Here and Now...What's Happening?

[ulli]

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
Great sharing, everyone. And I'm in awe of you all, including the newcomers.
Art and artists......always welcome.

And here is a postcard from lovely Barbados. This beach is less than ten minutes walk from where I am, and I haven't gone there yet. Still getting organized here.
And just for your info...the ocean is always clean, and there is no sign of chem trails

Those trees are beautiful! Is that cypress?

No, they are Australian Pines. In Barbados they call them Casuarinas.
I once visited the Sarasota / Bradenton area of west Florida and they have them there as well.
I was really homesick for Barbados at the time...it was in 1998.
But the beach there is much wider, and the water not as clear nor as blue.

[Violet]

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Those trees are beautiful! Is that cypress?

@Playdo, here's a sync:

@Miniflash, that's some heavy stuff there,...At age 13 the roughest music that surrounded use was from Cypress Hill, Nirvana and Radioheadish...Probably some AC/DC too and some of us Metallica, and some others sometimes made too much noise too.

Not girls, girls did not really like that (back then), they just pretended because it looked good with the boys.

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Posted by ulli (here)
No, they are Australian Pines. In Barbados they call them Casuarinas.
I once visited the Sarasota / Bradenton area of west Florida and they have them there as well.
I was really homesick for Barbados at the time...it was in 1998.
But the beach there is much wider, and the water not as clear nor as blue.

Stupid question alarm

Did the Australians plant those there?

(Just curious)

[ulli]

Posted by Violet (here)

Posted by Playdo of Ataraxas (here)

Those trees are beautiful! Is that cypress?

@Playdo, here's a sync:

@Miniflash, that's some heavy stuff there,...At age 13 the roughest music that surrounded use was from Cypress Hill, Nirvana and Radioheadish...Probably some AC/DC too and some of us Metallica, and some others sometimes made too much noise too.

Not girls, girls did not really like that (back then), they just pretended because it looked good with the boys.

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Posted by ulli (here)
No, they are Australian Pines. In Barbados they call them Casuarinas.
I once visited the Sarasota / Bradenton area of west Florida and they have them there as well.
I was really homesick for Barbados at the time...it was in 1998.
But the beach there is much wider, and the water not as clear nor as blue.

Stupid question alarm

Did the Australians plant those there?

(Just curious)

In Barbados all agricultural work was done by people imported via the African slave trade, while the whites sat in their yacht clubs getting drunk.
I just found this picture of the beach near Bradenton where I also saw Casuarinas

[meeradas]

Quite fitting:

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

for those who can't get enough:

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

and a bonus audio [my fav].

[meeradas]

and, just because it's beautiful:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jDu-REENQRQ

[Robin]

Those trees look beautiful, Ulli. They look very out of place with the beach setting, and I'm curious as to what species they are to handle such sandy soil and tropical climate...? They look like the Oaks, Maples, Chestnuts, and other deciduous trees here in the Midwest U.S.!

[ulli]

Posted by SamwiseTheBrave (here)
Those trees look beautiful, Ulli. They look very out of place with the beach setting, and I'm curious as to what species they are to handle such sandy soil and tropical climate...? They look like the Oaks, Maples, Chestnuts, and other deciduous trees here in the Midwest U.S.!

Here you are, Sam. And they really do come from Australia...
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina
My former mother-in-law used to curse them as everything she planted under them, or near them, died rather quickly.

[Marianne]

Nora, sending you heartfelt hugs. Sorry to be reading your posts only now.
You are in my prayers.

love,
JB

[donk]

Posted by Mini Flash (here)
I am going back in my early teen years.. I am listening to the favorite band I had when I was 13. Now that I learned alot about conspiracy and spirituality... The lyrics seems to make more sens. What do you think this song is about?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ssdcig4zDrY

I am very sad what music has become.. I stopped listening to this band because they had too many illuminati messages in thier videos. So Black Veil Brides started being my favourite band.. Until they say in thier album that fear is winning and rebels are dying.. I am very sad that this is what music is becoming

How bout the band's name itself?

