I was very lucky to have a mom who I inherited some of my abilities from and was not upset when I manifested being able to talk to and see those who have crossed the veil at about age 3-years-old. My mom was a Christian but supported me in taking a different spiritual path when I reached 19-years-old. When my healing ability manifested around age 11-years-old she again did not try to stifle it or tell me not to use it. When she had knee replacements done and cataract surgery for each eye she asked me to help her with the pain from the former and to help her heal faster from both. She never tried to stop both of my paternal great-grandmothers from teaching me about medicinal properties of herbs. Unfortunately, I have forgotten most of what they taught as I got older and had a family of my own to take care of.

My heart goes out to those of you whose parents were not as accepting of different abilities as my mom was. I hope one day you all can come out of the broom closet and be accepted for who you are and the spiritual path you chose to follow.

Let Mother Earth/Gaia’s sights of beautiful things, sounds of harmony in nature, touch of a friend or loved one, smells of good things to eat and nature’s bounty, hearing all the beautiful things we share this planet with bring you joy, happiness, and a feeling of contentment to you this lovely day.

I have the privilege of having a Cardinal’s nest in a tree right next to our home! A few years ago, I had the honor of having a similar experience with a Robin’s nest. So, I am trying to do with mama and papa Cardinal the same thing I was able to accomplish with the Robin family which is to sit outside inching closer to the nest every couple of days until I can take a close-up photograph, like from about 6 inches away, of the babies being fed. I did this by letting the parents know I was not a predator but a friend by bring them something they enjoy eating, sitting and talking quietly to the momma on her nest so they trust me and are use to my scent. It worked with the Robins so I am hopeful it will work with the Cardinals also. I will post pictures of the nest and parents as I can take pictures of them with my cellphone.

 The only problem is that I had to leave tree limbs across the only window in the house that gets sunlight for most of the day for my indoor plants and peppermint seedling, but it is so worth it to hopefully get friendly enough with the Cardinals that I get to see the babies fed.

Here is the picture I was able to get yesterday and a cropped close up of the nest.

It is such a beautiful day here that my inner child wants to run in a field of wildflowers but the grown-up me knows it will bring on an allergy attack. So, instead I will walk by the unused railroad tracks a few feet from my home and see what is blooming there. I woke up knowing I had a to-do list but part of it can wait until later in the day so I can enjoy this morning walking and taking in what Mother Earth/Gaia has to offer for all my senses including what some call the sixth sense.

I hope it is nice wherever you live, and you can take some time, no make some time, for taking in Mother Earth/Gaia’s gifts that tantalize your sense of smell, taste, touch, seeing, and hearing the beauty left on this planet. Do not for get your sixth sense to open up to what is offered metaphysically!.

Happy whimsical Wednesday everyone! I am sorry today’s posts are going up later than usual, but I was taking advantage of the cool morning temperatures to mow my backyard with a regular mower. We live on almost a 1/4 acer of land with a very small 4 room house that sits towards the front of it so needless to say it took me 2 days to get it all finish being the first cut I did this year. The very first cut we have someone come and do it because I would collapse if I tried mowing foot high grass with a regular lawn mower, but it is done now. A little bit more spring clean-up tomorrow morning and the yard is set for upkeep this summer. I cannot find the pictures I took to share of our beautiful yard, oh well lol. Anyway the posts are up now and the tomorrow posts will be done after I take a much-needed shower.

Remember to try to leave a patch of blooming clovers or something that flowers to grow wild in your yard for our Bee friends to have a place to eat and rest as they spread the pollen from almost every plant and flower that grows near you. Without bees we would not have the delicious vegetables and fruit we put on our tables.

Back after my day off and all set to get posting again.

We have had cool temperatures yesterday and this morning which I took advantage of to work in our yard. To my surprise, with a huge thank you to my right-hand witch Graphia for inspiring me to find out about plants and trees growing in our yard, I found out I have some interesting herbs and other things growing. I had cut or mowed over most things that just looked like weeds or over growth of obnoxious trees/plants last year. This year I took the time when weeding everywhere to take a picture of things that I might want to leave growing. I used my cell/mobile phone to take pictures of leaves and the whole whatever I wants to look up than used the share and search for Google to find out if they are keepers or just regular weeds.

I did unfortunately find two Pokeberry plants growing. Google came back with they are highly poisonous and should not be touched without gloves as touching the plant in anyway can lead to the, I guess, juice from the plant entering into a person’s blood stream causing all kind of nasty things to happen. So, these plants will be destroyed tomorrow morning when I finish weeding by the back fence. I would hate for any of the wildlife or our fur kids rubbing up against it and have a bad or even mild adverse effect. Before I start on today’s regular posts for tomorrow I am doing one on this dangerous weed/plant with pictures of it.

I wish you all a good morning/afternoon/evening to have some time to relax and enjoy the out of doors.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

With the survey questions please remember you do not have to use or follow just one pantheon. I for example follow many Celtic and Native American some Egyptian and Wicca along with bits and pieces of other traditions in my personal practice. My patron god and goddesses are from Egypt, Ra, Roman, Luna, and modern Mother Earth/Gaia. So, if you want to vote for more than one pantheon please do. Many witches/pagans today are eclectic using what fits for them from whatever traditions they find something that touches their spirit and/or heart instead of just following one type of tradition. The main things is to follow what works for you! After I am done posting an overview of the different pantheon I will be combining the Gods and Goddesses post into one post instead of separate posts when possible.

I saw this in a group I am in on Facebook today. My first thought was, “This is an excellent question.” Than, “We are again being sterotyped.” May it should not have ruffled my feathers but it did. Up until about 14 years ago i still went primitive tent camping and never once did I cook in a cauldron. Close as I cam to it was a 3-legged cast iron Dutch oven.

I would love to hear what your thought or reaction is to this cartoon.

Some of the tomorrow posts for the northern hemisphere/today’s posts for the southern hemisphere will be late getting up. We have to take Dreamer to the vets and with doing multiple posts already today I am typing and moving slower but they will be up before I go to sleep.

Remember yesterday is but a memory, tomorrow has not come, but today is the and a present.

I hope this finds everyone doing well today!

After a good 11 hours of sleep I am feeling a lot better. It amazes me how much sleep plays into a feeling of general wellbeing for the mind, body, and spirit. Sleep when interrupted by many things like nightmares or a beloved pet/familiar wanting a drink in the middle of the night or by physical pain just to name a few reasons can leave you feeling as if you had not slept at all the following day. My phycologists has given me three questions to ask myself each night before I go to sleep, and I took it a step farther by dumping everything in my mind that might make it hard to fall asleep in a journal. I did it for a couple of days and slept soundly than I skipped a couple of days and either had insomnia or nightmares so now I know this is something that will work to help me sleep well. Let me know these things help you to fall asleep easier or have a more restful nights slumber.

The three questions are:

What 1 to 3 things did you accomplish today, no matter how small? Yes, just getting out of bed counts or taking a shower or making yourself coffee…

Name 3 things you are grateful for happening today…

Name 1 to 3 things you can look forward to tomorrow…