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mame · Messages: 1297 Location: Colorado (aka:Paradise)

Mallory wrote:

-For my family in Cleveland who I miss, and pray for, and wish I could be with at this time of fear and hope and quiet desperation.... for the dozens and dozens who pray with us, for my Dad who walks his steps and takes care of my dogs and goes to work and the hospital every day, updates the family, and nourishes Mom with his presence. For my Mom, who inspires me by her Will to Live, who I love beyond what I can bear in this moment...

(((((Mallory))))) I just re-read this and lifted up a prayer for your Mom and family.

~~Mame
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"Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts, and
no one to thank" ~ Christina Rossetti

rich · Messages: 510 Location: Boulder, CO

so young to know -- and feel -- so much!

Namaste, dear one

Arafel Sedai · Messages: 54

Craggy splendor
Full of greens and golds
Wind whistling homage
to the bright prospects of the day

I think I will open this page up everyday, just so I can see such beauty.

"It's a dangerous business, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."
J.R.R. Tolkien

mame · Messages: 1297 Location: Colorado (aka:Paradise)

What a lovely poem, Arafel! I'm glad you enjoy my pictures!

~~Mame
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"Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts, and
no one to thank" ~ Christina Rossetti

hecticeclectic · 21/02/2009 14:07:11 Subject: Re: (Photos)...I am Thankful...

love your avatar, Araf.

peace,
Jo

Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, "Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?" And you'll see how everything changes.
And no grown-up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important!
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, THE LITTLE PRINCE

Mallory · Messages: 878

Mame, thank you so much for your prayers.... we're needing every one of them, this month, I think... and I just *know* they make a difference...

Rich... (((((((BIG hug)))))))))

Peace in your hearts,
With the love of my soul
~Mallory

~*Music is the vernacular of the human soul*~

mame · Messages: 1297 Location: Colorado (aka:Paradise)

I am thankful for the beauty that surrounds me! I took this a week ago on a local hike, using my blackberry:

~~Mame
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"Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts, and
no one to thank" ~ Christina Rossetti

hecticeclectic · 23/03/2009 07:41:50 Subject: Re: (Photos)...I am Thankful...

Mame, such beauty surrounds you!!! um, can we have the next mayday fest at your place?

Peace,
Jo

Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, "Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?" And you'll see how everything changes.
And no grown-up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important!
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, THE LITTLE PRINCE

Kindred · Messages: 899 Location: A little Here.... a little There~

Babe, I've not been connected enough to know the specifics of what's going on in your world, ..but know that my heart is and always will be Right There next to, around, breezing through yours & your family's.

Breathe~

Breathe..~

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xoxoxo

...A Glorious Un-Work in Progress.~*

mame · Messages: 1297 Location: Colorado (aka:Paradise)

hecticeclectic wrote:

Mame, such beauty surrounds you!!! um, can we have the next mayday fest at your place?

Peace,
Jo

You certainly may, Jo, (no pun intended), but you might need to bring tents and heavy duty sleeping bags, since my house is so small. It would be very fun though to share the beauty of Colorado with you all!

~~Mame
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"Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts, and
no one to thank" ~ Christina Rossetti

mame · Messages: 1297 Location: Colorado (aka:Paradise)

I am grateful for getting to experience nature in so many wonderful ways over the last few weeks! Here are some pictures to give you a glimpse of a few of them:

On the back deck of a friend's house, there were a dozen deer hanging out. And yes, there is a reason they all gather there...the same reason so many friends including myself do, they feed us!

At 5pm I usually stop calling on business owners because it's too late to catch them. One beautiful evening last week, I found myself near a small lake about that time, and decided to take a little walk around it. I came upon this fascinating crane, which I watched change postions a few times, taking pictures with my blackberry...(the quality isn't great, cuz I had to zoom way in).

You all may not realize that Colorado is part of the North American Flyway for migrating birds. I see Canadian Geese quite often, but have never gotten this up close and personal with a crane! Definitely worth burrying my white shoes in mud.

~~Mame
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"Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts, and
no one to thank" ~ Christina Rossetti

hecticeclectic · 17/04/2009 18:40:47 Subject: Re: (Photos)...I am Thankful...

Oh man, Mame...I am definitely gonna visit Colorado someday...beautiful!!!
um, where is Rudolph? Silly me...he is a REINdeer

Peace,
Jo

Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, "Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?" And you'll see how everything changes.
And no grown-up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important!
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, THE LITTLE PRINCE

mame · Messages: 1297 Location: Colorado (aka:Paradise)

And today I was grateful for a snow day....I know, it's April, but we often get more snow in March and April than in the winter, but then there are perfect sunny days in between. We woke up to a winter wonderland on Easter Sunday, and then by monday I was taking a walk around the 'hood in short sleeves and this was the only trace of snow left that I could find:

But I digress...like I said, today was a snow day, which means...

a guilt-free opportunity to putter around the house and have a leisurely breakfast of avocado cream cheese omlette with green salsa and Dakota bread toast, and Ethiopian Mocha Decaf coffee (my fav cuz it is rich and full bodied without bitterness and I make it really strong for lots of flavor). Then for lunch I thawed out some BBQ'd ribs to have with my strawberry spinach and pecan salad with Briana's poppyseed dressing. Yum! I feel rich, and warm and very grateful!

~~Mame
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"Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts, and
no one to thank" ~ Christina Rossetti

mame · Messages: 1297 Location: Colorado (aka:Paradise)

wrong season, jo.

(be sure to check out the crane pictures...I think I was amending my post to add them, while you were posting.)

Aren't you all proud of me, I managed to tie in (muddy) shoes, food and coffee!

~~Mame
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"Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts, and
no one to thank" ~ Christina Rossetti

hecticeclectic · 17/04/2009 19:43:48 Subject: Re: (Photos)...I am Thankful...

Love the crane pics, Mame...no way I could stand on one leg like that!
BTW if you had taken your shoes off to feel the mud 'tween your toesies, you would not have gotten your shoes dirty when you took the pics

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One other comment...avocado in an omelette? You Coloradians (is that a word?) have interesting tastes. Love the idea of the Ethiopian coffee, though.

Peace,
Jo

Look up at the sky. Ask yourself, "Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?" And you'll see how everything changes.
And no grown-up will ever understand how such a thing could be so important!
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, THE LITTLE PRINCE