Love on Ice.. All Year Round.

The Canvas I started of a snowy scene. Canvas size 40cms x 29cms

Dear Friends.. As we near the end of another Year, and as we have all endured so many storms in our lives, and now we see a huge Storm of snow and ice cross over USA and Canada.. I thought to re-share one of my older poems.

   Christmas is a time of Giving and sharing, May we all work together by uniting and sharing our hearts. Not only through this Holiday Season, but throughout each and every day. If we see someone in need, if only via a smile or a helping hand of opening a door. Share your hearts. 

I think especially of the Homeless out in these Zero conditions as well as all the animals and birds.. 

As I close up for the year here on Dreamwalkers.. 

Have a Wonderful Christmas ALL of you, and THANK YOU all from the bottom of my heart for all of  our conversations, comments and likes…  I appreciate each and everyone of you.. 

✨Merry Christmas and a very HAPPY New Year.. ✨ 

LOVE ON ICE   

Blank Canvas of white before me looms bare

As into the distance of mind I stare

My brush takes on colour as mountains arise

As storm clouds of grey sweep across the blue skies.

~

Soon two figures, then three are penned in

And before I know it emerge a family of Penguins

Cuddling up close, just as proud as can be

As Mother returns safe, from her fishing in the Sea

One Penguin complete and another beginning.

 

Dad was so proud as he looked after Son

In a winter so harsh as the world blocked the Sun

Resilient and steadfast his back to the storm

The colony of Emperors, protecting new-borns

~

Nature is Miraculous as the odds against you stack

As you shuffle on heels, taking turns at the back

Of circles so dense, they huddle to keep warm

Awaiting the time that their mates may return

Now both Adult Penguins are completed

 

From deep in the ocean, weeks turn into months

Braving all predators, Mothers come back looking plump

Baring their catch, they walk and they slide

It’s a miracle really, they find their mates left behind.

~

What joy in their cries from a distance so far

Reuniting in love as daylight replaces stars

A family together before they must part

When Dad takes his leave for his fishing must start

~ 

And so is the cycle in the struggle to survive

The Penguin stands tall in his efforts to thrive

So when you think your own life maybe rough

Just think of the Penguin, for their Life is Tough.

© Sue Dreamwalker-2017

This appears darker than the rest of the photos simply because of the light in the room was fading at the time I took it without a flash. Also note, I altered the background to make them appear on a cliff of ice, with icebergs behind them.

~~~ 

“The period of darkness that you’ve been experiencing is now ending. There is light at the end of this tunnel!”

-Penguin

The above quote and the interesting read about the Penguin meaning is very symbolic right now. So no wonder I was inspired to paint Penguins..

And the rest can be found about Penguins  meaning Here 

 

Original Post HERE I dedicated to my sister as this was her Christmas Present back then.

A Child’s Imagination is Precious~ Our Granddaughters Poem.

Most of us who are parents or grandparents think our children are just the best..  Because they are in our eyes. Not all children are so lucky.

I want to share with you  a poem written by our now Eight year old granddaughter who wrote this poem in two sessions as we took her to school and back again. She composed this on the journey to and from school in the back of our car as we travelled.

I thought it so good when she read it out to us when we got back home, I said it would be a great poem to take to school on her show and tell day when they take things to school and speak about them.

As it was scribbled hurriedly in its  composition on the note paper you see below, I asked her if she wanted to re-write it on some better paper and in her neater handwriting.. This she did, and she took that copy to school.

Our Granddaughters Poem first draft she scribbled down above. Then aged 7

Her teacher enjoyed it so much as did the head master, that they asked her to read it in their Assembly on their last day of half term, before Halloween. 

So she read it out to the whole school and said ‘Grandma, I used the microphone, but I rushed saying it, as I wanted to get it over with quickly’.

 

So here is our Granddaughters Poem.. She entitled it

MY FRIEND.

Who’s that I hear you say?

 It’s my imaginary friend

It’s Benge.

He comes when no one is around

When he comes he doesn’t make a sound

When he comes he talks to me

To keep me company.

I like company so does he, when I enter his reality.

We enter worlds of make believe

Of Dragons dens made out of leaves.

We play up high and flap our wings

We soar and roar and all those things.

We swoop on down and land on the ground

Up we rise, up up tall,

We’re standing on the castle wall.

Giants come we grab our weapons

To defend the castle.

Our Castle comes with a bridge door

But in our castle there is something more

What could it be?

Let’s explore

But first look inside the bridge door

We find ourselves on the bedroom floor

And my invisible friend has vanished once more.

By our Granddaughter Aged 7 at writing.

