giovedì 19 maggio 2016

A life finishes ... while some others come into the world ...




L'anima dovrebbe sempre stare socchiusa,
pronta ad accogliere l'esperienza dell'estasi.

Emily Dickinson





Accade, spesso, sempre più spesso che il tempo scorra in fretta e non ci si renda conto di quanto velocemente i mesi, gli anni passino ... a giugno il nostro Anacleto avrebbe compiuto 17 anni, un micio dalle dimensioni minute come prima non mi era mai capitato di vedere, che venne alla luce presso la casa di alcuni vicini, nella borgata dove allora abitavamo, ma non appena cominciò con il muovere i primi passi venne da noi ed ... aveva già fatto la sua scelta, voleva che fossimo noi la sua famiglia ... divenne il piccolino di mamma e papà coccolato da quella che allora era una grande famigliola fatta di tanti 'fratelli' per lui, famigliola che purtroppo, con il trascorrere del tempo, divenne sempre più piccola fino a che egli si trovò a rimanere l'ultimo, sempre più gioioso, sempre più coccolato ed amato ... 

Da alcuni mesi l'età era divenuta un peso per lui ed il suo brio è andato sfumando a poco a poco, ma davvero non ci voleva lasciare ... fino a che questa mattina la troppa debolezza lo ha vinto ed è tornato al cielo ... sì, da oggi in cielo vi è un piccolo angelo in più ... grazie piccolino per tutto quello che ci hai donato ...



Il dolore che si prova in questi casi lo può comprendere solo chi abita in compagnia di creature che ci accompagnano durante il cammino della vita di ogni giorno, talvolta facendoci sorridere, talvolta consolandoci in momenti di sconforto, sempre comunque al nostro fianco, creature che si fanno dono per noi ...

Ma la vita è sempre pronta a sorprenderci, e, poco dopo la scomparsa di Anacleto, con gli occhi ancora velati dal pianto ed il cuore in preda allo sconforto, passeggiando nel nostro portico in compagnia di Bea e Giannotto, con il cuore gonfio di tristezza e di malinconia, ho udito un trillo che ben conosco ... erano i primi gemiti di una nidiata di codirossi 





... si trattava solo di scoprire dove fosse, l'unica cosa che compresi subito era che questi suoni finissimi provenivano dall'alto e Giannotto sembrava averlo compreso con me




 ... tanti, tantissimi sono i nidi di cinciallegre, fringuelli, merli, usignoli, allodole, ballerine, picchi, ghiandaie, passeri, pettirossi, codibugnoli ed altri ancora che ogni giorno brulicano di vita sui nostri alberi e tra le fessure dei nostri vecchi muri, ma oggi davvero non credevo mi attendesse una tale meraviglia: da anni alcuni passeracei trovano albergo nel nostro portico durante l'inverno e con ogni probabilità vi è chi, in mezzo ai cesti che tengo appesi alle vecchie travi del soffitto,




ha scorto il luogo ideale, sicuro e protetto, per deporre le proprie uova e crescere i propri piccoli .... 




il cuore mi si è riconfortato, è stato come se una mano dal cielo avesse voluto lenire le mie pene mostrandomi come la vita sia un continuo rinnovarsi e come sempre, anche tra le lacrime, vi possa essere spazio per un sorriso di incanto, di commozione, quello che solo un abbraccio celeste può donare ... 

E comunque non eravamo soli, altri occhi incuriositi, ma tutt'altro che spaventati, ci stavano osservando, proprio a pochi passi da noi ...




 



un'altra nidiata, questa volta di quattro coniglietti, stava compiendo, indisturbata, la propria passeggiata quotidiana ... mi correggo, non erano quattro, bensì cinque, 




uno, ancor più tranquillo di tutti gli altri, e di sicuro da poco sveglio, era un po' più in disparte a fare toilette ... 




Mi ricordai allora di una frase che lessi tempo fa tra le pagine del romanzo Emma di Jane Austen:


Nessun incanto è pari alla tenerezza del cuore.





Ho scritto commossa queste righe, perché ancora la tristezza non mi abbandona, ci vuole tempo per accettare certi accadimenti che fanno parte della vita, anche se sono consapevole di avere tanti, davvero tanti motivi per cui gioire in ogni attimo delle mie giornate ...




Un dolore è più forte in primavera,
per contrasto alle cose che cantano -
non soltanto gli uccelli - ma le menti -
e i minuti splendori e le brezze -
quando ciò per cui cantano è distrutto,
a che serve un'azzurra melodia -
ma la resurrezione ebbe da attendere
finché non fosse rimossa una pietra -


Emily Dickinson, 1530




A presto 💕



















The soul should always stand ajar, 

ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.


Emily Dickinson





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It happens, more and more often, that the time passes quickly and we don't realize how fast days, months and years go by ... in June our Anacleto would have turned 17 years old, a kitten from such a minute size as I had never seen before, which came into the world at the house of some neighbors in the little village where we lived then, but as soon as he began moving his first steps, he came to us and ... he had already made his choice, he wanted us to become his family ...  he became mom and dad's little one, spoiled by what was then a great family made up of many little cats, 'siblings' for him, family that unfortunately, with the flowing  of the time, became smaller and smaller until he remained the last, always more joyful, pampered and loved more and more ...

