Here and Now...What's Happening?

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

I've never posted a video full of naked women before, but as the tweet says...this is awesome:

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1893031689712017720

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by wondering (here)
Looks very scary to me if you came on it unaware....so happy that wasn't the case!

Anther scary thing that happened. This is about Mara, my dog who hikes with me in the high mountains amazingly well but is 12 years old now and is 100% blind.

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Here's the river just 100 yds from my house. It's swollen from all the recent rain, but not in full flood.



Yesterday morning, I woke to find Mara on her bed as usual, but strangely soaking wet from head to tail. Usually she leaps up to greet me (excited about her breakfast!), but this time she didn't move.

She seemed exhausted, anxious and unhappy. She refused to eat, and slept all day. I noticed that sometimes she was shivering or shaking, but I assumed she was just cold. I closed all the doors and windows and turned the heater on.

I figured that she'd been out in the rain overnight (I keep the door open for her to come and go), and had maybe been wandering around for a little too long in the very wet long grass.

But then it gradually occurred to me that it hadn't actually rained overnight. So I 'asked' her what on earth had happened.

I fell in the river, she 'told' me.

No wonder she was soaked, exhausted and stressed. She must have been swept downstream for a while until reaching the river bend in the distance at the end of the short video, where she was probably able to claw her way up the bank. Then somehow she made her way home, even if she had to cross the river again (but there's a bridge 100 yds upstream, so that might have been the way).

This morning, she's all back to normal, and had a big breakfast. Her thick coat is still a little wet. Tomorrow we'll go to the mountains, and it'll be interesting to see if she's still just as happy as she always is with all the running water she encounters there.

[wondering]

Wow! It would seem that Mara is related to cats somewhere down the line..9 lives for sure. What a life she leads.

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

For Bill and Mara!

https://x.com/TheFigen_/status/1893287078210732352

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Did someone say "more"?

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1893331776740712899

[Strat]

I couldn't find a thread for this and didn't want to start a new one for a small subject so I'll ask here.

Question for my fellow gardeners. What is going after my daisies? With Spring approaching they're flowering multiple big, bright, beautiful flowers. However just this morning I noticed something is destroying them! I've never seen this before and I've been growing these for years. Only the flowers were targeted, not the leaves. The stems of the flowers were cleanly cut and the flowers on the ground and torn apart. Like imagine picking a daisy, plucking half the petals and tossing it on the ground. That's what it looks like. I have not idea what's doing this.

There's marks in the ground indicating possums were here but I've never seen them mess with my flowers.

EDIT: Oh and for what it's worth this is in my back yard so this wasn't done by humans.
Can anyone help with this one? Thanks in advance!

[Harmony]

Hi Strat, it very well could be possums that try out your daisies for flavour and goodness. I also have seen some of the different kinds of birds in the crow family and parrot family also chop the flowers or fern fronds at the stem. I am not sure what kinds of birds or possums you have there in the USA, but they could be similar.


On my property I have, most of it is left for the native wildlife and a small part fenced with an electric wire around the top of the fruit and vegetable garden to keep out the possums. It doesn't hurt the possum but it gives them an uncomfortable shock and they learn not to go near it. I do love possums and have reared quite a few baby possums after their mums were killed on the roads. They do have a very playful nature, are the best acrobats in the world and can figure out 20 moves ahead of how to get to where they are going in a split second.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EEvtY35kcjQ

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Posted by Strat (here)
I couldn't find a thread for this and didn't want to start a new one for a small subject so I'll ask here.

Question for my fellow gardeners. What is going after my daisies? With Spring approaching they're flowering multiple big, bright, beautiful flowers. However just this morning I noticed something is destroying them! I've never seen this before and I've been growing these for years. Only the flowers were targeted, not the leaves. The stems of the flowers were cleanly cut and the flowers on the ground and torn apart. Like imagine picking a daisy, plucking half the petals and tossing it on the ground. That's what it looks like. I have not idea what's doing this.

There's marks in the ground indicating possums were here but I've never seen them mess with my flowers.

EDIT: Oh and for what it's worth this is in my back yard so this wasn't done by humans.
Can anyone help with this one? Thanks in advance!

[RunningDeer]

Schumann Resonance in the last 12 hours.

February 27th


February 22nd-26th

Snippets:

Stefan Burns: “…a brand new cycle through the zodiac in 2025 highlighting the connection between the physical body and physical reality and the spiritual body and spiritual dimensions and so that is one reason why when we have these big energy increases a lot of people feel these very strongly with different physical symptoms and there is an integration that is needed to come to terms with these energies and the energy information that they provide the upgrade to consciousness that they offer you.

