Postcards with Autumn and Thanksgiving themes

Thought I'd play with some of my new autumn photos to make up some pretty postcards for the season and the holidays.
Postcards just seem to make sense to me. With all the concerns of wasting paper I considered what most of us do with the envelope after we've received a card in the mail; we toss it in the recycle bin! With a postcard there's less waste and the card can still be hung on a fridge or bulletin board. Heck they make durable bookmarks too!
A few turned out so well I thought it would be nice to highlight them here;

Sun Kissed Autumn Stream Postcard by OurEnchantedGarden
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This is one shot that really pleased me. Mainly because it demonstrated the windy autumn we had, inspiring the title for this image: Autumn Whispers in the Wind.

Happy Thanksgiving Postcard by OurEnchantedGarden
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Another pretty autumn image was inspired by the planter at our front door, using some cartooning effects this softened and romanticized the subject. Autumn Floral;

Cartooned Autumn Floral by OurEnchantedGarden
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I'll add more in the next entry once I've worked up another few postcard ideas! There are often lovely photo opportunities this time of year and I've a good selection of favorites to work with! These are fully customizable - you can add your own text on front or back, even add a personal photo on the back if you don't want to write a long message. A great way to stay in touch in a traditional and eco-friendly way!
Give them a try and see what sort of fun you can have sharing with your loved ones and letting them know you're thinking of them!
Enjoy!

With love,
...from the garden

Lightworkers! Are you Attuned and Ready to Shine in these times?

The link on the title above will take you to Katherine Wright Desai's website; Vitability.com where you can explore additional information, audio files and text to support you in your work.

The link below is to a specific meditation which is very timely and can assist anyone in finding a good sense of center, peace or grounding, with much support from outer realms. This session allows a strengthening of your own inner sense of sanctuary. From that position you are better equipped to maintain your own steadiness while being in service to others. This is an excellent preparatory for attuning your energies prior to the upcoming lunar eclipse, this Saturday the 26th. 

please click here to download the Universe Soul Temple Sanctuary of Love Attunement....

http://www.vitability.com/aquarianenergyhealing/id119.html 

It's rare that I will send out a blog specifically to lightworkers. It seems however a very good time to share this information. I have experienced this attunement and can speak of it's effects as positive and centering.  If you have been feeling the pressures of late, no matter how the tensions may be showing in your life, it may be a good time to re-charge and reclaim your own sacred soul sanctuary.  This may help you in that regard.

Katherine has arranged a gathering by teleconference to work with the eclipse energy on Saturday morning,
please participate if you are feeling drawn - it is drawing you for a reason - let us join together in discovery and love!

Meditation begins at

 

                                  7:15 a.m. Washington, DC USA Time

6:15 a.m. Chicago time

                                  5:15 a.m. Denver, CO, USA

                                  4:15 a.m. Los Angeles Time

                                                   (Come even if you only have 1 eye open (the 3rd Eye)) 

 

                                12:15 p.m. London, UK Time

                                   6:15 p.m. Jakarta, Indonesia Time 

                                  9:15 p.m  Sydney, Australia Time                                 

                               

 

Check time in your area.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Call in a few minutes before the allotted time to be sure to get a spot. This call will work with Skype for those who use that feature. (I do!) Long distance charges will apply, for those who don't have an unlimited phone plan the call will likely last 45 minutes. This is an approximation only. 

Call in to;

Phone Number:  712 - 432-1690

 

And when prompted key in the entry code below, including the pound sign. 

 

Entry Code:   623 251 #

 

I look forward to participating with you in this meditation if you manage to find the time to be involved.

 

Be sure to share this invite with others - invite your friends or colleagues

 

And If you can't come, have your own gathering of like minded folks to connect & celebrate in Light in your own way. 

If my corner of the world is any indication I can say there are some very strong energies peaking and dancing through the cosmos and the earth. Here in Guelph, Canada, just 100 km west of Toronto, the energies of the gatherings of G20 and G8 world leaders are stirring things up not just in peoples' hearts and minds. Ottawa, our nation's capital, demonstrated the tensions deep within our earth by releasing a magnitude 5 earthquake just yesterday! I am amazed and grateful at our earth mother's calm action believing she has helped pave the way for less tension and more connection as these leaders pursue their agendas.
Did you feel the quake? I know many did - what an experience! What did you think?

With love,
...from the garden

Conscious Creation - It's just Natural!

I received this quote in my e-mail this morning from Esther & Jerry Hicks and it really got me thinking. I posted it on my status at Facebook and then found myself entering a comment right after. A friend commented on that and I went back to see her comment, re-read what I'd said and realized I should explore the subject in more depth...


