:12:00.000-04:00Willow I was thinking about you this morning - won...Willow I was thinking about you this morning - wondering if Willow Manor had ghosts.<BR/><BR/>If I were a ghost, I would be honored to "live" there.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-70820977149744592242008-10-09T15:30:00.000-04:002008-10-09T15:30:00.000-04:00I like your story. :^)I'm not afraid of ghosts any...I like your story. :^)<BR/><BR/>I'm not afraid of ghosts anymore, either, since I'm used to living with them.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-13100677373820409552008-10-09T15:18:00.000-04:002008-10-09T15:18:00.000-04:00yes reya, anytime i feel confused or scared i go i...yes reya, anytime i feel confused or scared i go into nature. it never fails to calm and restore. i think the world is on the right path, i mean, to me i try to do my part,just like you described your morning. it starts with me(or you),right? be the change. otherwise, it's all just too scary...Lori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-51602036981133942662008-10-09T12:52:00.000-04:002008-10-09T12:52:00.000-04:00Wonderful. You articulate and order things I've be...Wonderful. You articulate and order things I've been thinking about...Among them the phrase "reality on the ground" as in your photo. and I think at some point the repeated shocks may lead to an awake state as opposed to fear...a changed economy would provide so many opportunities for Tikkun Olam or as the I Ching has it "Work on what has been spoiled" as regards the environment.ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-57003992549266286552008-10-09T12:46:00.000-04:002008-10-09T12:46:00.000-04:00I think I shall "dance in alignment with the squir...I think I shall "dance in alignment with the squirrel's today" too. (I love that line - so poetic and meaningful). Fantastic post (words) and gorgeous photos. If there were blogger awards for "best post" I would nominate this one for sure.<BR/><BR/>I have the day off today, which meant sleeping late and taking care of myself in ways that I usually ignore. <BR/><BR/>Happy Yom Kippur (for any and all who celebrate it).Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715784900659276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-33904658523471690052008-10-09T10:12:00.000-04:002008-10-09T10:12:00.000-04:00What did that guy say one time..."Consider the lil...What did that guy say one time..."Consider the lilies of the field" or something like that. And look where that got him.cshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117846384130187926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-17519706203361849122008-10-09T09:58:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:58:00.000-04:00Reya, that bottom photo is particularly beautiful....Reya, that bottom photo is particularly beautiful.<BR/><BR/>As I walk the dogs through the graveyard in the morning (and boy are the ghosts active there nowadays!), I think about how the beauty of the sun and the clouds and the air and the things growing in the earth will continue to grace our days whether our economy is good, bad, or middling. <BR/><BR/>And I do think that a tanking world economy presents an excellent opportunity to learn valuable lessons and to get our priorities straight, but my cynical side doubts the willingness of most of us humans to see it that way.A Concerned Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-80147050896523353912008-10-09T09:47:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:47:00.000-04:00I will walk with you tody ..the light is golden an...I will walk with you tody ..the light is golden and bright too today and I know it won't last too long. There is an 88 year old lady i visit who believes strongly that ghosts that haven't moved on cluster around people with heightened senses and thoses who look out for them She said a freind of hers walked through a bomb site after the blitz in London in World War 2 and bought home so many that she had to call on her guru. (They belong to an ancient Hindu sect ) It wasn't scary as much as too much sadness for her to handle alone.<BR/>Your photos..your photos ..your photos!! <BR/>T xxChimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346296659896590841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-52012430706214700322008-10-09T08:54:00.001-04:002008-10-09T08:54:00.001-04:00Yes, I agree! Enjoy the golden light while we stil...Yes, I agree! Enjoy the golden light while we still have it. We have no control over what the rest of the world is doing, what will be will be, but we can control what we do. <BR/><BR/>My parents keep appearing in my dreams lately. I wonder why? Almost every night they are there. I haven't dreamt about my father in many years and now instead of just dreaming about one or the other, they are both there. Together.<BR/><BR/>I love to watch the squirrels prepare for winter, and now I have Chuck to watch too. He is already as fat as a hog yet every morning he's out foraging for more.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875008154587045790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-20713920731105120472008-10-09T08:54:00.000-04:002008-10-09T08:54:00.000-04:00Great photographs; I feel cleansed just looking at...Great photographs; I feel cleansed just looking at the bottom one. <BR/><BR/>And ghosts? We lived with one . . . a tale for another day.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-25193172597004247022008-10-09T08:53:00.000-04:002008-10-09T08:53:00.000-04:00Thank you, Val. I will!Ghosts used to scare me, bu...Thank you, Val. I will!<BR/><BR/>Ghosts used to scare me, but not anymore. They don't have any special powers and in fact they aren't any smarter than living people (who can be very scary). They're just confused, a little bit lost maybe, or trying to straighten out something left undone while they were alive.<BR/><BR/>I will admit that they aren't pretty. Oh well.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-65259241954455696662008-10-09T08:48:00.000-04:002008-10-09T08:48:00.000-04:00Yes follow the squirrels Reya - we have so much to...Yes follow the squirrels Reya - we have so much to learn from the natural world; its like a book of metaphors to unravel.<BR/>ghosts are around then? hmm. I sometimes get a feeling like goosebumps and the hairs on my arms stand on end - usually when i have done or said something 'right' or that seems to come from somewhere else through me. love that - its an affirmation i suppose. am a bit scared of ghosts though....<BR/>hang in Reya - stock the cupboards with nuts, and wait for spring to come around again. Meantime keep smiling xxValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.com