~~~~

Imagination is something we should all encourage, it is something to be nurtured.

After all Children grow into Adults..

And I am still Imagining a Brighter Peaceful New World.. 

Together Lets DREAM  And Create the WORLD we want our Children’s Children to Grow in Love within.

Have a Blessed Week.  

Anyone for Tennis?

Me, Enjoying the Summer, taken by our 6 yr old granddaughter

Hello beautiful people, it has been a while since I did an update on my blog.. Summer is speeding by and I am making the most of these wonderful Sunny Days here in the UK..  Life is for living, and enjoying and that is exactly what I have been doing.. Spending time with family, and enjoying several birthday celebrations, and of course the allotments have been getting lots of attention with picking berries, and preparing produce for the freezer..

Raspberries picked and soaking to be cleaned

Strawberries..

Redcurrants

I also started a knitting project too, which has stopped my hands from pounding the keyboard of an evening. A project in progress that has the back and one front completed..

Tennis too has been on the agenda, and no, I am not that sprightly, lol, but may invest in a swing ball for the lawn, as I know one little lady who will enjoy the game with me..  But Wimbledon is on for another week, and you will find me most afternoons watching Tennis this next week, as I root for my favourite Tennis Stars.  So I have been up extra early and down the gardens before it warms up and gets too hot to work.

So as I share lots of photo’s over on my gardening blog on the progress on the allotments.. For a change, I will share a little of the allotments here with you.

Courgettes, on the left, with marigold boarder. The wigwam of Sweetpeas..

Apple tree

Blueberries

Raspberries

Tomatoes in the allotment green house

 

Enjoy, and I will I hope gradually work my way down the reader and find you.

And remember to love, laugh, and BE Happy..

Hydrangea’s in our home garden

See you Soon! 

Fun and Laughter the Best Medicine.

In front of one of the large caves you can go down in to explore With experts and hard hat.

Easter has been both Busy and Fun..  It started out on on Good Friday with lots of fun with our Granddaughter taking her for a bike ride and then on to Creswell Crags ” A fascinating place with excavated from the caves show how the area witnessed dramatic changes in climate at the edge of the northern ice sheets and was populated by Ice Age animals such as hyenas, mammoths, woolly rhinoceros, and migrating herds of reindeer, horse and bison.”

 

Lots of Gardening has been done too..And a corner of the Home Garden is looking colourful at the moment with the wallflowers out and the bulbs.. 

And yes.. The Allotments too have had lots of Tender Loving Care which is why not as much time has been spend here in blog land.. As much as I wish I could split my time in two..

More Laughter and Pictures of me in my Gardening gear  you can find if you click the above photo

Have a wonderful Weekend.. And I hope to get around to visit more whom I have not had chance yet to catch up with.. 

Love and Blessings.

Sue

 

Love on Ice..

The Canvas I started of a snowy scene. Canvas size 40cms x 29cms

 

Blank Canvas of white before me looms bare

As into the distance of mind I stare

My brush takes on colour as mountains arise

As storm clouds of grey sweep across the blue skies.

~

Soon two figures, then three are penned in

And before I know it emerge a family of Penguins

Cuddling up close, just as proud as can be

As Mother returns safe, from her fishing in the Sea

One Penguin complete and another beginning.

 

Dad was so proud as he looked after Son

In a winter so harsh as the world blocked the Sun

Resilient and steadfast his back to the storm

The colony of Emperors, protecting new-borns

~

Nature is Miraculous as the odds against you stack

As you shuffle on heels, taking turns at the back

Of circles so dense, they huddle to keep warm

Awaiting the time that their mates may return

Now both Adult Penguins are completed

 

From deep in the ocean, weeks turn into months

Braving all predators, Mothers come back looking plump

Baring their catch, they walk and they slide

It’s a miracle really, they find their mates left behind.

~

What joy in their cries from a distance so far

Reuniting in love as daylight replaces stars

A family together before they must part

When Dad takes his leave for his fishing must start

~ 

And so is the cycle in the struggle to survive

The Penguin stands tall in his efforts to thrive

So when you think your own life maybe rough

Just think of the Penguin, for their Life is Tough.

