Teo, I just noticed your crawl under your handsome avatar!
I am polish also!! 100%..well, there may be a stray
somewhere in the bloodline, but so far as we know, all polish!
Love you!

My beautiful Sandy,
it is great to hear that your doctor and you are both satisfied with the progress you make! Enjoy your magnificent garden, but don't worry about the weed, I always feel compassion for the poor weed that is pulled out! I love every tiny little leaf ...
I have not yet recovered from the pain and sorrow for my Pine tree down in the street that has been cut. Every time I look at the trunk I feel my knees weaken ...
Anyhow, I have not come in here to complain! I am so deeply GRATEFUL for you being well and recovery proceeding well too.
I do hope you will be able to share more here on givnology, it is a pleasure you know to have you around!
Tomorrow will be full moon? I believe yes. We shall send each other thoughts of love and friendship then. Watch out!
Sending all my love and big hugs.
Funny I had not seen the crawl in the avatar of Teo ... isn't he cute? Not only cute, he is also beautiful and a wonderful musician. We love Teo-Chopinerace!
Be well, my heart sister!
Margherita

Wanted to finda picture, but Franco calls ... it's dinner time! will be back!

Oh, Sandy, I have seen the almost full moon in all its breathtaking beauty right now!!
And I sent love through it to you and all of our friends here.
See what a perfect picture I found: the moon was just like this, between clouds.



Love and hugs again.
Margherita

Margherita!
I have seen The moon tonight!Glorious!!!!We have clear skies tonight!

My heart was touched knowing you also were looking and sending your love and prayers..and I of course sent mine love and prayers right back to you!
How wonderful that so many miles stretch between us yet we can connect through this moon floating in the heavens!
Ahh..such wonder!
Of course I also sent my love and prayers to all here on Givnology!
Ti amo my heart sister, Ti amo!

Oh, my dear Sandy, how beautiful your picture too and your words. Thank you so much for the heart connection and prayers sent!

I wrote a little haiku yesterday evening after posting the picture and dedicate it to you:


Full moon connection:

secret whispers to and fro

sigh waves entrap hearts


Of course now I must find another picture to go with this, though the one above is perfect ... but well here comes a special one for you ...

Dear Sandy,

I have been away for a while and so I missed sending you a prayer. I am glad to know that the surgery was successful and that you are feeling much better already.
Sending you prayers now for a very speedy recovery.
have a nice rest of the summer.

The moon is so magical , and it is smiling as it looks down on us all.



Love,
yoko

Dear Margherita and Sandy,

looking down on you two the moon is having a ball.

Hi yoko,
welcome back.

Continuing to send you prayers dear Sandy.
May you be completely healed.

Love, Inda





The sky was lit
by the splendor of the moon
So powerful
I fell to the ground


Your love
has made me sure

I am ready to forsake
this worldly life
and surrender to the magnificence
of your Being


- Rumi

The moon is sending love to all of you beautiful people.

Dear Sandy, wishing you a speedy rercovery and a beautiful summer to work in your garden.

Love,
Vicky

Joining in the moon-dance dear friends.
May the moon's silver shimmer embrace you all with happiness, joy and good health.

Love,
Sue


The moving Moon went up the sky.
And nowhere did abide;
Softly she was going up,
And a star or two beside-

By Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

Sending love and thanks to all of you!
Great pics!

quote:

Joining in the moon-dance dear friends.
May the moon's silver shimmer embrace you all with happiness, joy and good health.

Love,
Sue

Amen! and Awomen!



I've been reading this book by the great pianist Hélène Grimaud, and you know who the picture makes me think of! In a section where Hélène talks of the psychic nature of animals, page 74, she says:

quote:

And what can we say about Mohilov, the Duke of Enghien's dog, who had to be dragged away by force from his master, who was being taken away to be executed in the moat of the Chateau de Vincennes? As soon as he was released, the dog ran off at top speed and found his way to the cemetary where, whimpering, he lay on the duke's tomb. No doubt Mohilov would have died, had the duke not stipulated in his will that the greatest care should be taken of his faithful -- his most faithful -- companion.

Love and *LIGHT* *BEING*, Teom

I have never heard of Helene Grimaud, but you have peeked my interest in her. I also love the piano. Don't play, just love the sound! I will have to investigate this woman! I wish I was her in that picture, being snuggled and loved by the wolves!! Ahh...that would be heaven!

quote:

Originally posted by dear Sandy:
I have never heard of Helene Grimaud, but you have peeked my interest in her.

p141 The wolf pup must be socialized, and socialized relentlessly, from when it is only a few weeks old. The social bonds that the animal will maintain later in life are formed in earliest infancy. To make the deepest imprint, the best and most efficient means of socialization involve physical contact -- caresses, games, looks, and keeping the pup close by -- as well as bringing food even before the pup is weaned.. Wolves also became of vital importance during the Paleolithic era.. They used wolves to track and, above all, to pursue game.

At the same time, the tamed wolf, with which the hunters shared their prey, became dependent on humans for food. Selectively bred, the animal lost qualities inherent to the wild species and gradually evolved toward the dog -- it became smaller, its shape changed, and its muzzle shortened. This is what is called neoteny, i.e., the retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species.

p192 Like the fox, the wolf (Canis lupus) is a member of the Canidae family. Members of this family have five toes on each forefoot, forty-two teeth, and an elongated muzzle. Along with the domesticated dog, the jackal, and the coyote, it forms the Canis genus, characterized by a pronounced forehead, a somewhat shorter tail, and a less pointed muzzle.

The wolf measures about 55 inches long, the tail adding 12 to 20 inches to this. Its weight ranges between 60 and 180 pounds...

p272 In Mongolia, horsemen used eagles to track wolves. In America, the Comanche caught them with lassos and killed them with spears. Just like bounty hunters, professionals hired by the governors of Colorado and other states tracked wolves to their lairs, where they exterminated the litters.

Today, the species is extinct in Ireland, the United Kingdom, France (the wolves that roam there came from Italy through the Alpine passes), Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Hungary. And the hunt continues in Eastern Europe, Mongolia, China, and in the Balkans. It was only in 1979 that the Berne Convention finally declared Canis lupus to be a protected species.

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Dear Sandy, please look into buying Grimaud's book, it's amazing! Also, she has wonderful organizations to help the wolf!!!

Love and *LIGHT* being, Teom