"You're really not wanting to limit beliefs because belief is just perspective, and the more beliefs or the more perspectives or the more attitudes, the bigger the vibrational kitchen from which you can make your pie. Just get so good at directing your Energy that the belief doesn't dominate." --- Abraham

This was interesting to ponder... Because often I and other people I know focus on releasing beliefs in order to move forward in our personal and spiritual development.
"... directing your energy so that belief doesn't dominate" makes sense to me. Why not focus on the vibrational energies available to us and just allow the contrasts and perspectives to be our barometers? They become tools to help guide us as we make choices and explore our paths in life.

By being involved in our creations in a conscious way and following the bliss of that energy we are able to rise above any restrictions or barriers that might be perceived. When in the flow of these universal energies, the Vortex as it is sometimes described, creation becomes effortless, in that actions take place with ease and grace, naturally progressing as needed. The more connected We can be with Our higher vibrational selves the easier life becomes and limits fall away!

When I observe nature this is what seems to be happening for creatures in their natural world.  Birds, squirrels, toads, even cats and dogs to some extent. And I am having a good chuckle writing this; what's important in that statement is the fact we are creatures in this natural world too! For so many reasons we remove ourselves from that reality. It's just my opinion but this is really a crying shame! This is why Our Enchanted Garden was born and why I'm driven to find the ways and means to keep reminding people of our connection with this dynamic, natural world!

I wonder, what would our world  be like if we'd developed a philosophy that embraces our animalness? Could we call it Natura-cracy? Hey, that's got a nice ring to it if you practice a few times!

Hope I've left you wondering yourself, don't be shy to post your own ideas on the subject!

This garden is smiling, even in winter!

Shine Your Light - a revisted design!

Already it's the beginning of December and we are still having a warm spell here in Southwestern Ontario! It's not all good as we're hoping the ground will freeze up soon so the dogs don't have to play in the mud! Not that they mind at all - We're the ones who mop up after them! Happy pups are usually muddy pups!

So while the dogs are busy taking a nap and it's too muddy to work in the garden I thought I'd play with some images and take some design ideas a little further. The Daisy image below is one I've enjoyed playing with and the theme intrigues me.



Click on the image above to view it at my Flickr site. When there - you can click "All sizes" above the image on the right side to view a full screen size.

The Solstice will be here before we know it and I wanted to play with some artwork that celebrates the return of the light to the Northern Hemisphere. There's something reassuring about celebrating the return of the sun right at the beginning of winter in the northern half of the globe! While it may be getting cold the days will begin to get longer and will usher in the the warmth that will eventually melt all the snow that is sure to come!

Wanted to see how this image would look on-line and hopefully get some reactions from my visitors. I'll be using it to send to friends to remind them of the Solstice. There's so much to celebrate this time of year!

Fostering really is the Natural Way

Lately a lot of the posts here for the garden have focused on adopting abandoned animals, fostering and the challenges of training puppies and keeping them safe in the garden. It wasn't really my intention to see our blog be centered on pet issues and yet what has come through from these experiences has been the discovery of more of nature's magic. There it was; plain as the nose on my face!

Fostering really is Nature's way. You see birds and dogs and cats do it. This points to me of how very important it is that people who are drawn to helping other creatures, including humans, follow through on their feelings and their inspirations. This is a natural instinct among living beings.

My thoughts drift to 2005, when I was freshly inspired by my calling to the garden and the wisdom it spoke to me. This came to be just weeks before Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast of the US. At that time people came together to help each other. Multiple levels of government and specialists in safety and rescue with almost unlimited funds at their disposal seemed unable to step up to help without tripping over red tape and politics.

Fostering is what was arranged for people who had nowhere to go after government assistance ended and there were still no homes available for those left homeless in Louisianna and elsewhere! It might not be what people call it but it works out to the same sort of thing.

Right now in the United States and Canada there are countless living beings who need your help. One of the easiest ways to help is fostering. If you have the room in your home, foster children or even families. If you don't have that sort of room but still have that space in your hearts and your yards; foster dogs, cats, rabbits, pot bellied pigs, horses or other animals in need. Seek out local shelter and animal rescue groups and learn what's needed in your area. Offer those groups your administrative or fundraising skills if you can't possibly foster people or animals.

In these hard times many families and their pets will suffer without some sort of assistance. As a foster mother for Jack Russell Terriers I can attest to the needs out there that arise out of family break ups, the loss of a family bread-winner, and sudden life changes that prevent some people from being able to continue to care for family pets. None of these situations can be controlled by the pet and they come to their neediness out of no fault of their own. Animals require attention and love, exercise and socialization and these needs don't end as changes occurr in their lives.

If you've ever had the inclination to help - consider it again and make a few enquiries, someone will be happy to learn you're interested in helping. You might get a big sloppy kiss from some loveable pup for your efforts, but heck, it could be a lot worse!