Where Does the Time Go?

                                 I sort of feel like Old Hilda here
                                 with me seemingly going in two

                                 different directions or more, lol.

                                 It has been a very busy week for

                                 me!  Thank You Holly for sharing

                                     this awesome graphic!  :)

                                 The week started out with some
                                  tests at the hospital, running
                                 errands in between the times of
                                 heat that has pervaded our neck
                                  of the woods along with storms
                                 now...and just generally trying to
                               keep up with gardening, housework,
                               answering phone calls, letters, and
                              spending time with my Grandaughter,
                               who is now known affectionately as
                                 'Little Grandmother.'  She's the

                              spittin' image of her Grandma and is

                              a whirlwind on legs!  She has had me

                                 laughing so hard that my tummy

                              muscles hurt and that is a good thing!

                              Here is a pic of her in the tub that her

                             Dad just happened to catch and sent to

                              me on his phone...I don't usually post
                               pics of my babes on the internet but
                                    this is too cute not to share!

Okay, so I'm having problems centering

all of this stuff!  I hope it comes through

okay!?

Today is also the Birthday of My Dearest

Sister/Friend DancingFire...If you've never

been to her blog you must go check it out!

She shares her writings, dreams and visions

with such clarity and heart that you are

drawn in by the power of her words, and all

align with the Truth.  Give her a big ol' Birthday

hug while you're there too!  This is my favorite

picture of her...and is truly a reflection of

the Healer that she is...a Wise Woman indeed!

Yesterday while bopping around reading

everyone's blogs, I stopped in at Eclectic Armadillo's blog

and on it she had posted some information on Kapoc.

I had heard the word before but it sort

of took on a life of its own as I was

doing some research on it.  Our Grandmother's

used to use it to stuff furniture, pillows, 

and the like with it, so I just had to see

what kapoc was all about.

Whilst researching, I came across a blog

by Hilton Kean Jones.  He had taken

pictures of a kapoc tree in Florida

that is just phenominal!  Well, long

story short I was going to copy the pic

when I noticed he had copyright to it

and me being the kind of hairpin I am

fessed up and told him, and that I'd love

to use it for my desktop picture.

He very graciously agreed to let me

use it and as well to be able to use

it as a blog header, which I will share

with you.  Hilton has an incredible blog

for those of you who might like to peruse it.

He is quite the busy man.  His blogspot is

 http://inkwatu.com/ and his website is

http://hiltonkeanjones.com/   Of course

after seeing the picture of the kapoc

tree I had to share Merry Me's blog with him

and her picture of The Treaty Tree!  Florida

has some very powerful trees living there.

I'm sure the Standing Tall Ones love the

soil, air, sunshine, and humidity there.

So anywho....I learned lots about kapoc

yesterday, was gifted a wonderful photo

and made a new friend!  How's that for

wonderful!?  :)  What's more he wrote a

little note to me and as his signature

he shared this quote which really touched

my heart....

"Gratitude is something of which none of

                           us can give too much. For on the smiles,

                           the thanks we give, our little gestures of

                             appreciation, our neighbors build their

                               philosophy of life." -- A.J. Cronin

                 Hilton shared that he was humbled that I would want
                 to use his pic but I am the one who is humbled for his
                 graciousness to share, so thanks a million Hilton.  This
                 is the real stuff of life...the sharing and kind words and
                   those moments captured on film which touch us all!

                        I hope you all are continuing to send loving,
                        healing energies into Mother Earth's waters,
                         and holding that energy until such a time
                       when our waters reflect back to us the purity
                         of the HeartSongs we have sent to them.

                  I wish for you a day of peace and clarity in all that
                   you do...a day of reveling in the simplistic...a day
                      of honoring who you are and where you have
                journeyed from and where you are now...and knowing
               you are loved beyond measure.  We are not alone, and
                        we are the ones we have been waiting for.
                   May Great Spirit Bless Each and Everyone of You!