Here and Now...What's Happening?

[ulli]

Posted by RunningDeer (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
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Been doing some gardening and found these critters all over a tree.

How are your plants coming, Ulli? I've wanted to ask if you could add pictures.

Beetles aid in transformation, metamorphosis, resurrection and rebirth - rebirth of the soul to a new spiritual ideal and renewed devotion. This animal teaches harmony in the coming changes by utilizing your intuitive abilities and teaches discernment where you need it the most.

Beetles have a protective quality that will aid in the ability to socialize and communicate effectively by illuminating problems and situations in the correct perspective. Are you eating correctly? Now is the time to examine eating habits. Can you identify which stage of development are you in egg/larva/pupa/adult?. Is it time to fly or walk in life?

Beetle will teach persistence with charm, trust in the process, proper movement and actions which allows the regeneration of your spirit to prosper.

[beetle images here]

♡

Transformation is what's been happening. I've been in a cocoon.
No idea yet what is going to come out of all this.

Remember that lovely cat Misha which used to visit me in my Barbados apartment?
Well, I found out that it died a few days ago.
It was only two years old.
Leaving her behind while her owner became of dog collector meant that she had no more refuge.
Apparently the new dogs gave her hell.
She was seen limping, was taken to the vet by the pet sitter and he kept her overnight.
She was dead the next morning.
The whole family are away traveling and the poor pet sitter had to deal with this tragedy.

[Selkie]

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by RunningDeer (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
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Been doing some gardening and found these critters all over a tree.

How are your plants coming, Ulli? I've wanted to ask if you could add pictures.

Beetles aid in transformation, metamorphosis, resurrection and rebirth - rebirth of the soul to a new spiritual ideal and renewed devotion. This animal teaches harmony in the coming changes by utilizing your intuitive abilities and teaches discernment where you need it the most.

Beetles have a protective quality that will aid in the ability to socialize and communicate effectively by illuminating problems and situations in the correct perspective. Are you eating correctly? Now is the time to examine eating habits. Can you identify which stage of development are you in egg/larva/pupa/adult?. Is it time to fly or walk in life?

Beetle will teach persistence with charm, trust in the process, proper movement and actions which allows the regeneration of your spirit to prosper.

[beetle images here]

♡

Transformation is what's been happening. I've been in a cocoon.
No idea yet what is going to come out of all this.

Remember that lovely cat Misha which used to visit me in my Barbados apartment?
Well, I found out that it died a few days ago.
It was only two years old.
Leaving her behind while her owner became of dog collector meant that she had no more refuge.
Apparently the new dogs gave her hell.
She was seen limping, was taken to the vet by the pet sitter and her kept her overnight.
She was dead the next morning.
The whole family are away traveling and the poor pet sitter had to deal with this tragedy.

Oh, Ulli, I am so sorry!

You stay in your cocoon as long as you need to. Transformation is very intense work.

[ulli]

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Posted by Selkie (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by RunningDeer (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
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Been doing some gardening and found these critters all over a tree.

How are your plants coming, Ulli? I've wanted to ask if you could add pictures.

Beetles aid in transformation, metamorphosis, resurrection and rebirth - rebirth of the soul to a new spiritual ideal and renewed devotion. This animal teaches harmony in the coming changes by utilizing your intuitive abilities and teaches discernment where you need it the most.

Beetles have a protective quality that will aid in the ability to socialize and communicate effectively by illuminating problems and situations in the correct perspective. Are you eating correctly? Now is the time to examine eating habits. Can you identify which stage of development are you in egg/larva/pupa/adult?. Is it time to fly or walk in life?

Beetle will teach persistence with charm, trust in the process, proper movement and actions which allows the regeneration of your spirit to prosper.

[beetle images here]

♡

Transformation is what's been happening. I've been in a cocoon.
No idea yet what is going to come out of all this.

Remember that lovely cat Misha which used to visit me in my Barbados apartment?
Well, I found out that it died a few days ago.
It was only two years old.
Leaving her behind while her owner became of dog collector meant that she had no more refuge.
Apparently the new dogs gave her hell.
She was seen limping, was taken to the vet by the pet sitter and her kept her overnight.
She was dead the next morning.
The whole family are away traveling and the poor pet sitter had to deal with this tragedy.

Oh, Ulli, I am so sorry!

You stay in your cocoon as long as you need to. Transformation is very intense work.

Thanks Selkie. I feel bad for being a wet blanket as well.

So there is this fear of getting stuck in a viscous circle.


Anyway, to lighten things up a little, here is some comic relief

[RunningDeer]

Posted by ulli (here)
Transformation is what's been happening. I've been in a cocoon.
No idea yet what is going to come out of all this.

Remember that lovely cat Misha which used to visit me in my Barbados apartment?
Well, I found out that it died a few days ago.
It was only two years old.
Leaving her behind while her owner became of dog collector meant that she had no more refuge.
Apparently the new dogs gave her hell.
She was seen limping, was taken to the vet by the pet sitter and he kept her overnight.
She was dead the next morning.
The whole family are away traveling and the poor pet sitter had to deal with this tragedy.