© Sue Dreamwalker-2017

This appears darker than the rest of the photos simply because of the light in the room was fading at the time I took it without a flash. Also note, I altered the background to make them appear on a cliff of ice, with icebergs behind them.

~~~

The above art is part of a present for my sisters birthday soon.. She has overcome many obstacles in her Life and she also collects little Penguins.. I was not surprised to learn the meaning Penguins hold as a totem, given that she has overcome, cancer, and many other things during her lifetime. I am so proud of her and the inspiration she has given me.. She always calls me her ‘Mother’ for as children I would often find myself in that role.. For me she is the best possible sister anyone could have.. 

  And its ok as she doesn’t read my posts.. So the surprise will still be in place. 

“The period of darkness that you’ve been experiencing is now ending. There is light at the end of this tunnel!”

-Penguin

The above quote and the interesting read about the Penguin meaning is very symbolic right now. So no wonder I was inspired to paint Penguins..

And the rest can be found about Penguins  meaning Here 

Reconnecting to Self

You know I have to smile at how this Universe is working within my world right now.

Last week I was all set to return to the World of Blog. But events and emotions made me reluctant to switch on the internet and my new computer that I had treated myself to on the 13^th June. As I attempted to block out the world for a time. Even films on TV, I found myself not being able to stay in the room. I would have to take myself away from their vibration.

When I did switch on my new PC I then spent time adding in the new software which I had bought, as yes, this game of Microsoft upgrades becomes expensive! Imagine my dismay as my new computer then began to have technical problem that it needed to be returned, resulting in me purchasing a different model. The good news is the Store installed all my recently bought new software free of charge on my new PC.

 So I thought, O.K. Universe, I am listening, I need to withdraw from the world for a while, so and I spent time reading, revisiting old books, I practiced more on my guitar, and I spent quality time in the garden. Meditating and listening to my inner voice. Looking up at the Moon when visible from clouds, shedding the need to be anywhere other than present within my own skin.

I spent time enjoying moments such as our 5-year-old Granddaughters Dance presentation. Playing games in our garden as our imagination knew no bounds, as I became a Sea Witch and my granddaughter was the Mermaid Princess as we swam amid the Sea Kelp which was the sheets and towels hung out to dry on my washing lines. We ate from shells and we created Magic as we became invisible. As the Sea Witch was defeated by the invisible Prince of the Sea.  We jumped through plastic hula-hoops which were entrances to caves, and we swung on the swing that was our transport though a portal into another realm. One that was laced with beauty as we put flowers in our hair as we chose more to press and dry for later.

We laughed as we dribbled ice-cream down our chins as we saw who could push their ice-cream to the bottom of the cone first as we nibbled it to the end.

And Grandma became the child as she abandoned her adult shell as she morphed into her own 5 yrs old self again.

Sometimes it’s good to Step back  and reconnect with Self..

I shall be reconnecting Very Soon..

Love to you ALL

~Sue~

Are There Fairies At The Bottom of Your Garden?

We had our Granddaughter stop over, and we spent a wonderful day doing many things, but I had promised her she could help paint a small birdhouse. The birdhouse had been on the wall for over two year waiting for it to be taken over as a nesting site.. As there were still no takers this year, I asked my Husband to take it down as I had other plans for it. 

We set to with paint and brushes while my granddaughter gave it white walls and a green roof.  She wanted a Fairy House 

Enjoying Painting.

We did many other things too, such as go and buy some new fish for the tropical tank and outside pond. Which she supervised to ensure they settled into their new homes. We played Fairy Princesses and hide and seek among many other things. 

Grandma got busy in-between other chores to paint the windows and door and put a coat of varnish on it over the next couple of wet days . 

Fairy House view from the right

Fairy House view from the left

So after the rainy weather and wind had died down Grandma got busy outside and this is the result 

The Fairy House put up in the garden over seen by the little Gnome

The Gnome made sure the ladder was secure for the Fairy who sat in the sun watching the construction of her home

Everything looks tickety-boo

And I am sure she will soon settle into her new home

Fairy and Gnome have good company with Buddha to watch over them both.

I hope you enjoyed meeting the Fairy at the bottom of our garden.. And should you wish to see how the Veggies are growing in the allotments.. Then Press this link HERE to take you to the allotment photo’s all is now nearly set.. And growing nicely.