...Don't let the mainstream get you down, plenty of folks are making great art

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

...hey y'all, hope you are well

[RunningDeer]

Posted by Marianne (here)
Nora, sending you heartfelt hugs. Sorry to be reading your posts only now.
You are in my prayers.

love,
JB

Love,
Paula <3

[dan33]

IL DIVO
Inspired by a Meeradas post.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4TVuPlYGY

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Posted by RunningDeer (here)

Posted by Marianne (here)
Nora, sending you heartfelt hugs. Sorry to be reading your posts only now.
You are in my prayers.

love,
JB

Love,
Paula <3

Marianne!!

[eaglespirit]

Oh My...so wonderful to see You Marianne!
May All Be Well in Your World : )

[markoid]

Absolutely wonderful to see you back Marianne!!!

[Guest]

Posted by Marianne (here)
Nora, sending you heartfelt hugs. Sorry to be reading your posts only now.
You are in my prayers.

love,
JB

Hey JB,

Thank you. Sorry to hear you weren't doing well. Not sure what happened -remember seeing a post a while back for prayer and healing for you. Life was a big blur for me for a while.

Good to see you're back and hope you are feeling better.

Big gentle bear hugs.




Love

Nora

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Junebug back in the Village! Howdy!

One of my favorites, speaking of trees:

Joyce Kilmer. 1886–1918

-Trees

I THINK that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth's flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

[Marianne]

It's bedtime here, but I will post tomorrow explaining a bit about what happened to me this spring and summer, surgery with a long and complicated recovery.
Playdo, howdy! I love that poem, it's so beautiful.
Nora, thank you for gentle bear hugs (hug). Wishing you so much love, and ease with Leo coming in now.
Pauler, nice welcome banner!
Mark, your steadfast love has enveloped me throughout.
Dan Eaglespirit, life is looking better - good to hear from you!
Billy, you have never left my heart ...

[Robin]

Feeling tired, lonely, sad, or upset? Then stop what you're doing right NOW and watch a god ol' episode of Winnie the Pooh! Where evil does not exist, the laws of physics do not apply, nature is forever pristine, there is an infinite supply of honey that magically appears on your shelf, and there are good friends all around who do not judge one another. So why not escape the madness of the world for a little while, and immerse yourself in the land of Winnie the Pooh? I promise it will make you feel better, whatever trouble is currently bringing you down.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4RpQSaNkDd0

-Robin (Sam)

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Posted by SamwiseTheBrave (here)
Feeling tired, lonely, sad, or upset? Then stop what you're doing right NOW and watch a god ol' episode of Winnie the Pooh! Where evil does not exist, the laws of physics do not apply, nature is forever pristine, there is an infinite supply of honey that magically appears on your shelf, and there are good friends all around who do not judge one another. So why not escape the madness of the world for a little while, and immerse yourself in the land of Winnie the Pooh? I promise it will make you feel better, whatever trouble is currently bringing you down.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4RpQSaNkDd0

-Robin (Sam)

I love the book the Tao of Pooh, by Benjamin Hoff. I read it when I was 18 years old, and during it, I took of my wristwatch and decided then and there to pay less attention to time and calendar. (of course, holding down a job requires adherence to our western clock and calendar system; I'm not outside of it, naturally). I haven't worn a watch since. I haven't figured out how to disable the clock on my phone yet, though. Ha! Nevertheless, Samwise, I agree with your Pooh assessment. I learned a lot from that Bear. I dig Pooh, too.

[1inMany]

Here and Now, missing my village family.

It's wonderful to see you, Marianne

Much Love,

[ulli]

Since so many of us have picked up that Marianne has returned lets all give her an extra dose of healing so as to speed up her delayed recovery.
Marianne, are you ready for a mega dose? Or would it affect you like a Tigger bounce? But at least that Tigger bounce put Eeyore back into the stream of life.
Oh, and you returned when the Villagers were on page 2020...
That means clear eyesight, right?