For some months his age had become a burden to him and his liveliness went vanishing little by little, but he really didn't want to leave us ... until this morning, the far too much weakness  won him and he returned to heaven. .. yes, now in heaven there is one more little angel ... thank you, my little one, for everything you've given us during these so lovely years ...




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The pain you feel in such cases may understood just by those who live in the company of creatures that lead us along the way of life every day, sometimes making us laugh, sometimes consoling us in moments of despair, but always by our side, creatures which make themselves a gift for us ...

But life is always ready to surprise us, and, shortly after Anacleto's death, with my eyes still veiled by tears and my heart in despair, walking along our porch together with Bea and Giannotto, with my soul full of sadness and melancholy, I heard a trill which I know so well ... they were the first groans of a brood of redstarts




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... It was just to find out where the nest was, the only thing I quickly realized was that these fine sounds came from above and Giannotto seemed to have understood it together with me




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... Such a lot are the nests of titmice, finches, blackbirds, warblers, skylarks, dancers, woodpeckers, jays, sparrows, robins, long-tailed tits and others which every day are teeming with life on our trees and between the cracks of our old walls, but today really I didn't think tha such a wonder was awaiting me: for years some passerines find housing in our porch during the Winter and in all probability one of them, in the midst of the baskets that I keep hanging on the old ceiling beams,




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She has chosen the perfect location, safe and secure, where to lay her eggs and raise her little ones ....




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my heart was comforted, it was as if a hand coming from heaven had wanted to soothe my pain showing me that life is a continuous renewal and as always, even through tears, there may be room for a smile of enchantment, of emotion, which only a celestial hug can donate ...

Anyway, we were not alone, other curious - but not scared at all - little eyes were looking at us, just a few steps from us ...




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one litter, this time of four bunnies, was fulfilling, undisturbed, its daily walk ...I'm correcting myself, they weren't four, but five,




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one, even quieter than everyone else, and certainly just woken up, was a little more on the sidelines to make toilet ...




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Then I remembered a phrase that I read long ago amongst the pages of the novel Emma by Jane Austen:



No wonder is equal to the tenderness of the heart.





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I wrote down these lines so moved, this sadness still doesn't leave me, it takes some time to accept certain events that are part of life, even though I have many, so very many reasons for which to rejoice in every moment of my day ...



A Pang is more conspicuous in Spring
In contrast with the things that sing
Not Birds entirely—but Minds—
Minute Effulgencies and Winds—
When what they sung for is undone
Who cares about a Blue Bird’s Tune—
Why, Resurrection had to wait
Till they had moved a Stone—


Emily Dickinson, 1530




118 commenti:

  1. Oh Dani che post commovente.
    La vita è una giostra, c'è chi sale e c'è chi scende, i colori si mischiano: non è mai tutto nero.
    Ti abbraccio e ti sono vicina.

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    1. @ Manu
      ti ringrazio sinceramente, mia cara, per la tua comprensione ed il tuo affetto ... hai ragione, non è mai tutto nero, anche se talvolta si fa fatica a cogliere le sfumature dei colori più vivaci che al nero si mischiano ...

      Contraccambio tanto dolcemente e sinceramente il tuo abbraccio, grazie ancora ❥

      Elimina
  2. Oh Dany, so moving post and sad news. We love our pets but their life is shorter than ours. There is always the tragic separation. Your sorrow needs time to get more bearable but you have the lovely memories - and the thought that Anacleto has it well now might help. - Our dear dog passed away last summer and still today my husband gets tears in his eyes... For me it's easier already.

    I love your photos, your gees, bunnies and new born birds. We have a lot of birds too and they are so fun to watch.

    Dear Dany, I send you my warm comfort, thoughts and hugs. Be grateful of the long years Anacleto brought joy to your life. When the deepest sorrow gets lighter, the memories turn brighter.

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    1. @ riitta
      you're so very dear to me, sweetest, precious friend of mine, your words of support bless my heart ... I wholeheartedly thank you !!!

      May your day be filled with joy,
      sending all my love to you,
      with utmost gratitude ♡ஐ♡

      Elimina
  3. My dear Dany,
    it is always so sad when we lost a family member and our pets are family members. For myself I love my dogs and cats and goose an piggys and hens more than most of the people I know. I´m sorry for that, but it is the truth!
    But on the countryside there are always wonders to watch. Yes sometimes the little sweeties choose a very special new home like the baskets under the roof. There´s an old tin can in my garden and a tomtit couple had chosen it for building a nest years ago. Every year they come back and my haart is full of joy when I see that. That is happiness for me, these little unpayable things makes my life worth while.
    Wish you more little wonders, even when your Anacleto has gone over the rainbow bridge, he has taken your love with him and that keeps him safe and warm. Even our pets get a place in heaven and isn´t it comforting to know, that´s they will waiting for us?

    Hugs and kisses, Barbara

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    1. @ Barbara
      oh, I so understand you when you talk about the inner joy that the wonder that the Nature gives you makes your life worth living, for me it's the same, animals enrich our life and make it so very much more precious ... you should have a look at me every year when the swallows come back ... it's a party of joy to me ... indeed, for us all !