When there's big changes to the Schumann Resonance not only can it trigger actual health and wellness symptoms like pain inflammation, fatigue, disrupted sleep, circadian rhythm alterations, gastrointestinal problems, stomach problems, headaches, brain fog, but also you're now having greater connection to the collective consciousness and all the energy information contain within them.


The entire energy field across our plant that is stable and consistent, and we evolved within this for millions and millions of years and that is why scientist theories we have these very strong overlaps and connections to these energy field, and some scientist, even believe like myself that we interact these fields on a level of consciousness as well, not just bio-electrically, but that they actually could be a collective consciousness information network.

We are all human transmitters not only energy information balls of consciousness, but also receivers. We receive this energy. And a lot of our consciousness is actually more receptive than people realize. So these are produced naturally by the planet. We have light radiation coming in from the sun, creating the global electric circuit within drives all these different atmospheric and physical processes which maintains this stable energy information field, which we evolve in, which we connect to, which can undergo significant changes when there are big energetic events unfolding on the planet. Also it seems they're connected to planetary resonances.

Powerful Energy Waves have begun Initiating
Our Psychic Gifts and Spiritual Mastery

• January, 2025
• Stefan Burns
• 188K subscribers

Multiple powerful waves of energy have rippled through the Schumann resonances in additional to geomagnetic pulsations, spectral resonance structures, and a G4 geomagnetic storm, all of them combining to awaken the latent psychic abilities of all those who felt them. 2025 will be a year of great spiritual mastery. Earth Energy and Schumann Resonances report by geophysicist Stefan Burns.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=P_hYRbdm5rU

[RatRodRob...RRR]

Posted by Strat (here)
I couldn't find a thread for this and didn't want to start a new one for a small subject so I'll ask here.

Question for my fellow gardeners. What is going after my daisies? With Spring approaching they're flowering multiple big, bright, beautiful flowers. However just this morning I noticed something is destroying them! I've never seen this before and I've been growing these for years. Only the flowers were targeted, not the leaves. The stems of the flowers were cleanly cut and the flowers on the ground and torn apart. Like imagine picking a daisy, plucking half the petals and tossing it on the ground. That's what it looks like. I have not idea what's doing this.

There's marks in the ground indicating possums were here but I've never seen them mess with my flowers.

EDIT: Oh and for what it's worth this is in my back yard so this wasn't done by humans.
Can anyone help with this one? Thanks in advance!

Gday Strat
I have a bearded dragon (lizard) and she loves daisys, i dont know what type of lizards you have in the US, but it could be a reptile, but it seems abit weird how your daisys are "clean cut" , i dont understand that.
Usually i pick a bunch of daisys and put them in her enclosure, sometimes ill take her out onto my front yard where there are lots of daisys, she will snap them off and will eat 20 flowers or so, but then sometimes she will continue to pick the daisys but wont actually eat them, she leaves them just laying around, dunno why she does this and dunno if this helps you with your daisy problem, but maybe check for reptiles.

I might aswell bring this up here regarding my lizard, called Lizzy lol, anyway ive had her more than 15yrs and i built a large enclosure for her in my backyard, but the other day i saw her actually drinking water from her little pool.
She loves the water and often goes there to do poo, her head and front legs are in the shallow end and her rear end floats around in the deeper end, and thats when she does a poo, but the other day i saw her in her pool drinking, i dont know why she was drinking the water cause she gets her water from the foods she eats, worms, crickets, cockroaches and flowers etc, hope this isnt a sign of her getting old and tired, if anyone knows why a reptile would "drink" the water please let me know........... cheers RRR

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

[RunningDeer]

I experienced my death in a lucid dream. I watched myself leave the body like a sweaty palm print evaporates off a chalkboard. It was a blessing that I woke right after so I was able to recall.

It’s been three days since and the dream still pops up at random times. And each time I am brought to a state of peace. I’m able to see if only briefly that all is as it is. I’m less burdened by things I’m not meant to change.

There was an ease to the process because I welcomed and willed it. I understood it was my choice. The joy and understanding encouraged me to be totally present. I soaked it in from start to finish; a welcomed release of all concerns.

I had the foresight to leave a smile on my face so others would know how delightful the transition is.

[Harmony]

Thanks for sharing such a profound experience Paula. When I was a child I left my body during an NDE and it was strange how easily one is simply out of the body and totally free of fear as that comes from the body system itself. But I am glad I was able to stay longer and finish my life as there has been so much to learn and realise, but when the time comes to transition I know it just happens effortlessly and we become more.

