June 29th......... HAPPY 81st Birthday Daddy

June 28, 2008 28 MONTHS LOGGED IN "OY"

28 Months and counting.....................................................................

June 27, 2008

AND THIS IS WHAT STARTED IT ALL..................... this was all discarded as garbage on the beach, or who knows where...... but that's the point...... do you know where your garbage goes???????????????

This was embedded in Henry's foot, this is what, in the end, cut his life short!
Henry..... we had such optimistic, high hopes for you........ but your life will not go unnoticed.

Two new Osprey Poles are going in, in your honor.........

I did love you !

Shelley
Rest in peace dear Henry......!


People have got to realize that everything that they discard goes someplace......... next time you need to lose something, think about where it might end up................

Many times a day, I look out through this door, where I have a telescope strategically positioned....... honed right in on the nest. For three Summers now I've witnessed the cycles of life, and for three Summers, I've watched in awe, as these same two glorious male and female Osprey's, have propagated their species.........







This is the view from our bedroom window.... off in the distance you can see the hint of an Osprey pole. We've got 3 baby's currently thriving. Two years ago, gosh or is it three.... ah yes, it was three summers ago, we had a horrific accident take place in the nest. A baby Osprey got tangled in some fishing line, hooks, etc., that the Mom and Pop Osprey used to line the next.







If you search my archives you will find my story.......... BUT, this post is about fulfilling a promise I made to honor poor little Henry's life......... yep, I named him........ anyway, we have the poles all ready to go..... we built them last Fall with the help of the illustrious Jim Jones..... google him and you'll find some things about him. He's singlehandedly been helping to rebuild the Osprey population on Long Island for years. Anyway, I've picked out the weekend of July 26th...... cross your fingers that I can FINALLY pull this off......... got my sights all picked out, and we will have an old fashioned barn raising...... and raise the roof upon completion........ Henry, this is for you......... hope for good weather, and strong eager dedicated people!

Almost 4th of July..... Almost our 5 year Wedding Anniversary

Wow, thinking back on the past five years.... it's a whirlwind. July 4th, 2003, was an incredible day and night. We can honestly say that we had a 14 hour long Wedding. We chartered 2 Coach busses to drive our troops, and spent the day on a boat in New York Harbor. After getting married at the pier in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, we set sail, for not a 3 hour tour, but over 14 by the time we got back to Northport........ it was INCREDIBLE !!!!! Perfect weather, that came after months of torrential downpours..... thank God it cleared as we had no backup plans..... We had perfect weather, great food, wonderful company, FIREWORKS, and incredible memories. BUT Time has certainly passed by in a flash. Can't say that it's been smooth sailing, but I can say that in as much as life has had it's twists and turns, and we've both had to "white knuckle" it on numerous occasions, inspite of it all, I wouldn't change a thing.

To look at the photos, you'd never have guessed that we'd had been given my Breast Cancer diagnosis the day before the wedding. We chose to keep this a secret till the day following the wedding, so as not to tarnish ANYONE'S memory of our Wedding, a day that was planned with the love, caring and the tendernous of hummingbird gathering nector from a flower. That crashing news was left for the following day..... AND, the day after that, we hopped a plane for Fisherman's Wharf in S.F., and then onto Alaska. There we spent time with our thoughts and nature, there we had time to get close and personal with the Universe, all that was, and all that would be.

We started our adoption the following year, after we had anticipated the "ALL CLEAR", but 2 weeks after we sent in our application, I was diagnosed with a Primary Recurrence of Breast Cancer. Then our nightmare began. My Cancer became a Stage IV, Mets to three places in my lung, and my bone marrow throughout my system was abnormal. Long story short, I sit here typing today, CANCER FREE, going on 4 years later. Our adoption well, years in the making, BUT, we are going to celebrate our 28 month lid in just 2 days, and our 5 year Wedding Anniversary on the 4th....... my latest CT Scan reveals NO CANCER, and my bones are back to normal, and all that remains of the lesions in my lung is some scar tissue.

So, I am perfectly healthy. I am loving life, and still have time to get caught up in lifes daily dramas.... you'd think that wouldn't happen, but I'm human, and life goes on.

I couldn't complete this entry without thanking those I love..... especially my husband, our daughter to be........ our family and friends, but mostly, my furry family, which if you've read my blog, you know it keeps me going.... oh, and my Cockatoo Timothy too.

I feel that a Miracle occured in my life........ not just on this occasion, but countless times since my birth.

I love you Dave....... more than you will ever realize. HAPPY ALMOST ANNIVERSARY !

watch your volume, I will end up yelling for them.

Well here's my guys at Coindre Hall, an old Gold Coast Estate that to date still has managed to evade getting a fenced in doggie run. We want to keep it an open dog run, but the surrounding neighbors seem to find fault with it.

Pirate is scheduled for his first dog show ever. He'll be at the Riverhead Dog Show in July, AND, if he manages to go around the ring without trying to tackle me, or rip my clothes off, we then get to the next hurdle, me not falling on my face.

We shall see..... :)

June 4, 2008

Sometimes, you just gotta kick back and ponder the moment. Reflect on the wonders of the World. If life were only that simple............... but ya know what???????????? It absolutely is!