      I'm so very grateful to you for your words of solace ... you know, I also love all my 'babies' much more than some people I know, for they love me and know they may trust me because my love for them is boundless ... we're like a big family, aren't we ?
      Animals don't know envy and wickedness, they're God's creature ... people also are, but they too often know malice ...

      I hug you with so much love, my dearest, wonderful friend, and thank you most sincerely, thinking of you with deep gratitude ❀≼♥≽❀

      Elimina
  4. I love all of these sweet pictures today, Dany. :)

    Spring animals and babies are beautiful.

    Happy Thoughts of Home. :)

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    1. @ Stacey
      I so heartily thank you, lovely friend !

      May the remainder of your week be joyous and filled with so many little things bringing gladness to your heart ಌ•❤•ಌ

      Elimina
  5. Commovente il tuo post, è sempre triste lasciare i piccoli amici che ci accompagnano nel corso della vita, ti capisco bene. Ma è altrettanto bello scoprirne di nuovi..

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    1. @ Marshall
      hai ragione, mia cara, il dolore è vivo e forte, ora, ma la gioia tenta di contrastarlo ... anche se ancora non lo vince lo combatte e dona attimi di conforto, grazie al cielo !

      Ti abbraccio con il cuore augurandoti un lieto prosieguo di settimana, prodigo di fiori e di profumi ✿⊱╮

      Elimina
  6. Dany,

    Sorry for the loss of this dear kitty. It's amazing how much we come to love our pets.

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    1. @ Deanna
      the most touching thing is how much they love us ... unconditionally ... we're all their life and their world !

      Thank you for your visit and your sweet words, dear friend,
      enjoy the rmainder of your week •♥•♥•♥•

      Elimina
  7. Such a lovely post Dany! Our pets give us unconditional love and bring so much happiness to our lives no matter how short their time may be here on earth.
    What a sweet home Mama Bird found for her family. She knew you would be a friend.;-)

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    1. @ Lisa
      I'm so grateful to you for your words of encouragement, you're truly sensitive and gifted by a sweet, good heart, my Lovely Lady, I'm truly fortunate to have met you !

      And ... yes, you're right, for sure Mama Bird knew that she could trust me, I wonder how long she knows and observes me ... I'm so amazed at such wonders !

      I wish you a joyous day, today, my dearest one,
      sending all my love to you ❥

      Elimina
  8. Dear Dany, my heart is breaking for your loss. Your sweet Anacleto reminds me so much of my Lizzie Cosette with that wonderful face. and I know he gave you much joy, many moments of laughter and great love. I know, also, that you gave him so very much in return.

    I have been in your shoes with my own sweet Marmelade Gypsy, namesake of my blog, and I know how the heart breaks in many pieces you think may never come together again. Yet as you have seen, little miracles happen that help to heal the heart, though the loss remains forever. I'm glad you were blessed with baby birds and bunnies, a sweet sign of the renewal of life, even in deep sadness.

    Across the miles I send you hugs and wishes for peace and healing.
    jeanie

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    1. @ Jeanie
      sweet-hearted lady, you said it, I was blessed by discovering so many babies just in the moment of the deepest sadness ... I'm sorry to read that you also perfectly know how I'm feeling, we love our fur babies so, so much, but when they leave us, there's such an emptiness in our days !
      Thanks most sincerely for your supporting and affectionate words, I so appreciate them, believe me, they mean so much to me, my darling !

      Hope you're having a lovely week I wish you much joy for your days to come, sending my dearest love to you,
      with heartfelt gratitude ღ❀ღ

      Elimina
  9. Daniela, this post touches my heart deeply. I love animals, as you know, and I have a cat of my own and Anacleto was beautiful, and it sounds like he chose you and your family, and that he brought much joy into your life. I love all your photos, and thank you so much for sharing this part of your life. Much love and hugs to you, dear friend.

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    1. @ Linda
      it is I who feel so very grateful to you, your sweetness and kindness know no limits, and I do appreciate and admire you so much for this, my precious friend !
      Embrace and kiss your fur baby for me !

      Sending hugs and ever much love to you, with much thankfulness ♥♡♥

      Elimina
  10. Cara dolce Daniela!Come ti capisco!Il dolore è grande ed è tenerezza infinita nel ricordo!Immagino i tuoi sentimenti contrastanti dal dolore di una perdita alla scoperta di nuove vite!Che carini che sono!Il posto dove vivi sembra una fiaba e te sei la fatina buona!Baci,Rosetta

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    1. @ Rosetta
      ma quanto sei dolce, mia cara !
      Onestamente io amo tutte queste creature, le ammiro e le rispetto cercando di lasciarle indisturbate in quello che è il loro ambiente naturale, sono loro i veri padroni ed abitanti di Tenuta Geremia ... l'aver voluto conservare il più possibile l'ambiente naturale, il piantare alberi ed arbusti di ogni tipo richiama tante meravigliosi piccoli esseri indifesi che qui ormai sanno di trovare pace e tranquillità ... il che mi riconforta non poco, soprattutto in momenti come questi ...