Posted by RunningDeer (here)

I experienced my death in a lucid dream. I watched myself leave the body like a sweaty palm print evaporates off a chalkboard. It was a blessing that I woke right after so I was able to recall.

It’s been three days since and the dream still pops up at random times. And each time I am brought to a state of peace. I’m able to see if only briefly that all is as it is. I’m less burdened by things I’m not meant to change.

There was an ease to the process because I welcomed and willed it. I understood it was my choice. The joy and understanding encouraged me to be totally present. I soaked it in from start to finish; a welcomed release of all concerns.

I had the foresight to leave a smile on my face so others would know how delightful the transition is.

[wondering]

What a lovely experience, RunningDeer. Thank you for sharing it. I feel it is something I need to hear right now and I am happy to take it in. 😘

[RunningDeer]

Posted by wondering (here)
What a lovely experience, RunningDeer. Thank you for sharing it. I feel it is something I need to hear right now and I am happy to take it in. 😘

Two drops of water
in celebration for
a splash of insight.





Plus one more.

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by RunningDeer (here)
I had the foresight to leave a smile on my face so others would know how delightful the transition is.

Fine foresight.

[Strat]

Posted by Harmony (here)
Hi Strat, it very well could be possums that try out your daisies for flavour and goodness. I also have seen some of the different kinds of birds in the crow family and parrot family also chop the flowers or fern fronds at the stem. I am not sure what kinds of birds or possums you have there in the USA, but they could be similar.

Interesting, learn something every day lol. Regarding birds we have lots of different kinds where I live. I haven't seen them go after the daisies but I wouldn't doubt it, thanks for the heads up. I'll set up one of my security cams and see if I can catch the culprit.

I've never seen that and wouldn't have guessed but I believe you. I once saw a turtle snacking on my kale and that was cool! I wanted to keep him as a pet but that didn't seem right. I let him go free and allowed him to get fat off my kale.

Posted by RatRodRob...RRR (here)

Gday Strat
I have a bearded dragon (lizard) and she loves daisys, i dont know what type of lizards you have in the US, but it could be a reptile, but it seems abit weird how your daisys are "clean cut" , i dont understand that.
Usually i pick a bunch of daisys and put them in her enclosure, sometimes ill take her out onto my front yard where there are lots of daisys, she will snap them off and will eat 20 flowers or so, but then sometimes she will continue to pick the daisys but wont actually eat them, she leaves them just laying around, dunno why she does this and dunno if this helps you with your daisy problem, but maybe check for reptiles.

I might aswell bring this up here regarding my lizard, called Lizzy lol, anyway ive had her more than 15yrs and i built a large enclosure for her in my backyard, but the other day i saw her actually drinking water from her little pool.
She loves the water and often goes there to do poo, her head and front legs are in the shallow end and her rear end floats around in the deeper end, and thats when she does a poo, but the other day i saw her in her pool drinking, i dont know why she was drinking the water cause she gets her water from the foods she eats, worms, crickets, cockroaches and flowers etc, hope this isnt a sign of her getting old and tired, if anyone knows why a reptile would "drink" the water please let me know........... cheers RRR

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

Howdy!
Where I live we have the small lizards like the anole (tons of them!). Further south there are (what I think are) bearded dragons as an invasive species. I don't understand the clean cut stems either, it's weird, like someone took scissors. It hasn't happened since my post. However on a side note what else is weird is a few nights after my post, something removed/ate every single 'head' on my venus fly trap! That is so weird. Maybe some insect wanted revenge The fly trap has been pretty beat up from winter and this made me nervous it could be a nail in the coffin but it seems to have bounced back.

I like Lizzy! Hope everything is well with her.

[RatRodRob...RRR]

Posted by Strat (here)

Posted by Harmony (here)
Hi Strat, it very well could be possums that try out your daisies for flavour and goodness. I also have seen some of the different kinds of birds in the crow family and parrot family also chop the flowers or fern fronds at the stem. I am not sure what kinds of birds or possums you have there in the USA, but they could be similar.

Interesting, learn something every day lol. Regarding birds we have lots of different kinds where I live. I haven't seen them go after the daisies but I wouldn't doubt it, thanks for the heads up. I'll set up one of my security cams and see if I can catch the culprit.

I've never seen that and wouldn't have guessed but I believe you. I once saw a turtle snacking on my kale and that was cool! I wanted to keep him as a pet but that didn't seem right. I let him go free and allowed him to get fat off my kale.

