Maybe my pixies took me away! ;>)

yeah- i know, i've been gone---

We had some sad things happening in our family- my sister-in-law, who lived in Moorhead, MN--across the river from Fargo--passed away unexpectedly...so..we went back for the services.

I know people who live in Fargo, probably love Fargo---but I'm so happy we live in CA!

A very moving experience happened to my brother-in-law and sister-in-law about 2 days before her death. There was a young Horned Owl, apparently injured- in the empty lot across the street from their home. They watched it for a day, called Animal Control- but it was the weekend- and they couldn't come out- My bil fashioned a kind of protective cage for the baby, until the AC could come out- They woke up the next morning to find that the owl had died. When AC did come out- my sil asked for some owl feathers -- My sil died 2 days later. She was cremated and my bil added one of the owl feathers into the grave with her cremains.

We have since found that there is a Native American - probably Lakota, tradition about this same happening--this is a message I received from an etsy NA friend--


" by whitebuffalodesigns

Marilyn,

Do you know that the Lakota have a belief
that a close personal encounter with Owl
is a harbinger of a death to come?
Usually it is a warning that is personal
or about a close relative.
They look at it as a message to compose
their souls & be ready to move on.
Owl is held in very high regard by the
Lakota and many other tribes. Some
believe Owl is the 'soul carrier' to the
next life.

I wish I could remember where that legend
is written down. Its a very interesting
concept.

I will keep you and your extended family in
my prayers.

aisv nvwadohiyada (walk in peace & healing)
Tsoi Anisoquili-(3horses) "

very moving and meaningful to me.