      Grazie per essermi vicina, carissima, ti abbraccio con il cuore augurandoti una splendida giornata di primavera ⊰✽*ಌ*✽⊱

      Elimina
  11. Hello Dany, I am so sorry about the loss of your sweet kitty. I love the cute photo of Anacelto and the cute baby birds in the nest. The bunny is adorable. What a lovely critter post. Sending you HUGS...Happy Thursday, enjoy your weekend ahead!

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    1. @ eileen
      I sincerely thank you for your so lovely words, wonderful friend, I know how much you love all the critters we can admire in our world ... actually I was just thinking of share this post of mine with your link-up party tomorrow ... !

      May your day be filled with love, sending hugs and more hugs to you across the miles *♥*Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ*♥*

      Elimina
  12. Dear Dany, I am so sorry. I know how much it hurts to lose a sweet precious friend who chose you to be his family. MY cats also came to me in that way and last May the last of them passed on and took part of my heart away with him.
    I send you hugs. ❤

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    1. @ annie
      it's so for real, darling, you feel as if a part of your heart goes away with them ... I hope to feel better much soon, so much work to do is probably the right distraction, even if the pain remains ...

      I feel so sorry for the loss of your fur baby, sweetie ...

      Sending much love on your day, today, and on your weekend ahead, with so much heartfelt gratitude ༺❀༻

      Elimina
  13. Oh Dany un abbraccione forte forte, so cosa significhi perdere un animale caro, ormai entrato a far parte della propria famiglia.
    Anacleto fa le fusa con i miei mici, io sono convinta esista un paradiso degli animali. Ma comunque rimarrà nel vostro cuore per sempre.
    E...però vedo che il paradiso è davvero terrestre, lì da voi: quanti esserini popolano la vostra dimora.
    Un baciotto, con affetto
    Susanna

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    1. @ Susanna
      mia cara, grazie per le parole di conforto ... mi piace pensare che esista un paradiso per le nostre care, amate creature quando il buon Dio li richiama a sé !

      Ti ringrazio ancora augurandoti un sereno weekend,
      con un abbraccio forte forte ಌ•❤•ಌ

      Elimina
  14. Olá Daniela:
    você mora num lugar maravilhoso e encantador !!
    assim como é seu coração...
    a beleza da vida é que ela sempre renasce !!!
    um grande abraço para você querida amiga...
    :o)
    Eliane

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    1. @ Eliane
      você está certo, o milagre e a maravilha da vida está a apenas que, é que ela sempre renova !
      Um abraço para você também ... forte ... forte ♡ஐ♡

      Elimina
  15. Oh dear, that comment didn't post, did it! I was just saying that I'm shocked that I didn't encounter him when I was studying art history for his work is exquisite. I especially love the "Best Friends" -- that girl and puppy look ready to bounce off the page! And he really knows how to express the feminine of womanhood. That mother-and-child series is deeply profound, each a story in itself. Thanks for introducing him to me.

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    1. @ Jeanie
      probably this comment of yours was related to the previous post, but id doesn't matter at all, my lovely, I do appreciate your joy for Merle's painting so so much !

      May your weekend be filled with so much love, dearie
      sending hugs and more hugs to you,
      I thank you again for your sincere understanding ♥∗✿≫❤≪✿∗♥

      Elimina
  16. My heart is full. God sends us such perfect gifts exactly when we need them most.

    Thank you for sharing, and thank you for joining us for Pink Saturday.♥

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    1. @ Bevery
      you're so right, He never doesn't leave us alone... never, especially in the moment when we need Him most, I really felt His supporting hand !

      Oh, dearie, it is I thanking you, and I do it most sincerely and with much joy, happy Pink Saturday to you ❥

      Elimina
  17. Prayers for your sweet kitty! He must have brought you such joy, and I am sure that our beloved pets wait for us in Heaven. It stirs the heart. . .seeing the new lives that are beginning while mourning a life that has passed. Hugs to you, dear sweet Dany!

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    1. @ Cynthia
      actually, I was really touched by what was happening to me, to feel together a deep sadness and such a tenderness which just babies can make us feel !

      I thank you so much for your comforting words, to have you by my side is a consolation to me, my sweet friend, sending you my dearest love across the many miles ✿⊱╮

      Elimina
  18. Sorry for your loss. Our pets become so much part of our families it's not easy to say goodbye. Please accept my condolences.
    The animal photos are lovely. Always nice to have baby birds nesting near the house

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    1. @ Tony
      you're such a sweet and delicate hearted friend, I'm so very grateful for having you here today !

      May your week be blessed with joy, thanks most sincerely ಌ•❤•ಌ

      Elimina
  19. Hello Dany, I wanted to stop back and say thank you for linking up and sharing your post. I loved the sweet baby bird, your dear kitty and the geese. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

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    1. @ eileen
      it's so very kind of you, my Dearest One !

      Enjoy your new week with gladness, sweet friend, thank you again ༺♡❀♡༻

      Elimina
  20. Your little ole world is a lovely place

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    1. @ Maria
      I'm so very grateful to you for your so beautiful words, you're so welcome !

