Elvis - A Lighted Candle

[Ka´rala]

THANK YOU so MUCH dear Ladies for everything I´m going to make it




Dear Mari... Thank YOU for this beautifull link It touches my heart and soul everytime I hear it... and see it... You ALL made me cry and HAPPY inside at the same time...

Because you ALL are my love,
I know the joy that comes from
feeling closer to someone
than I've ever felt before.
Because you ALL are my love,
I know the passion of wanting
to share everything I have,
everything I am with ALL of you....

Because you are my friends,
I know that I can count on you
to hold my hand
through the rough times
and to be there
to share the good times, too.
Because you are my friends,
I'll always have someone
to make me smile;
just when I need it most,
to encourage me when I'm feeling
confused...
And I know that I must be
one of the luckiest people
in the world
to have you ALL
the perfect love.....
the perfect friends....

TRUE LOVE
Carola


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2H6GLV-gII

[MaryInTheMorning]

Sweet Ka'rala you are more than welcome dear angel and thank YOU for posting the link to such a beautiful song, your heartfelt-heart touching words and for being such a shining example of His TRUE LOVE!!!! I love you too my dear friend!!

[Ka´rala]

BURNING LOVE :D



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntgij-u_27k

[Rainbow Light]

Sending Love, Hugs and Peace to you, dear ladies!!

[MaryInTheMorning]

Right back 'atcha my dear friend!!

[Rainbow Light]

And back at you, dear lady of the Blue Rose!

[Blue Moon]

Given all the severe snow storms and cold those of us in the northern US have been going through recently, I thought this thread would be another good one to bring back now. I have no idea how I'm going to make it to my sister's on Christmas Eve because another snow storm is expected in the area I live. She only lives across town but the roads are slippery. At any rate, I love thinking of Elvis as a red bird on a cold bleak winter day. (For newcomers, see Elvis quote at the beginning of thread).

[Laura]

We always have a lot of Cardinals in our yard. They love Planter's lightly salted peanuts or of course, bird seed. I just hung out some suet with bird seed mixed in it. That will give them some much needed energy in this cold weather we are having.

We had between 18-20" of snow last weekend. It is so beautiful, but now all of our Christmas angels, Santa's and all of our other lawn ornaments are buried. My husband had to blow snow right over them because there is no where else to put all the snow. Well, it's supposed to rain tomorrow, so that will wash some of the snow from them. We have had almost arctic air and snow. Now it's going to be 50 degrees on Christmas right through the weekend!! There's an old expression about New England weather; "If you don't like the weather wait a minute. The weather here can change so fast. Our whole house is covered in Christmas lights. It is amazing. OK, think Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation when he puts the lights up. Haha! He starts putting the lights up at the beginning of November and finishes during the first week of December. My husband turns back to being five years old again when it comes to Christmas. He's very cute to watch during this season.

Isn't it cute how you can always tell when a cardinal (Red Bird) is around? You will always hear what I call their clicking sound. It's not a chirp and it's not a whistle per se. The link I am attaching calls it a chip sound. They sing too, but that clicking sound is so distinct. I find it funny how in the animal kingdom that the female is always the blander of the two in a pair. Hmmmm!

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/ ... l-info.htm

[Wanda June Hill]

Hi, I love the Cardinals- we don't have them here but further up in the mountains above LA they have jays and occasionally red birds. A few years ago we had robin redbreasts- a pair who stopped by on their way somewhere else as they aren't native here. We live on a bird flight path so we get lots of birds, some that are quite rare for our area. I think they might get carried here by the strong winds we've had across the US or something. When Starla and I went back to Nashville and Memphis a few years ago, we saw a Red Cardinal sitting on the fence beside the road that took us to Graceland- I thought that was pretty neat. I always think of him when I see one- I guess we all will who know what he said about being a bit of color in a sometimes dreary world. I loved the way he put things... he was very much a poet at heart and I wish that he had been more confident in his ability to write songs and lyrics because he did have a talent for it- it just wasn't encouraged I guess...and he needed a lot of that in some areas. Just a natural shy child deep inside, needing some one to build up confidnece for him.
We're doing fine, it's rained thankfully, and everything looks like spring around here. But we are to get some more cold that will kill off the greenery and hopefully these pesky flies that have hatched out in the past two days. Hope everyone has a wonderful new year with many happy times, thoughtful times and warm, pleasant memory times as well. wjh

[Laura]

It's nice to hear from you Wanda. I too love birds. I remember when I was little, my grandmother and I used to sit by her window and watch the birds during the winter. She had all kinds of bird books to figure out what bird was at the window. We used to go to the feed and grain store to get cracked corn, thistle and sunflower seeds for them. I also remember putting down cracked corn for all the pheasants that would be across the brook that ran through her back yard. The pheasants are long gone now, but the blue jays, cardinals, pheobe's and the chick-a-dee's are abundant. The poor grackle's sit upon the chimeny tops to catch some free warmth. I feel so sorry for them. Birds are amazing to watch. They are never boring. My favorite local bird is the mocking bird. They mock everything, including sea gulls and we had one that meowed like a cat. I kid you not. They sing so many different songs in the matter of minutes that it's hard to decipher which birds they are mocking. They sound so beautiful. I have yet to see a blue bird though. My grandmother used to tell me that they were abundant when she was young in New England. I wish they would come back. Heck, I even love pidgeons!

Ladies, what are the most common birds where you come from?

[FairyTale]

Wanda My Dear, it is so Great to see you. I'm the same way now about Cardinals, everytime I see one I always think about what Elvis said. I Hope You and Starla, and Jimmie had a Fantastic Christmas and that The New Year Brings you all many Blessings.