“ If the sky could dream, it would dream of dragons.” – Ilona Andrews, Fate’s Edge
The longer, warmer days of Summer have finally arrived – I’ve swept the concrete balcony floor, brushed off the top of the weathered wooden table and brought out that comfortable blue camp chair. So far this warm week, I’ve enjoyed breakfast out on the balcony sipping that first cup of fragrant black tea while watching the many float planes coming and going over the lagoon. Tonight I’m out on the balcony with a glass of dark red Chilean wine, watching the sun’s rays softly painting the forest in a hazy glow, there are happy birds chirping in their green bowers and the sky is so clear I can see a jet with it’s pure white contrails heading north-west over the mountains. Going where, I have no idea, the lovely stillness that I’ve carved out for myself allows me to lazily contemplate it’s flight path and wonder over it’s occupants.
These early days of Summer are burning bright and I’m ever mindful of how quickly they might slip through my fingers; taking the time to walk through the cool forest to pop the last salmonberries and the now sweet huckleberries into my mouth has become a weekly ritual. As I walked through the forest this past Monday, I heard for the first time this season, the call of a raven – there was a pair of them high up in a cedar tree being pestered by some crows and as one of them flew overhead, the shadow created by it’s large wingspan reminded me of dragon wings. Lately, I’ve been dreaming of dragons – I always thought that an animal spirit that might manifest in my life would come in the form of the aforementioned raven, a beautiful wild wolf or the majestic bear. This totem arose in the form of dark poetry, it’s words carrying the scent of smoke and blood; in the reading of those words I became aware of what felt like dragon wings unfurling, anticipating awkward flight. This animal spirit has arisen just as I’m about to begin my fifth year as a cancer survivor, her message: it’s time to lay down my arms, walk away from fear and take back my life – time to embrace this exquisite Summer, luxuriate in those endless rituals we take for granted as children and simply be. I can feel my dragon shifting and stirring under my skin as I write these words, she is as familiar to me as my own self and I cannot believe that she is here, my very own animal spirit and that’s why I find myself dreaming of dragons this particular Summer.
Card Note to Huguette: June 28, 1993
Hola, Huguette! Here is another terrace to dream about – we sure had a lot of fun last Saturday night on our city terrace (a lovely Italian restaurant named “Settebello’s” on Robson St.)!
Journal Entry: December 26, 1999
This is our last day in Guanajuato, Mexico, we are sitting in the sun at the Jardin Union on a green bench underneath the Indian laurel trees. We had breakfast outside at the “Hotel Posada Santa Fe”, we’ve had our last three breakfasts there. The food and service is very good. We just finished talking to a nice gentleman from South Carolina, U.S.A. who has retired to Guanajuato. He happily shared his unique glimpse of this charming city. I cannot get enough of this colonial atmosphere, everywhere I look I see a picture to take – we ended up spending a small part of our morning taking inside and outside shots of “Teatro Juarez” ( the local theatre).
There are many Mexican tourists here in Guanajuato and a few of us from Canada, the U.K., the U.S.A., Germany, etc. We all seem to run into each other all over this small city. There is a couple from the U.K. whom we met on the bus from Guadalajara, we’ve run into them once or twice and had some conversation. They travel to Morelia next.
Some images I don’t want to forget: the beautiful hummingbirds flitting through the flowers at the hotel we are staying at, the hotel “Socavon”, the single orange tree with fruit at the base near one of the paths to “El Pipila”, a huge statue that looms over the city – so that at any angle one looks, you can see this statue – above a church, or a roof line and in between the old buildings. It sometimes surprises you!
This afternoon we will be buying some fruit and pastries for our early bus ride (8 am) to Guadalajara and then back to Puerto Vallarta – we will be travelling for about 9 hours before we reach our Mexican home, our apartment in Puerto Vallarta! Adios.
Love the wonderful dragon dreams. Usually they are associated with jobs, promotion, wealth and power. I love dragonflies they are so beautiful and captivating. Dragons are the symbol of success, as if you are not already. Dream away, for the positive is always exciting..
Love Mutie
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Thank you for this, Mom – I love the background information on the symbolism of my “dragon dreams”, this is exciting and something to think about!
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Kimberlee – the results of my June blog experiment are up on my blog; check it out!
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Hey, I just checked out the results of your June blog experiment and enjoyed the wander, recognizing some blog names along the way and the sweet surprise of finding my blog in such good company. Your experiment is a reminder that we don’t write in a vacuum, we are all connected and what we write travels farther than we can even imagine! Thank you so much!
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Thanks for the comment, Kimberlee! If you liked this post, don’t forget to share or reblog 🙂
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Checked out your friends Blog. What a lot of work and research, but interesting.
Love Mom
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Thank you, Mom! I’m sure “thatssojacob” will appreciate your comments!
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Kim, you never cease to amaze me. Love your words. Love your quote and your photos. I am following Jacob,s blog also on your recommendation. Love his dedication. Following also typewriters bleeds. Have a good day.
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As always, your words are appreciated and I’m happy that you are able to find new blogs to read via comments left on my blog or through the “likes”. Thank you so much, Huguette, I’m wishing you a good day as well!
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Wow, this post is very well written!
I love the idea of having a dragon a your spirit animal. For centuries, fairytales have perceived dragons as cold hearted, evil animals. However, in my opinion dragons have many more qualities of strength than a human hero. Dragons secure in their beings, and have fire boiling inside them. They may release it as a form of self defense, but who knows, they might also release it was a way of facing their fears.
In parallel to your dream, it might be that the fire boiling inside you is ready to spark– ready to spark it ways maybe you can’t imagine.
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I love what you have written and think you are onto something, I am in the process of moving through some fears and discarding some old tapes that play in the background (and hold me back!), I can feel that spark and can hardly wait to see what happens! Thank you so much for your words of encouragement today, they are much appreciated!
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No problem 🙂
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