      *♥* Much love to you *♥*

      Elimina
  21. Oh Dany I am so sorry to hear of your loss, isn't it amazing how they get into our hearts and when they are torn from us it is so hard to bare. He was such a handsome cat too! Isn't it wonderful when we can look around us and see new life emerging during these times. As you know we lost 2 cats last year that were 17 years old and I know the pain, it is so hard to believe it has been a year for us since Anna's passing and in a couple months will be a year for Jip's passing, they do leave a whole but I do pray that the pain of this loss for you will lighten and when you think of him there will no longer be tears of loss but of the happiness you shared together, big (((HUGS))) to you my friend!

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    1. @ Connie
      you're such a sensitive friend and I can only try to imagine what does it mean to loose two fur babies in two months, your pain was double, my lovely, poor darling !

      I'm so very grateful to you for your words of support, they mean so much to me, sweet friend ...
      Sending blessings on your new week, thinking of you with much love ⊰✽*Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ*✽⊱

      Elimina
  22. Dolcissima Daniela, capisco la tua tristezza. I nostri amici animali sanno riempire le nostre vite con tutte le sfumature dell' amore e spesso riempiono i nostri cuori dalle mancanze che certe persone ci danno. La vita è un susseguirsi di gioia e di lacrime. Vivi in un posto meraviglioso, dove è palese che sia stato creato e mantenuto da mani romantiche...le tue! Prendi il bello che la tua romantica tenuta ti offre. Ti abbraccio forte
    Alessandra

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    1. @ Alessandra
      cara, carissima amica, sai sempre trovare le parole adatte al mio stato d'animo, grazie per il conforto che mi offri con affetto, le tue parole leniscono il mio dolore, ancora così vivo !

      Un forte abbraccio anche a te, dolcissima ... possa accompagnarti per il resto della tua settimana ... grazie ancora •♥•✿•♥•

      Elimina
  23. Dearest Daniela you are one of the most tender hearted sweetest person in this blogging community, & I feel your love for these lovely creatures! It is so cheering to see new life in the midst of trials.
    I love your pictures & sentiments as they touch our hearts across the miles.
    Every blessing!

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    1. @ Christine
      your words touched my heart and moved me to tears, adorable friend of mine !

      Sending blessings of joy on your new week, dearie,
      with so much heartfelt gratitude ♡ஐ♡

      Elimina
  24. Loss of our loved furry persons is not easy ~ yet you have warm and loving memories and now new birth of little birds ~ Sending you lots of healing hugs ~ xxx

    Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^

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    1. @ carol
      you're always so graceful and kind, my sweet friend, I'm so very thankful for your friendship and your words of sincere affection, blessed be !

      I wish you a most beautiful new week,
      thinking of you with thankfulness ಌ❀ಌ

      Elimina
  25. Oh my dearest Dany I am so very sorry to hear of the passing of your dear Anacleto's passing. May this difficult time be made easier by precious happy memories of your beloved cat.

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    1. @ Laura
      wonderful friend of mine, we have so many loving memories of him, I hope that soon they may overcome the pain for the loss of our little fur baby !

      Sending blessing on your new week, my lovely,
      may it be filled with love and joy ❥

      Elimina
  26. Wonderful photos ... Thanks so much for sharing at OBW!!

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    1. @ Ros
      you're so heartily welcome, my new friend !

      Hope your week is filled with so much gladness,
      sending hugs to you across the pond ⊰♥⊱

      Elimina
  27. My hear feels so sad for you at the loss of your Anacleto, Dany. How sweet he looks in the photo. The passing of one's pets is so terribly sad...they are family. Love the photos of your home. It sounds as if animals just love to be around you. Sending you a big hug wrapped in love. Xx

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    1. @ Kim
      I so love you and your words of support are relieving the sadness in my heart, my adorable friend !

      So very grateful for your sentiments, I wish you a most wonderful new week, enjoy your Autumn coming ✿⊱╮

      Elimina
  28. Un post che è un inno alle sorprese della vita , che si fanno strada tra momenti tristi e rinascite .
    Come disse Einstein " Ci sono due modi per vivere la propria vita.Uno è quello di pensare che non esistono miracoli,l'altro è quello di pensare che ogni cosa è un miracolo ." Concordo!
    Con tutto il cuore ti auguro una lieta settimana,
    Franca

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    1. @ Franca
      mia dolce, ti sono immensamente grata per le parole di sostegno ... è davvero così, la vita procede tra episodi che ci rattristano ed altri che caricano il nostro cuore di conforto e di amore ...

      Che la tua settimana trascorra in serenità ed allegrezza,
      te lo auguro di vero cuore ♡❤♡

      Elimina
  29. che belle queste foto sono meravigliose!adoro tutto questo...
    un abbraccio
    simona

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    1. @ simona
      grazie per le tue bellissime parole e per la graditissima visita, ti so molto impegnata e che tu abbia trovato il tempo per venirmi a trovare mi lusinga, mia cara !!!

      Ti auguro una settimana colma di piccole cose per cui gioire,
      con affetto e riconoscenza ⊰✽•♥•✽⊱

      Elimina
  30. My Dear Dany, my heart breaks for you. I do know how this feels. They become such a special part of our lives, and hold such a big place in our hearts. May your wonderful memories of her bring you comfort now. I send you hugs, sweet friend. xo.

