I’ve begun a new series of paintings using mixed media: ink and acrylics. I’ve just listed my available pieces on Ebay and will be working on a few more pieces in this style before ending the series and moving on to other types of artwork .
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Many Blessings,
Ravetalker
Every morning for the past several weeks I am greeted by the crows caw… I hear them as I’m crawling out of bed at 5am and then again when I step outside my door.. they are there to say good morning. When I get to work I often hear them in the distance giving their wake up call. This morning was no different .. only they were close enough to snap a few clicks. Most associate morning wake up calls with the rooster .. but for me it is the crow. 🙂
Have you had that feeling that you are being guided to do something particular for some unknown reason?
I get that feeling all the time. I never know how it will turn out until it does 🙂
So today I am sitting at my desk at work and I am drawn to get up with my camera and go outside. I walk out the front door for a moment and it didn’t feel just right so I walked toward the back of the building and just as I stepped outside .. I looked down and found this staring back at me .. waving hello!
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Instead of picking it up I just took it’s photo and whispered a little thank you.
I walk on over to a stone retaining wall and saw this dandelion standing all alone it’s it bright and beautiful glory. My thought
was… how great it is to take pleasure in ordinary things like this lone dandelion.
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I stepped back for a moment and as I looked down … here was another clover waving hello 🙂 … again I just took it’s photo and whispered my thank you.
I could hear some birds in the distance making a bunch noise. I figured it was young ones wanting to be fed. I stepped down toward the end of the wall to see what else there was to see and I looked up to find this Red-Tailed Hawk being bullied by a Mockingbird. He must have been too close to the Mockingbird’s nest.
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Uh oh .. I’ve been spotted! 
Here’s the following photos that I was lucky enough to capture.
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When you follow that inner guide.. you just never know what experiences await!
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
Perfection!
A thought came to mind yesterday and I told myself I should have written it down at that very moment before it got lost in shadows of my brain. I got busy and distracted and of course did not write it down but I do remember the basis of the thought.. it was only the exact phrasing that escapes me now. “The world is made up of a beautiful variety of imperfections… I consider myself just a tiny part of those imperfections.”
Late last night as my husband was looking through the lampwork beads he had been creating, I am once again confronted with this concept of what’s perfect and what’s not. What he thought was an imperfect bead was absolutely beautiful to me.. one of my all time favorites so far that he had made. He insisted it wasn’t usable because it wasn’t perfect… but to me … it was already perfect… perfectly beautiful.
This morning as I ponder more on this thought of perfection, a crow caws in the distance and I as turn to search from where the voice came… the sun is just peeking up from the hillside, the dew on the grass sparkles like little diamonds, the birds patiently wait with their song in the nearby trees as I top off the feeders, a cool breeze fills my senses with the refreshing smell of Spring and a smile takes shape from the inside out. In that perfect moment I knew. So I said, Yes Spirit … I understand now what I need to write about today.
Have a look around at the trees… so many shapes, sizes, color and species… who is to say which may be the perfect one. Further more, why does one even have to be perfect. To me, they are all perfect… they are all trees and within each one lies it’s very own distinct beauty.
….. and take a look at this dandelion.. nearly half it’s seed heads are gone… one dangles there to the side ready to take off with the slightest breeze…. is it perfect? YES, yes it is! It is as perfect a dandelion as any dandelion could be. Would a small child pass it up and not take a very big deep breath and blow with all their heart and soul in hopes for their wishes to come true? NOPE! So, yes, that dandelion is perfect.. no matter what it looks like … it is still a wish waiting to be made. PERFECTION in all it’s glory!
Take a look at the world for what it has to give and not how you think it should look. Now what do you see?
Many Blessings,
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Today I have been visited by the Vulture several times today so I think I will share with you what I found when researching the Vulture. I think you might be pleasantly surprised .. I was! The vulture has always been depicted as a nasty, vulgar type bird .. a scavenger picking away at the lifeless body of the dead… but today’s research into the personality of the vulture has changed the way I now see him.
The Vulture is the symbol of death and rebirth, the mother symbol, and represents purification. For those with this totem, you will be noticed more for what you do than how you appear.
Vulture or Condor teaches us how to soar above our limitations.
This Totem is a semi-permanent totem; once it enters your life it will be with you always, through your numerous lifetimes.
You may start to see auras and colors around people; Vulture can help teach you how to accomplish this through patience and vision. Vultures teach you how to soar without using much energy, how to ride the thermal winds instead of flapping. Go with the flow. Use your own energy powerfully and efficiently.
Vulture is associated with the sense of smell and aromatherapy is a good tool to use to connect with this Totem.
The Vulture promises us that no matter how difficult things are at the moment, rescue and change are imminent.
Soar above the drudgeries of everyday life through spirit. And Vulture/Condor is there to protect you in this journey.
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
hee hee.. I just couldn’t help myself.. photos taken this morning in my back yard after filling the bird feeders.
Have you stepped outside lately and truly connected with the Earth?
Have you walked barefoot in the green grass?
Slip off your shoes and feel the coolness of the grass below your feet… feel life growing right there beneath you and all around you.
Take in the fresh spring air.
Sit quietly in the presence of new birth. The Earth is waking up from winter’s nap and life is growing all around you.. have you stopped, if only for a moment to take it in?
It’s good for the mind, body and soul to take a break from the busy and chaotic day to day life we all live..
Take some time to slow your pace and take in the beauty that surrounds us … Spring is a magical time of year when all life begins anew.
Sleeping buds awaken to the warm spring air .. Nests and dens are filled with new life and the Earth is painted in new shades of color.
Take some time today to connect.
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
The Healing Path of the Raven & Wolf 