Great Spirit, granted our sanctuary a sweet quarter sized turtle back in mid-August - the 18th. My Honorable Daughter Number Two, removed him from our pool for me and named our gift and guest Chester...
...late in the afternoon of yesterday the 10th October 2011, my same duaghter found a just smaller than tea cup saucer, soft shell long noised snapping turtle on our car port. She was afraid the little one was injured and dieing as there was a handful of flys planning it's demise and preparing for "their" next generation. Removed our guest from the carport - so, we now have another resident here next to the preserve...
...I first put Miss. Thang, also known as Aunt Helen, in water and slowly began to softly brush and rinse off the debris. Tonight, Aunt Helen is free of all that yucky stuff, has been fed medicated turtle food, regular turtle food and plenty fresh temped water. She is chilling in the screened-in porch on the East yard. Um, first the name. Aunt Helen, was/is my Mom's sister, who happened to be married to my Uncle Chester...
...Uncle Chester had one leg. Lost it in the Battle of Guada Canal. He had fought many battles in The South Pacific Theater. He was TRUE HERO! What a super Uncle too - Uncle Chester was. Never dis-respected me as a young teen and taught me how to shoot rifle. Him and Aunt Helen, lived deep, deep in the hollers of Tennessee. No lights. No plumbing. Had an out house and the water had to be pumped by hand at the kitchen sink. Aunt Helen knew the grass, plants and fruit's of the woodlands. Uncle Chester and Cousin Joe, hunted from the wilderness. I may have recently shared a story of them, so, I don't want to get all mushy. I've said enough for now.
Now, an interesting thing is and please remember that Miss. Thang, is a different turtle than Chester. She's a long nosed soft shell snapping turtle. Uncle Chester, is a river slider. I may have to google their compatability. Aunt Helen is a bit scary to me Honey.
...um, but really now? No longer two - but I have now been gifted THREE turtle's from The Creator in these past three or so years. I feel in my Spirit's the task of their up-bringing is my duty, and am pleased to be here to assist with their health and happy lives.
Frog, also passed my Path today and since frog was dead and tanned, I decided it best to leave the unfortunate one to God's Will. A friend of my Bride and BFFF, had Dreams with Frog as a guest...
...so a very quick reading from the medicine cards...
Turtle, is Mother Earth and is the oldest symbol for Mother Earth in Indian teachings. Turtle asks us to be mindful of what it is we do to our Earth Mother. Like Turtle, we also have sheids that protect us from hurt, envy, jealousy, and the unconsciousness of others. Turtle is a fine teacher of the art of grounding. Turtle argues a time for connecting with the power of Earth and the Mother-Goddess within.
Frog, is Cleansing. Frog medicine is akin to water energy. May be calling in the cleansing you/I need. I see where I am today and frog tells me that I DO describe myself as tired, overloaded, harried, frustrated, nervous, at a loss, empty and weakened. Time for a break. And an important key is to find a way to rid yourself of distractions and to replace the mud with clear energy.
Enough. Will keep you all up to date on our guests here at the House of Seven Windows....
... Thank You Great Spirit for our newest guest Aunt Helen and Thank You for all blessings...
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