    Fly high, sweet Anacleto, and know how much you are loved.

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    1. @ Lisa
      wonderful friend of mine ... life goes on, thanks God, even if with a feeling of 'empty' in my days and in my heart ... when they live so many years with us, they become family !
      I hope that this so amazing season will help me soon ...

      I'm so very grateful to you, adorable friend, for the love you always show me and make me feel, I so need it, it truly blesses my heart !

      May your week be full of joy and wonder,
      sending my dearest love to you ༺❀༻

      Elimina
  31. Oh I can so relate how sad you felt with the passing of your dear Ancleto... our animals become like family to us, and they add so much beauty to our world. I'm so thankful you were able to witness the beauty of new life even as you were grieving the passing of the life of your dear cat. Such a lovely spot for the new little lives to come forth too... and the pictures of the rabbit so precious... I do so love your porch area, just beautiful! Hoping that your heart is comforted in the joy of the new life that you have witnessed. Hugs to you today!!!

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    1. @ SpicingUpIdaho
      your words of support are so heartily welcome, my adorable Marilyn, blessed be !

      I wish you a most wonderful week, amiable friend, thinking of you with so much love and thankfulness ❥

      Elimina
  32. new life hanging in a basket. How wonderful. Have a wonderful week ahead.

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    1. @ Margaret
      Mother Bird has chosen such a lovely and safe place for her babies, hasn't she ?

      Sending dear hugs to you, dearest friend of mine,
      may your day be blessed with joy ✿*✿

      Elimina
  33. I am so sad to hear you lost your beloved cat, Dany! I know the pain of losing a beloved pet. They are so much a part of the family and are missed dearly. I lost a favorite cat two years ago and still miss him every day. Hugs of comfort to you! xoxo Pat

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    1. @ Pat
      I'm so very thankful to you for your words of encouragement, they really fill my heart ... I do believe that after two years you're still missing your beloved cat, our fur babies leave such an emptiness in our life ...

      Enjoy your new week just begun, far too dear friend, may your days to come be joyous and serene, I wholeheartedly thank you for your support, sweetie, I do appreciate it so much *•♥♥•*

      Elimina
  34. Dany I'm touched by this post, so sad to loose your sweet friend Anacleto and I know how you feel for it's only 3 months that we lost our border collie Snarf, and we still miss him so much, despite we know that we survive our animals. It is nice to see the new life in the basket hanging on the ceiling of your porch, what a sweet little baby birds. That's life there is a coming and a going....
    By the way I'm a fan of Emily Dickinson's poems, so beautiful.
    Such fun to see rabbits in your garden too, I'm often watching them in the garden, there are sometimes 6 at one time in the garden and they have fun together running around, eating my plants, but I cannot resist them. I love my flowers but the animals come on first place. Hope you can enjoy the new life growing in the basket during these sad days.
    Hugs, Janneke

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    1. @ Janneke
      oh I do remeber your so wonderful Snarf, I was already following you at that time, and I remeber your pain and your sadness, poor darling ... with our fur babies a piece of our heart breaks and flies away with them !

      I thank you most sincerely for your words of solace warming my heart and making my day, sweet friend, I embrace you with all my love !

      With heartfelt gratitude ❀≼♥≽❀

      Elimina
  35. The title of your post is timely for me - I just returned from the funeral of a friend.
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/05/american-tobacco-campus-durham-nc.html

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    1. @ NC Sue
      oh my, I would have preferred it weren't, sweet friend, please accept my sincere condolences !

      ஜ Much love to you ஜ

      Elimina
  36. Your post was beautiful. I loved all your photo's especially the bunny! I couldn't read. The translator didn't pop up. Thanks for the music too. I loved visiting! Come over and see my Blue Monday post.

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    1. @ Grantham Lynn
      you're so heartily welcome, my new friend, your words really bless my day !
      as for the translation, you can find it after the text in Italian, before than comments, I put a frame in which I wrote to scroll down the page for reading the whole text translated in English by me.

      Hope you're enjoying your new week,
      I wish you most wonderful days to come ♥♡♥

      Elimina
  37. So sorry for the loss of your cat, Dany! It's always so painful to lose such a special family member...one who has been with us so long. Lovely post. I loved seeing the little ones in the basket. Your photos are awesome! Hope all is going well with you as you get past the sadness (you will of course never get over the loss) I enjoy your comments on my blog so much! Have a beautiful week.

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    1. @ Marie
      thanks most sincerely for your support, sweetest friend of mine, and for your understanding, as well, to be surrounded by so much love is truly comforting to my heart ... still broken ...

      May your week be blessed with love and joy,
      sending my sweetest hugs to you ❥

      Elimina
  38. Absolutely wonderful! Your little corner of the world is paradise.

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    1. @ Sarah
      your beautiful words put a smile on my face and bless my heart with such a inner joy, I'm so very grateful to you for this, my friend !

      Enjoy the remainder of your week,
      sending you hugs and more hugs ⊰♥⊱❀⊰♥⊱

      Elimina
  39. I am so sorry for your loss, friend!You shared it beautifully, as always. Your pictures are precious! So glad you have such wildlife around to bring you joy:) Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm! xlKathleen

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    1. @ Kathleen
      I heartedly thank you for your words, yes, I'm so very fortunate to have so much wildlife teeming every day around us, which gives such a solace to my soul !