Poor Misha. Sorry, Ulli. Hope you catch a break soon. ♡

Cocooning’s a good thing. It’s an integral part of what I do. Speaking of which, I watched “Cocoon” the other night. I learned that Jessica Tandy’s character Alma Finley is married in real life to her on screen husband, Joe Finley/Hume Cronyn. And the female alien, Kitty/Tahnee Welch is Raquel Welch’s daughter. The trailer shows the people I mentioned.

I’ll add the movie too, but unless you download it, the color and picture is wonkie. The free downloader found @ aimersoft.com. Though, I’m not sure how/if it’d work on an iPad.

Cocoon (1985) - Trailer

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=s9BSsIX2j7M

Cocoon (1985)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=D1HNpMmhn8M

[ulli]

Watching Cocoon now. Must be my third time.
I was a lot younger when I saw it before.
They don't make them like that any more.
Thanks, Pauler, you're the best.

[Sierra]

Posted by ulli (here)
Watching Cocoon now. Must be my third time.
I was a lot younger when I saw it before.
They don't make them like that any more.
Thanks, Pauler, you're the best.

Yes, she is

Misha's death is heartbreaking. I'm so glad she got to die in peace and quiet. I invariably weep, seeing or hearing of animals suffering.

I'm so sorry Ulli.

I am doing ho' oh' opono for her, asking her next life be extra loving, kind, healthy, active, as social as she wants.

Love, Sierra

[Orph]

A feral orange tomcat has been around my place for quite a while. He's been in some tough fights in his time and it shows. I feed the guy a little bit. Enough so he won't starve, but not enough to make him lazy. He's gotten used to me to the point he won't run away, but he sure does hiss at me. So I hiss back. Gets kind of funny at times.

[Stephanie]

Posted by RunningDeer (here)

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Dearest Ulli, this wonderful composition ( thanks to the ever lovely and talented RunningDeer),
came to mind when you mentioned cocoon.
May your beautiful inner garden flourish and transform,
meanwhile sending you soft
caring nourishment and heartfelt loving to your core.
Blessings always.

[ulli]

Picture from my garden, at mid day today.

[Karezza]

Following the trend that saw many industries look to automate their processes; today marks a move from this. At least for the racing world of F1, for now. Formula One has changed how drivers start the race, forcing them to rely more on personal skill than computer-aided. A look to balance Driver input and AI by decreasing computer reliance while increasing Driver responsibility. Wired

The drivers got help finding and setting the bite point from computers inside the car, and advice from his race engineer. But the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), F1’s governing body, thinks this has made the start too routine. It deemphasizes driver skill at a crucial moment. Beginning this weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix, drivers now need to estimate the perfect clutch bite point, without outside help, and set it manually. The goal is to introduce some variability into the race start and increase the level of competition, to make things a little more old school and less predictable.

[RunningDeer]

Posted by ulli (here)


Picture from my garden, at mid day today.

Beautiful colors, textures and layers. Healing place... Thanks for posting it, Ulli. ♡

[lotusblossom]

This looks an awesome space you have created ulli. It is beautiful.

[Selkie]

Posted by ulli (here)


Picture from my garden, at mid day today.

Stunning. Simply stunning. And I love the misty mountaintop in the background

[Stephanie]

Posted by RunningDeer (here)

Posted by ulli (here)


Picture from my garden, at mid day today.

Beautiful colors, textures and layers. Healing place... Thanks for posting it, Ulli. ♡

Perfection.

[ulli]

The banana trees bear four times a year. We end up given most of them away. Baskets of all sorts of fruits by our front door...limes, oranges, carambolas, bananas, plantains, cassavas, and soon paw paws. ... No one leaves empty handed.

[Selkie]

Posted by ulli (here)
The banana trees bear four times a year. We end up given most of them away. Baskets of all sorts of fruits by our front door...limes, oranges, carambolas, bananas, plantains, cassavas, and soon paw paws. ... No one leaves empty handed.

If I may ask, is it green like that all year round, Ulli?

[ulli]

It does rain a lot here in the mountains. Sunny mornings, rainy afternoons.
No water shortage, ever.
The dry season lasts from February till May, with just enough rain showers to stop the grass from going brown.
And we have to water the plants then, and have been using hoses but will have to invest in an irrigation system next.

[Violet]

Weekend baking

[araucaria]

Posted by araucaria (here)

Posted by Violet (here)
Here and now, listening to:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DzziP7yZrVc

It's English, it's got verbs and subjects and still...You're always left to wonder: What's he talking about?

It's bevreemdend, I would say in Dutch, alienating. Always a wonderful experience. At times it seems the band uses words as dispensable gloves to case the most important part hiding in the notes.

bevreemdend: I like it; will have to save that one for a rainy day

We've had a few more heavy showers here. The rain doesn't seem to be getting to California, unless they've found another source.

Anyway, I got the chance to quote Violet's bevreemdend, here.

[transiten]

Hello! Venus retrograde popping in here. Back from first swim in saltwater, been on the eastcoast of Sweden all summer. First rain shower in some weeks.

Icecream recepie: Frozen banana, oats milk, some cream and berries - blue/straw/cow/rasp/black-red currant.....