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Robin Blackburn McBride's avatar

Beautiful, Leanda. And familiar! ☀️🦋💕

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

Indeed! I knew it would be familiar for you... I am almost 5 driving hours from you. So close and yet so far... these lands are so vast! 🤣🍁 xx

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Raed A Salman's avatar

When I travel to a place, honestly it does not mean for me the season cold, hot, good weather or not, but I take so much under consideration how people are lovely to enjoy the ravelling. So I go along with you.

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Raed A Salman's avatar

Sorry to enjoy travelling.

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

All seasons are special, I agree with you Raed! 🍁

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Raed A Salman's avatar

I’m curious to know more about cedar trees. A good experience you got dear with such a wonderful tree. Thanks for sharing it.

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

From what I have read the Cedar is native to Lebanon, and in some cultures it symbolises endurance, eternal life and immortality. Curiously, Cedar sawdust was said to be found in pharaohs' tombs, Egypt... who knows, right?! We cannot always believe what historians tell us ... only live our own experience and know our own truth.

In Canada 2 species are recognised: The Eastern White Cedar and Western Red Cedar. All trees are so precious.

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Raed A Salman's avatar

Thanks dear for lovely information you share. That’s amazing, I think cedars trees grow in kind of cold or cool areas.

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

Yes!

Lovely conversing with you too. May you enjoy a peaceful evening.

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Raed A Salman's avatar

Thanks dear, I also love the wonderful conversation with you, too.

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

Do Cedars grow where you live, Raed?

Thank you so much 🙏🌲

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Raed A Salman's avatar

Unfortunately, no, but I wish if there are.

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

What trees are abundant where you live? Is there a tree you like the most?

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Raed A Salman's avatar

Iraq is known by date trees over years. We have so so many kinds.

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

Beautiful! From the balcony of my son's apartment in Los Angeles when I was staying there, were two date trees across the road. They grow in many places, Australia included!

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BOBBI WOLFFENBUTTEL's avatar

Hello … so lovely reading your words of “universal copyright” while I warm myself after an early morning, chilly, lake immersion under mama moon on this side of the world !

Big love to you … mmm .. I can smell the cedars xxx

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

Ah, Beautiful, Bobbi! Hello!!! 🤗

I love your resilience and dedication to immerse in your lake... truly inspiring and enlivening!

Thank YOU! ... I love that! Pity I can't bring some home in my suitcase to share... 😂 xo

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Nicola Sage Gardner's avatar

Thanks for sharing your Poem 🌿 it spoke to me.

Where you are in Canada looks and feels from your photos like a healing and magical place. There is nothing like emerging oneself in mother natures liquid hug to freshen the spirit.

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Leanda Michelle's avatar

You have preempted my next newsletter where I will reveal the town in Canada that I am immersed in. I guess, the truth is all places on Earth are, or were, healing and magical places and depends on the person interacting with the place and the frequency they function from, along with any invasive happenings at that location that are or weren't in alignment with nature. For me, this is a healing place and my body is appreciating absorbing the minerals. And I love how you have worded 'natures liquid hug to freshen the spirit'... beautiful! 🩵 🩵 🩵

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