Oh Raven!!!

We fit together perfectly, she said

Like Neapolitan and Josephine

Anthony and Cleopatra

Or Romeo and Juliet

Suddenly, his face lit up!

Now I understand, he said

As a sly smile slowly crossed his lips

We fit together perfectly

Repeating her first statement

Like, like, like Heckle and Jeckle!

Idiot, she muttered under her breath

As she turned and flew off

The sun, glistening off

Her shinny black feathers.

Ravens are quite vigorous at defending their young and are usually successful at driving off perceived threats. They attack potential predators by flying at them and lunging with their large bills. Humans are occasionally attacked if they get close to a raven nest, though serious injuries are unlikely.

When it comes to intelligence, these birds rate up there with chimpanzees and dolphins. In one logic test, the raven had to get a hanging piece of food by pulling up a bit of the string, anchoring it with its claw, and repeating until the food was in reach. Many ravens got the food on the first try, some within 30 seconds. In the wild, ravens have pushed rocks on people to keep them from climbing to their nests, stolen fish by pulling a fishermen’s line out of ice holes and played dead beside a beaver carcass to scare other ravens away from a delicious feast.

If a raven knows another raven is watching. It hides its food, it will pretend to put the food in one place while really hiding it in another. Since the other ravens are smart too, this only works sometimes.

Nerdiness

Grumberry

Grumster is kinda like a big fuzzy bear, all he needs is a little honey. (No and I do not mean that kind of honey)He actually does not like it much when I get pictures of him, so I have to be quick. Be thankful for all successes, lose your ego, take risks, fail fast, and if you don't absolutely love what you do, run! 

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

I am sure I hear about it and he will say, I knew you took a hundred pictures, you are addicted to this like you are addicted to gacha shopping.

Someone who I would describe as a 'geek' or 'nerd' is a person who loves something to its greatest extent and then looks for other people who love it the same way so they can celebrate loving it together.

This is just a small way of doing my part of annoying him, trust me he does many deeds of mischief. Elves are this way, I guess.

me me me

Dani Durant, eh!

Dani has been in Second Life ever since time existed I think, well close enough. She is kind-hearted, funny and loves to talk...and of course when she stops by she will talk. 

"The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do."

A woman’s tongue wags like a lamb’s tail”, so an old English saying goes, and if you deign to type “why do women …” into Google’s search bar, the search engine will finish your sentence accordingly with “talk so much”. Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind," then many of us are addicted. While there are countless studies that contend that women out-talk men by more than 13,000 words a day, other studies show that men and women are equal-opportunity chatters, averaging about 16,000 words per day. And most of us, regardless of gender, do more telling, advising, convincing, explaining, directing, and divulging than we should.

Hugs to Dani, the chatty Canadian we can talk anytime you like.

Wedding Bells

You may have heard people say they hear wedding bells ringing, whether it was in reference to your any-minute-now proposal or your quickly-approaching wedding date. And yes, churches have bells that are often rung as the newlyweds make their way back up the aisle, but is that all those bells mean?

The symbolism of wedding bells is actually two separate types of bells, though both ideas come from ancient Celtic and Irish history. The first is church bells. In historic times, bells were believed to ward off evil spirits, so newlyweds would be blessed with the loud ringing of bells. Start a marriage without evil spirits? Sounds good to us!
The second type of bells are the small bells that might be passed out to guests to ring, either as the couple exits the church or during the reception as an encouragement to kiss—similar to the clinking of wine glasses. The sound of bells is also supposed to remind the couple of the vows they've made. Bells are also popular in many wedding decorations, usually as two bells tied together with a bow to represent two people joined together in marriage. No matter how you choose to incorporate them, the happy sound of ringing bells is a beautiful addition to any wedding day!

Let me grab this guy, I saw him wandering around the wedding chapel so he must be looking to do the jump. 

This may be as close as I ever get....woooot!!! Wonder what his name it?

Countessa Violetta Deadmore

Countessa Violetta Deadmore

One of the distant cousins of the Deadmore family. It is said that Violetta likes to serve bats to her guests without them knowing it. Violetta's only companion is her pup Lilaack who obediently follows her around. Her father the great Count Gunther Deadmore still haunts the estate in the dark black forest where Violetta resides.  If you are lucky to be invited to one of the lavish balls do not eat anything, I would even advise against the drinks as well...her late father did and we know what happened to him. Recently the Countessa has made contact with her cousins the Deadmores at Death Row Designs just in time for the Halloween Family Reunion. Will she succeed? Will they let her enter the family? We shall see!

You can go and look at all the entries for the "Join the Family" Contest held by DRD here in their Flickr Group. Select your favorite entry...

A blessing...

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. Count your daily blessings.

The reasons why we can see so many stars when we are in the desert is to remind us that there are people out there who need a smile from a friend. A kind word or just a hello can make the isolation feels not so lonely.

There is always a way out. Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no
thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.
Can you do it? 

Let the rain kiss you

The sound of the rain can be very relaxing and a toll for anxiety relief. Rather than complaining about it is raining cats and dogs remember what the rain brings. Renewed energy!

Let the rain kiss you. I think of every drop of rain as a wish that is being fulfilled by the loved ones who have passed on. That is why you have to believe in your dreams because eventually your dream is answered from one of the raindrops falling down. It is always certain that rain comes.