Where Do Vampires Hide?

Spring thunderstorm clouds. They made thunder and lightning over the ocean yesterday. I think it was the first storm of the season. ⛈️

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The Language of Dragons

You may think ravens are cute and friendly, and they are, but they are also the descendants of dragons. They are the kindest souls, and so, very protective of their own. When threatened, they go after their enemy in a variety of ways. The first is distraction. They’ll manipulate their enemy simply by flapping their wings all around so as to create a distraction. This is their first line of defense, and is generally effective. The second line of defense is to use their body, their grip strength. This is also effective. The most effective defense of a raven, however, is the dragon tongue. They puff up their feathers in the old way and begin speaking the language of dragons. You may think a language couldn’t possibly scare away an enemy, but the truth is that it plucks a chord deep within the ancestral memory, a memory of a time when dragons ruled the skies. 🐉

Yesterday, as I was walking, I noticed that the leaves floating down through the air paused just a second on their way down as if they wanted to stay aloft. I wondered, then, if leaves are meant for flight. Do they possess a remnant of the life of the tree they came from? Do they possess sentience or a will of their own? I picked one up, keeping it to photograph. On my way back home, I saw the wind pick up a leaf in front of me, then another and another... soon a whirlwind of leaves passed over and around me. It seemed the universe, or the leaves, answered me. They knew I held their friend captive in my hand. "Just a photo, and then I'll let it go," and later I did. :) Further on, I heard a powerful rustling in the woods behind me, and a great whirlwind brought golden-brown leaves high into the air. It's no coincidence, they said, that leaves resemble feathers.

Yesterday.

The Shape Shifters

Are they animal, vegetable, or mineral? That question implies life within minerals. So, mineral classifications must be for a life-form such as a shape shifter, although their true origin is as yet unknown.

Shape shifters evolved long ago with the eldest of the Earthly inhabitants. Having had several hundreds of millions of years of immortality to adapt to their ever-changing environment, they have become one of the best-adapted forms of life, our distant-yet-close relatives.

They love changing environments, because that is what they are designed to do... change! How wonderful, to be able to turn into a fork, or a spoon! Shape shifters love to meditate on matters such as texture, movement, color, placement, strength, element, size, and weight, as well as looks. Shape shifters really do enjoy being noticed. That’s why they’ll sit on the side of the road shifting, just slightly, or into something odd. They only do this on roads adjacent to the old places, especially ancient still ponds, because they admire water and are purely reliant upon it.

They are quite friendly, and may stalk you as a leaf, or as a miniature automobile. They may make themselves invisible, to say hello, and you’ll only know they’re there because you’ll sense their intelligence watching you. They are always nice. Perhaps they are building memories of you so as to transform into your likeness and take over your identity… but no worries, they’ll only do that to protect you in case you’re in need. :)