Posted by RatRodRob...RRR (here)

Gday Strat
I have a bearded dragon (lizard) and she loves daisys, i dont know what type of lizards you have in the US, but it could be a reptile, but it seems abit weird how your daisys are "clean cut" , i dont understand that.
Usually i pick a bunch of daisys and put them in her enclosure, sometimes ill take her out onto my front yard where there are lots of daisys, she will snap them off and will eat 20 flowers or so, but then sometimes she will continue to pick the daisys but wont actually eat them, she leaves them just laying around, dunno why she does this and dunno if this helps you with your daisy problem, but maybe check for reptiles.

I might aswell bring this up here regarding my lizard, called Lizzy lol, anyway ive had her more than 15yrs and i built a large enclosure for her in my backyard, but the other day i saw her actually drinking water from her little pool.
She loves the water and often goes there to do poo, her head and front legs are in the shallow end and her rear end floats around in the deeper end, and thats when she does a poo, but the other day i saw her in her pool drinking, i dont know why she was drinking the water cause she gets her water from the foods she eats, worms, crickets, cockroaches and flowers etc, hope this isnt a sign of her getting old and tired, if anyone knows why a reptile would "drink" the water please let me know........... cheers RRR

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

Howdy!
Where I live we have the small lizards like the anole (tons of them!). Further south there are (what I think are) bearded dragons as an invasive species. I don't understand the clean cut stems either, it's weird, like someone took scissors. It hasn't happened since my post. However on a side note what else is weird is a few nights after my post, something removed/ate every single 'head' on my venus fly trap! That is so weird. Maybe some insect wanted revenge The fly trap has been pretty beat up from winter and this made me nervous it could be a nail in the coffin but it seems to have bounced back.

I like Lizzy! Hope everything is well with her.

Dunno Strat, could a rabbit make a clean cut on your daisies, good set of teeth on em, but i woulda thought they would eat the flower.
Lizzy is doin fine for an old girl, she has slowed down alot the poor thing.
Ive never seen a venus flytrap, it would be great to see one in action........

[Victoria]

Strat,

Your garden culprits might possibly be rats, or mice. From the description of the flowers being clipped cleanly, that would be my guess.

Rabbits do this too but are indiscriminate about taking only the tops. They typically eat everything in sight and within their reach unless interrupted while chewing.

Rats love to gather flowers such as dandelions, daisies, chamomile and cactus flowers (as well as the cactus pads) for their treat stashes. When they do, they often bite the flower tops off precisely and nibble just a few of the heads apart at the site to taste before carrying more back to the nest. Mice will do this, too, with a little less elegance because of their tiny size, and more frequently eat right there.

The stems and leaves of daisies taste bitter, which they don't like, but the flowers are apparently delicious. It's fun to see them carrying chosen delectables, because they often run upright on their hind legs like little people, while holding their treasures in their tiny hands, just above their heads or out in front of them. (Not unlike cartoons.)

Also, this website lends an idea of everything they might have a taste for in your garden: https://www.four-paws.org/our-storie...-your-pet-mice

Each fall and spring we have little orphaned mice, squirrels and pack rats to raise and release again, along with snakes, lizards, rabbits and baby birds brought in by the other animals. The rodents LOVE all the fresh, new flowers and buds that are still tender...everything a gardener tries to protect.


RatRodRob- Your bearded dragon is gorgeous!

[Strat]

You may be right however I think I caught the culprit today in broad daylight. It's the damn squirrels!

They are quite the nuisance around here. They are literally fat from the 'all you can eat' squirrel buffet that is my backyard. At the moment it's not problematic as I still have plenty of flowers when looking out my backdoor. I just hope it stays that way. They never bothered my veggies like cherry tomatoes and they do other folks in my neighborhood so it's weird that they suddenly started doing this.

This is a good excuse to get a cat lol.

[Jaak]

Maybe start putting some food out for the squirrels so they will leave your plants alone ? Could help .
Like in the old days villages had so called sacrifice stones where you would go and put food for the animals so they would not come look for some in the village .

[gord]

Having some issues getting FedEx to correct an error they made.

They were supposed to deliver a package for me here:


But according to this image they attached to the Delivery Notification email they sent me a few hours short of 1 week ago, they delivered it to a different building not connected to me, here:


Yet, they say there's no error...

Looking into contacting the seller for possible assistance, as well as filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau: https://www.bbb.org/file-a-complaint