Oh and I saw my little Wood-mouse this morning sat on the bird feeder eating grain.. He paused as I paused, 🙂 as he stuffed his mouth , we both looked at each other for a second then he scurried back into the wood pile.. 🙂  Lovely to see him/her again.

I hope you are all having a Fantastic Week..

Enjoy Life and Live it well and be good to one another!

Blessings

~Sue~  

 

A letter Under Question?: about The Universal Force which is LOVE

Revised:24-4-15

The Below article was published to share the message. of which the Universal Force is love. However due to this post being Tweeted and Posted on Facebook by readers, this article has caused controversy. So to appease such comments as Kimberley’s  who said

” It’s not Einstein, you were unable to verify that it was Einstein, so the responsible thing to do would have been to remove his name. The letter presents a lovely sentiment but it is pure urban myth, and publishing it really diminishes any credibility you had, spiritual or academic. No, your readers don’t need to prove it wasn’t Einstein. That’s not how credibility works. If you can’t find a reputable source, that means it doesn’t exist. Even with a disclaimer, this is irresponsible name grabbing. It’s internet click-bait. I know it doesn’t feel good to fall for something like that, but at least have the self respect to correct it, rather than let it bring an otherwise nice website down to the level of spam.”

My response you can find in the comments section.

 I received this in an email recently.. and thought I might share the following contents below.

It remains to be seen if this letter I was passed along is authentic or not.. But I will leave you the contents so that you too can read … And I hope you find the thought that Einstein could have wrote this letter as uplifting as I found it to be.

In love and Light   

…”When I proposed the theory of relativity,

very few understood me, and what I will reveal now to transmit to mankind will also collide with the misunderstanding and prejudice in the world.
    I ask you to guard the letters as long as necessary, years, decades, until society is advanced enough to accept what I will explain below.
There is an extremely powerful force that, so far, science has not found a formal explanation to. It is a force that includes and governs all others, and is even behind any phenomenon operating in the universe and has not yet been identified by us.

This universal force is LOVE.
    When scientists looked for a unified theory of the universe they forgot the most powerful unseen force.

    Love is Light, that enlightens those who give and receive it.
    Love is gravity, because it makes some people feel attracted to others.

    Love is power, because it multiplies the best we have, and allows humanity not to be extinguished in their blind selfishness. Love unfolds and reveals.

For love we live and die.
    Love is God and God is Love.

This force explains everything and gives meaning to life. This is the variable that we have ignored for too long, maybe because we are afraid of love because it is the only energy in the universe that man has not learned to drive at will.

    To give visibility to love, I made a simple substitution in my most famous equation.

If instead of E = mc2, we accept that the energy to heal the world can be obtained through love multiplied by the speed of light squared, we arrive at the conclusion that love is the most powerful force there is, because it has no limits.
    After the failure of humanity in the use and control of the other forces of the universe that have turned against us, it is urgent that we nourish ourselves with another kind of energy…

    If we want our species to survive, if we are to find meaning in life, if we want to save the world and every sentient being that inhabits it, love is the one and only answer.
    Perhaps we are not yet ready to make a bomb of love, a device powerful enough to entirely destroy the hate, selfishness and greed that devastate the planet.

However, each individual carries within them a small but powerful generator of love whose energy is waiting to be released.
    When we learn to give and receive this universal energy, dear Lieserl, we will have affirmed that love conquers all, is able to transcend everything and anything, because love is the quintessence of life.

I deeply regret not having been able to express what is in my heart, which has quietly beaten for you all my life. Maybe it’s too late to apologize, but as time is relative, I need to tell you that I love you and thanks to you I have reached the ultimate answer! “.

    Your father Albert Einstein

 

Sending you all Love and Light.. And I hope more share the love around this world .. 

~Sue~

Disclaimer: I did try to find out if this was genuine letter or not by searching through various archives in the Hebrew University of Einteins Archives online Here http://alberteinstein.info/ before I published it..

I would not In any way intentionally condone fraudulent pieces of information.. I thought long and hard before publishing this email I received in good faith, which researching on the net others have also reproduced  in good faith.  The message was the Point of the posting..

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