      Hope you're having a beautiful week, I'm sending blessings on your days to come, with sincere gratitude ♡ஐ♡

      Elimina
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    1. @ Art and Sand
      I embrace you with all my love, my darling !

      May your day be blessed with joy and wonder ✿⊱╮

      Elimina
  41. So sorry about your loss! That is what makes living on a farm/estate with land so hard to bear sometimes! Especially for us tenderhearted... We had some hard losses this year too but the new births in spring help to heal with the renewal of life. I love the quote by Emily Dickinson that you shared. That is a gem...

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    1. @ JES
      you're so right, my adorable friend, I'm sure I have your understanding, we're too sensitive to stand such painful moments, alas ... sorry to hear that you also had losses this year, but as you say, to see new births gives us the cheerfulness and the joy which our heart needs !
      Thank you for your always beautiful words, furthermore, they mean so, so much to me !

      Hope you're having a lovely week I wish you most wonderful days to come, sending blessings of joy to you ಌ•❤•ಌ

      Elimina
  42. I am so sorry for your kitten.Still gorgeous photos!Thanks for sharing in Our Beautiful World. AriadnefromGreece!

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    1. @ Ariadne
      thank you for your words of support, my friend, to link my post with your party is my pleasure, believe me !

      Hope you're having a lovely week
      I'm sending hugs and more hugs to you ♥♡♥

      Elimina
  43. So lovely pictures. But so sad for your loss ❤️
    Love Lone from Denmark

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    1. @ Lone Hall
      I do appreciate so much your words of comfort, my friend, I'm so grateful to have you here, you're so heartily welcome !

      ஜ Enjoy the remainder of your week ஜ

      Elimina
  44. Oh... it's so sad! Sorry for your loss... And them something is lost, then losething is found...
    Hugs for you,
    Love your pictures,
    Olga

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    1. @ Olga
      I'm so very grateful for your sweetness, my friend !!!

      Sending much love to you, with sincere thankfulness ❀≼♥≽❀

      Elimina
  45. In una bellissima atmosfera, dove l'emozione cresce man mano che le parole curate d'amore scorrono...quando dover rinunciare ad un nostro piccolo grande amico è sempre una grande sofferenza.
    ...e poi all'improvviso un soffio di gioia, quella gioia che apre gli occhi ed il cuore verso nuove prospettive di felicità.....
    Grazie mia splendida amica, per questa bellissima ed emozionante lettura!
    Ti mando un abbraccio infinito ed un sorriso:)
    la tua amica Luci@

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    1. @ Luci@
      dolcissima amica dall'animo nobile, le tue parole ingentiliscono questa mia giornata donandomi gioia e serenità, te ne sono tanto grata !

      Ti abbraccio con tanto affetto e sincera stima augurandoti una settimana prodiga di gioia ... grazie ❥

      Elimina
  46. Cara Daniela, quando queste creature entrano nelle nostre case, nelle nostre famiglie, fanno parte integrante di esse. E proprio per questo, quando non ci sono più, è uno strappo al cuore. Capisco, più di quanto immagini. La vita continua comunque, ogni giorno torna l'alba e la sera il tramonto. Ogni giorno c'è una nuova vita, che sia di un essere umano, o di un cucciolo a quattro zampe, questo è il CICLO DELLA VITA. Doloroso, faticoso, certamente, e non sai come vorrei abbracciarti forte. Nuove vite arriveranno a caricare il tuo cuore di gioia. Un bacione grande grande grande. Paola

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    1. @ Paola
      le tue dolci parole leniscono il mio dolore, ancora vivo, il mio cuore ancora soffre per la sua assenza alla quale è difficile avvezzarsi, abbiamo trascorso molti anni insieme durante i quali il nostro piccolino ci ha fatto dono di tutto sé stesso, della sua allegria, della sua giocosità e del suo amore ... ci manca tantissimo !

      Grazie per le tue parole di conforto, carissima amica, ti sento vicina con il cuore ✿⊱╮

      Elimina
  47. wonderful images! so sorry for the loss of your cat. <3

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    1. @ jandi
      you're so welcome, thanks most sincerely for your understanding !

      Enjoy your day, today ♡ஐ♡

      Elimina
  48. mi spiace tantissimo mia dolce amica per il tuo Anacleto, ti abbraccio forte forte Lory

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    1. @ Lory
      il tuo abbraccio mi è arrivato dritto al cuore, carissima, te ne sono immensamente grata !!!

      Che la tua settimana prosegua in serenità e dolcezza ♥♡♥

      Elimina
  49. Dear Daniela, I'm sorry my visit is so belated. We are in Kansas City visiting my husband's only sister. It is a two day drive to come here and my sweet Blue Monday friends did not get timely visits. We are very happy to take this vacation. I will be posting for Blue Monday on May 30th. and I hope to have more time to visit then.

    Your post about the loss of your kitty and then the rebirth of the birds and the bunnies is so sad and happy. We have felt the pain of losing two of our dear pets over the years. It is the way of life and I think in after thought, it makes us love the creatures and pets even more. I love the photos you shared.

