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TWO RAVENS AND A DRUM KIT         |
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I was just telling my little sister Annie about the time I played the Blues with a couple of Ravens who looked jut like the Blues Brothers......couldn't decide which one was Belushi..... I was care-taking a friend's house that was built on the bank of a small river.....The Billy River on Porcher Island. There was an upstairs deck on that house that overlooked the river and about 20 feet away was an old Cedar snag ......Well, Martin, who owned the house loved him some Mississippi Blues. He played the guitar and sang Leadbelly.......but he needed someone on the drums and I was handy and willing, so he taught me how to play the drum kit.......One hot Summer day I was set to practice my drumming, and dragged that drum-kit out to the deck and set it up......Once I got in the groove, I looked up and noticed a couple of huge Ravens sitting in that snag.....They were nodding and stepping to my rhythm and once in a while they would come in with a loud caaaw.....right on time........ My little sister Annie has Parkinson's Disease. She's been trying her level best to convert me to the Jehovah Witness cult for 50 years. Our older sister took advantage of a shaky time in Annie's youth and roped her in. They haven't spoken to me in all those years except to try and convert me....it's against their religion. But now the older one has Dementia and the younger one has Parkinsons and she is speaking to me. Annie is living in a travel-trailer in the far North where her alcoholic husband works for a remote mining operation...They are in debt because of his drinking and the JW church and their devotion to denial has ruled their lives. Their children are living their lives far away. Annie is now without the support of her congregation and the closest grocery store is 50 miles away. Parkinson's is causing her to be depressed.....My only link with her is her phone......She doesn't phone me and she often doesn't answer her phone.....but she usually responds to FB Messenger. She often just stops responding in the middle of a conversation without saying good-bye or telling me she's going......I'm learning how to stay in touch, what she will respond to.....It's very odd for me to have been given this gift of my little sister back after 50 years.......Every day I think maybe this is the day she will remember that she isn't allowed by her religion, to talk to me..........Every day is a gift.....I dare not bring up why she has treated me like I'm the devil incarnate all these years.......
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We occasionally have ravens in our area, usually in groups. That picture of the driftwood looking one though, made me think more of the hawks that we see. I find it amusing when nature decides to join in with us in an activity like that. It doesn't happen very often so when it does, it's rather special. BTW, I don't know if you check your 'where I'm quoted' area every day or not, (I do) but I wrote you a personal message there by quoting you here and then deleting it. I learned a long time ago how that works, by someone often writing me obscene, nasty remarks that he didn't want others to see. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Thanks for your response Earthy.....
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Every day I think my heart is full to capacity and then there's more.....
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Love all the ravens, especially the little guy in the boots.  It's great that you are on speaking terms again with your sister. Sorry to hear that she has parkinson's disease, dreadful thing. I have five sisters and we all get on well together . My sister Ann is my best friend she is next to me in age, so I guess we have a lot in common. Thanks for sharing your pictures and story with us.
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We occasionally have ravens in our area, usually in groups. That picture of the driftwood looking one though, made me think more of the hawks that we see. I find it amusing when nature decides to join in with us in an activity like that. It doesn't happen very often so when it does, it's rather special. BTW, I don't know if you check your 'where I'm quoted' area every day or not, (I do) but I wrote you a personal message there by quoting you here and then deleting it. I learned a long time ago how that works, by someone often writing me obscene, nasty remarks that he didn't want others to see.  ...
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These paintings of the ravens are really lovely. Sad story about your sister. Glad you are able to connect with her now. My oldest sister passed away 4 years ago next month. I was fortunate to visit with her in 2016 when I made a trip to Ontario with my sister to dismantle her apartment. She had moved into a care facility as she had dementia. I hadn't seen her in a good number of years. She did know both me and my sister and we had some good visits with her every day we were there over a ten day period. She was 11 years older than me and was always the older, older sister. I also have a younger brother living in Florida and we haven't seen each other in 10 years. It is circumstances that prevents us from getting together. My advise is cherish the family you have as you don't know how long they will be around.
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The Ravens here are huge.....both in size and personality. The First Nations people on the coast hold it in high esteem and Raven is part of the culture....They are either Eagle or Raven clan. Raven is creator and trickster..... Ravens are highly intelligent and mischievous......they are very vocal and one of their calls is a very loud, liquid burble....like water running over rocks with music......They are also great orators and have their favourite pulpits from which they make speeches......
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These paintings of the ravens are really lovely. Sad story about your sister. Glad you are able to connect with her now. My oldest sister passed away 4 years ago next month. I was fortunate to visit with her in 2016 when I made a trip to Ontario with my sister to dismantle her apartment. She had moved into a care facility as she had dementia. I hadn't seen her in a good number of years. She did know both me and my sister and we had some good visits with her every day we were there over a ten day period. She was 11 years older than me and was always the older, older sister. I also have a younger brother living in Florida and we haven't seen each other in 10 years. It is circumstances that prevents us from getting together. My advise is cherish the family you have as you don't know how long they will be around.
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My older sister died from Parkinsons Disease just last month. In the last year of her illness she stopped responding and would take the odd phone call, but then say nothing. This hurts the person making the call until we realized that it seemed to stress her out that she couldnt talk to us. because of lockdown we tried zoom and played some of her favourite songs but no good. We were very close and it was heartbreaking for my sister and me. Life is not the same anymore. I miss her especially today as we always had a get-together in my house for music and singing.
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I forgot to mention, I love your photos and where you live.
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I forgot to mention, I love your photos and where you live.
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