Sunday, April 08, 2012

THREE IN ONE ~ HAPPY EASTER!















I certainly hope these larger images haven't been wreaking havoc all week for puddle and others seeking to log in! This was a Mother's Day rose I received, and I was amazed to find it had three centers!! I have three granddaughters, too, so it's most appropos. Being of Celtic and Christian bent, the imagery of Trinity was not lost on me. I love the light-infused nature of this photo and the focus I somehow found for it. A perfect flower to have opened at The Tomb heralding a greater force than death: resurrection. Welcome Spring!

21 comments:

  1. Howard's first!

    And nope, the ability to embiggen the pics hasn't hurt download time, at all. My computer has it's own issues, but that isn't being one of them.

    And I especially love this one, and thank you for it!

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  2. Beautiful, bright, mauve and peach sunrise! Have a Happy Buddha's Birthday all!

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  3. Beautiful picture, listener.

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  4. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=brady

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  5. * HAPPY EASTER! *

    We're home safely!

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  6. Thanks. Was is listener who mentioned burying the ashes and keeping the memorial box? Are there special considerations when doing so--as far as the content of the soil and ability to use the soil for planting?

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  7. It was listener.

    But both Edwin and Rudi are buried here, without containers, and it hasn't seemed to affect vegetation, lol! Almost wish it did.

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  8. We had a lot of fun with the Grands in Maine!!
    First, Eldest*Grand was in her first Gymnastics meet. She won 4 ribbons and a medal, and was 3rd Overall. The best part is that she was totally oblivious to the scoring!
    Next we had a delicious meal of burritos and tacos, with the Fam.
    Then we went to the Easter Vigil with Daughter. It was nice...quiet, candle-lit, a lilting wood instrument playing interludes, a little singing.
    Today we got to watch the Grands enjoy their (already full with treats) Easter baskets.
    Then, there was a big Easter egg hunt in the back yard. Have you ever watched gray squirrels filching coloured eggs?! They wanted the peanut butter eggs, and got about 10% of the stash. Not a problem as there were so many!
    After that, Daughter's friends came over and we had a huge dinner (while Youngest*grand slept!): Ham, potatoes au gratin, fresh asparagus, and lobster rolls. Those who eat sugar had pudding with fruit for dessert.
    Last of all, we just played and read books and had a wonderful time together. Ahhhhh!
    The drive home ended with a vibrant sunset that lit up the whole sky, first golden, then purple and pink, then deep red. Gorgeous day!

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  9. Going to Karaoke, which Dave Casto has dubbed "Zombie Jesus Day Karaoke".

    I commented:

    "Dude, my kids have both called Easter "Zombie Jesus Day" in my presence. It didn't go over well. Guess who didn't get to come to Easter brunch?

    I am NOT without a sense of humor, and I understand the fun-loving spirit in which the title is intended. But occasionally, in spite of being a "don't make waves" introvert type, I've just got to summon up the ovaries (not "balls" or "cajones", so...) necessary to point out that among your many Facebook friends there's at least one deeply spiritual chick.

    But really, no offense taken. And I might even show up."

    Anyway, I *am* going to show up, and I've discovered that he's got Amy Grant's El Shaddai in his list of songs.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuXB1a3NBCw

    Sometimes it's hard to figure out what I want to sing. Today, it's easy. 8-)

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  10. Forgot to mention that the day began with SNOW! It came down and covered the ground, but quickly melted off. It was "liturgically correct" but that's about all the good you can say about it on Easter morning. That sunset was a much more welcome bookend to the day!

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  11. Have a good time, Renee!

    I agree with you that if those who have a faith tradition are supposed to be sensitive to not offending those who don't do religion, it ought to follow that those who don't do religion need to be sensitive to not offending those who have a faith tradition.

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  12. This might interest you --

    http://www.oldworldstones.com/order.htm

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  13. Thanks, Susan! :-)

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  14. So happy to hear it!

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  15. Ah, you had the sunrise that later became my sunset.

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  16. It was me. Ashes are good for the Earth, not a problem. Memorial gardens, wherein the faithful are buried beside churches, are done by burying ashes in the garden. It's good organic matter.

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  17. It's fine to mix in the ashes with the soil, if you like, as that won't surprise plant roots as much.

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  18. Thanks--no firm plan yet. The thought hadn't occurred to me until we were all invited to take the Easter flowers from the church altar home. I've got two potted hyacinths now.

    I did read something about mixing ashes with soil because of the salt content, or something like that.

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  19. The song went over well, and I had fun. Tired now. 'Night, everybody.

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