    Happy Blue Monday.
    Hugs,
    Jeanne

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    1. @ Jeanne
      precious friend, you don't really have to apologize, just look at how belated is my answer, our family comes before than everything, always, indeed, I've seen on your post that you had such a wonderful time together with your relatives, I'm always so overjoyed by reading such joyful and cheerful posts ... I'm thinking of your cute Lily Mae ... just a little lady !

      Hope your week is off to a beautiful start I'm sending hugs and more hugs to you, with so much tenderness and love ಌ•❤•ಌ

      Elimina
  50. My Dear Daniela,
    I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved kitty. Our pets give us so much love and happiness and it is so difficult to say goodbye. The little birds and rabbits are sent by the Angels to lift your spirits as you try to heal your heart. Sending blessings and hugs. xo Karen

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    1. @ Karen
      honestly I also thought what you do, and I love to believe it ... it sounds like something prodigious ... thank you for being so loving and dear, sweetest friend of mine, I wholeheartedly appreciate your support ... I feel I'm needing some time for my heart is still broken, alas, we're missing him so much !

      May your week be blessed with joy, sending my dearest hugs to you, I'm so very grateful for this lovely friendship of ours linking us in spite of the many miles separating us, blessed be !

      •♥• MUCH LOVE •♥•

      Elimina
  51. Dany I am so sorry you lost your kitty but as you show nature continues with new life. Darling baby birds and that adorable bunny....wishing you much love! Have a wonderful week!

    Donna@GardensEyeView
    and LivingFromHappiness

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    1. @ Donna
      wondrous friend, I'm so thankful to you for your closeness in this sad moment !

      I wish you all my best for the remainder ogf your week, may it be filled with joy and wonder ✿*✿

      Elimina
  52. Dany, so sorry you lost your Kitty, but as you say there is new life born every day.
    Sending you a hug for comfort.

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    1. @ Judith
      you're really a very kind-hearted lady, dear friend, thanks most sincerely, your support put me in higher spirits !

      Hope you are having a beautiful week, I'm sending gentle hugs to you across the many miles, with so much thankfulness ❥

      Elimina
  53. i send love and condolences on your loss. i said goodbye to my sweet kitty this past September -- she was 18. may your heart heal and may your sweet memories sustain you. xo

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    1. @ Michele
      thank you, sweet friend, I'm sending you a belated hug of support for your Kitty, even if some months have passed I'm sure you're still missing her so much ... 18 years of life lived toghether are filled with so many memories ... I hope that soon just them will help me to stand the pain !

      Wishing you all my best for your day, today, and for your days to come, may they bring much joy to you ⊰✽*♡*✽⊱

      Elimina
  54. What lovely image shares, very beautiful. I am so very sorry for the loss of your sweet cat. They are such a delightful part of who we are and they just fill our days with even more love~

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    1. @ Mary
      you're so welcome, I'm so heartily grateful for your loving words !

      Enjoy the remainder of your week, sweet friend *♥*

      Elimina
  55. I've been enjoying similar sweet looking bunnies on my evening walks.

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    1. @ Kim
      during this season they're part of our everyday life, I so love them and couldn't live without them by my side !

      I'm so sorry I cannot thank you on your blog, my access is denied ...

      Hope your week is full of gladness I'm sending blessings to you ღ❀ღ

      Elimina
  56. I am very late in reading this post and sending you a comment, Daniela. I am so sorry to read about the loss of your beloved cat - such a member of your family. We who are blessed with the love of creatures of other species, taking them into our lives and hearts, know how you must have grieved. I am glad that you were able to find comfort in the many signs of new life around you. Sending warm thoughts........

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    1. @ Pondside
      you're such a sweet-hearted friend and I'm so very thankful to you for your words of understanding and of support, lifting my heart, still broken ... !

      Hope your week is holding much joy,
      I'm sending hugs and more hugs to you ஜ ♥♡♥ ஜ

      Elimina
  57. Hello Dany, I am so sorry for the loss of your sweet kitty. I hope you find comfort from watching the birds and bunnies. HUGS to you!
    Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!

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    1. @ eileeninmd
      you're such a good-hearted lady, I'm so fortunate having you as a blog-friend, you always fill my heart with gladness, thank you dearie !

      May your Fall bring much joy to you ❀≼♥≽❀

      Elimina
  58. Dear Dany
    It's always such a delight to visit your beautiful blog, the pictures, the poetry and the classical music would be reasons enough to stop by but I love your tales of life in your world also. I understand your sadness at losing your loyal friend of so many years, the pain will fade but still your heart will miss him always.
    Sending a big hug from Normandy
    Maggie.

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    1. @ Maggie
      I'm so grateful to you for your sweetness and your words of solace, you're truly adorable, darling friend !

      •♥• Sending blessings of joy to you •♥•

      Elimina
  59. Daniela, I'm so glad that you found comfort in your time of loss. Thanks for sharing. Sylvia D.

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    1. @ Sylvia
      it is I who want to thank you, and I do it with so much joy and gratitude !

      May your day be as beautiful as you, dearest one ✿*✿

      Elimina

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