Today's Animal in Need

COOKIE'S KID- 3 year-old 16hh Standardbred gelding- trails/pleasure/all-around riding- suited for intermediate rider

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Cookie's Kid is a Standardbred trotter who gets along well with both horses and ponies. He is a very kind, affectionate horse who loves kisses and hugs. A very smart and willing boy, Kiddie loves to learn and should have great show potential.

Located in Allentown, New Jersey area.

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VIDEOS:

Cookie's Kid walk/trot under saddle- 9/25/12: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151164965245279&set=vb.109383022473720&type=3&permPage=1

Cookie's Kid walking to field under saddle- 9/25/12: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151164964525279&set=vb.109383022473720&type=3&permPage=1

Cookie's Kid showing off his moves in the field: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151154695080279&set=vb.109383022473720&type=3&permPage=1

Cookie's Kid walk/trot under saddle: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=448546858501180&set=vb.100000376107703&type=3&permPage=1

Cookie's Kid walking under saddle: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=448545585167974&set=vb.100000376107703&type=3&permPage=1

Cookie's Kid being sweet after a ride: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=448547655167767&set=vb.100000376107703&type=3&permPage=1

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Cookie's Kid is available FREE to an approved home with a minimum 60 day trial period. Adopter must be located within a six hour drive of Allentown/Chesterfield, NJ.

PM Diana Tuorto or email lunar_aradia@yahoo.com for more information or an application. Questions about Kiddie can also be directed to (609) 481-8561.

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La Calaca a Day - #3

(Image found here)

Message in Colors

Lit candles. Faces. Memories
and an entrance that's a rainbow: protection for the place
of rest and meditation.
Necklaces. Cempasuchitl, pre-Hispanic links, songs,
paper medals, flames talking to the wind
the diverse language departed.
It is the prime time of the celebration
or death's thread, threaded
through time's needle.
It is the decomposition of matter, transformed into art.
It is the final curtain awaken from death in Ocotepec.
Yes. An eternal dream of uncorrupt flowers and of
gibberish.
It is death's lament, fading away
and it is also the respect made a tribute.
Who could have imagined so much beauty on a tomb?
Mole. Glass of water. Copal. Salt. Prayers.
Firecrackers. Fruits. Bread. Music.
Corridos. Bolas. Romantic songs.
History, praised. Creativity, expressed
in its most raw form...
And it is the color purple, elegies in white, blue, pink.
It is a blow from grace so heightened as artificial fire
that reveals the soul's presence in the darkness.
Something like the flowering of martyrdon in flames.
An arrangement for the end or the posthumous splendor.
In Morelos everything is possible
gloom battles with life and its victor,
it is once again for a little which, happiness, live tradition
which overcomes reality.
It was before these ornate gravesites, when I knew
that in Ocotepec, as in my heart,
those that have departed return every year to remind us of
their love.
And that only LOVE can save us.

Julie Sopetran
(Spanish poet, 2000)


Source: Poem found in Mexico City, Mixquic & Morelos- Through the Eyes of the Soul, Day of the Dead in Mexico

(Rebecca is hosting La Calaca a Day for the month of October.  You can participate here.)

Today's Animal in Need

UPDATE - RECLAIMED BY OWNER

I'm a sucker for animals and decided that I would post one animal a day from my FB page which has all sorts of dogs, cats, horses, bunnies, parrots in need of homes.  Some are in rescue - others are stuck in "shelters" which may or may not be No Kill.  

Here is the information on this little one - feel free to post her on your own blog or on FB.

WV border collie: On stray hold; if not reclaimed by 10.8.2012 will be in need of rescue or adoption.  

Pocahontas County Animal Shelter

300 Second AvenueMarlinton WV  24594

(304) 799 4209 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=338098396285535&set=a.274510452644330.60486.195216493907060&type=1&theater

La Calaca a Day - #2

Xelaxhuaanas

Woman, you guard the memories and you cry out:
your fruit of the earth flys away with the wind;
as the papel picado rattles and I feel
a language of aromas and flames.

Water for the thirst that you claim
with the faith that stirs in the mind;
with such grandeur that is sorrow
of all that you suffer because you love.

You have brought with you death’s scent
the burning incense is alive in the house
and on the sleeping mat lies what used to be:

butterfly that pierces the air it traverses
and carries within its wings all which it has lived
its perfume is passion in all it touches


Julie Sopetran

Source: Poem found in Oaxaca- Through the Eyes of the Soul, Day of the Dead in Mexico

(Image found here.  Rebecca is hosting La Calaca a Day for the month of October.  You can participate here.).

La Calaca a Day - #1

Woman with Somber Gaze

Woman with a somber gaze,
Tell me, what do you see if the candles
are the ghosts in the night
or are they flowers of the earth?

What do you treasure on your lap
illuminated and transparent,
even in the air
your silhouette appears?

Twice as much the pain,
twice as much the loss,
the flowers have become the rivers
and the fragrance cries out.

Pondering at night,
vigil of the imagination,
bundle of lights and echoes,
stay up late during the wake…

Woman with a tender gaze
the flames of candle reach out;
are they mocking this moment
or are they restfully flickering out.

In your illuminated face
life rejuvenates,
to those who love death
this is a golden in their sight.

For those who love life
it is a night of confusion,
the wax kisses the flowers
and the flame caresses the emotions.

Julie Sopetran
(Spanish poet, 1995)

Source: Poem found in Michoacan- Through the Eyes of the Soul, Day of the Dead in Mexico

(Picture taken of one of blogger's treasures.  Rebecca is hosting La Calaca a Day for the month of October.  You can participate here.)

Catechism for a Witch's Child

Catechism for a Witch's Child

When they ask to see your gods

your book of prayers

show them lines

drawn delicately with veins

on the underside of a bird's wing

tell them you believe 

in giant sycamores mottled

and stark against a winter's sky

and in nights so frozen

stars crack open spilling

streams of molten ice to earth

and tell them how you drink

a holy wine of honeysuckle

on a warm spring day

and of the softness

of your mother who never taught you

death was life's reward

but who believed in the earth

and the sun

and a million, million light years

of being

J. L. Stanley

1986

Heavenly Messages by Melissa

I always like Melissa's columns and plan on posting them here, each first of the month.  I hope you enjoy them, too!

Heavenly Messages For October 2012

October 1, 2012

Dear Friends,

It’s the dawn of a beautiful day as I write this. October’s shimmering glory has arrived and the colors promise to only get more stunning. Here in the NE It is my favorite month of the year, I am in bliss and hope you are too!

The astrology for October is the most power packed of the entire year, as you’ll read below. Almost every sign is affected most especially Scorpio, Gemini and Sagittarius. The major power player is Saturn, about to enter potent Scorpio on 10/5. This is big astro news, so this issue is longer than usual. I do hope you’ll grab a cuppa of something and read it fully when you have the time, because we are entering a significant time.

As always on October 1^st the Sun bathes us in beautiful airy Libra rays. Loving Venus rules Libra whose symbol is the balanced scales indicating the ability to balance head and heart in all life’s affairs. People born with Sun in Libra soul’s mission is to find this beautiful balance and to learn the value of relationships. Libra is the diplomat, the peace-maker, the romantic, the lover of art and beauty and general all around lovely person. It truly is one of the nicest energies in the zodiac wheel.

The best Libras have glorious big hearts and intelligence to match it. Libra types are the ones who help the rest of us recognize injustice and use their eloquence to stir others to love their fellow humans more. Here are a few quotes from Sun in Libra natives to give you a taste of this Venus kissed sign:

You are the music while the music lasts. – T.S. Elliot

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art. – Eleanor Roosevelt

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace. - John Lennon

and this, one of my all time favorites from a poet for all times:

We came whirling out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust
The stars made a circle, and in the middle, we dance – Rumi

I am an eternal optimist, and always trust human nature can rise to the highest level if given the chance. That chance is here now – Let’s take it and dance

And as always on this date, I remember my favorite Southern Gentleman of all time. Happy Birthday E.V.

Best,

Melissa

To read the rest of Melissa's column, click here.

To read your individual signs, click here.