Crying Eagle Spread Your Wings

OUR MOMENTS TOGETHER

Because some nights are not all smiles and fun...

Supermarket Flowers

~ Ed Sheeran ~

Lori Novo: baby today I cried and cried

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): why baby??

Lori Novo: my son had already left to work at 5

Lori Novo: and around 6 I began to feel hungry

Lori Novo: so went to the kitchen to fix me something to eat

Lori Novo: the house was all dark except for my bedroom

Lori Novo: so when I turned on the kitchen light

Lori Novo: my eyes for some reason went right away to the chair my mom would always sit on

Lori Novo: that was her favorite spot

Lori Novo: and then I started remembering when my house was so full of loved ones

Lori Novo: my mom

Lori Novo: my daughter

Lori Novo: my brothers and even my sister at one time

Lori Novo: everyone baby everyone

Lori Novo: when all the rooms had lights on and there was no darkness

Lori Novo: sounds coming from every direction, laughs, television, music, conversations

Lori Novo: the house was so alive baby

Lori Novo: a beautiful happy home 

Lori Novo: with so many loved ones there baby

Lori Novo: and I closed my eyes

Lori Novo: I just wanted to feel that way again baby

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): awww

Lori Novo: when my house was happy

Lori Novo: and then it hit me

Lori Novo: everyone is gone

Lori Novo: just my son and I remain here

Lori Novo: now the house is so empty

Lori Novo: so dark

Lori Novo: cold

Lori Novo: and lonely baby

Lori Novo: I missed my mom :(((

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): im sorry baby

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): muazzz

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): i feel that way sometimes here

Lori Novo: :(((

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): cause my place in Maine had my Mom and Dad and all my

brothers here in summertime

Lori Novo: aww baby :(

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): now its just me and my brother and his wife sometimes

Lori Novo: :((

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): yeah thats life baby

Lori Novo: baby it doesn't matter how old we get

Lori Novo: we're always gonna miss our mothers

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): for sure

Lori Novo: well, for you it's your father too

Lori Novo: I never had one

Lori Novo: so idk how it is to miss a father

Lori Novo: but my mom baby :(((

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): but i say the dead arent absent, they are just invisible

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): you have to convince yourself they are there

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): your mother watches over you

 Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): she wants you to be strong

Lori Novo: sometimes it's so hard to be strong baby

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): i know thats why its called strong

Lori Novo: I need her baby

AI Picture Made in KREA by Lori Novo

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): well heres a story

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): the other day i heard a loud crying in the tall pines here

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): a high crying  surely only a raptor could make that sound

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): and it was constant and very urgent and complaining almost

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): so i went outside looking to see what was going on

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): it was coming from the pine tree over my dock on the lake

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): so i went there and saw a huge bald eagle perched on a dead branch

about 30 feet in the air

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): but it just swiveled its head and stared at me down below

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): it was making no sound

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): but the screeching was up higher and i had to go around the pine

a bit to see thru the branches

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): it was another eagle that was big and crying at the bald eagle constantly

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): so for a minute i thought it was an argument about territory

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): cause that tree looks out over the lake and its easy for the eagle in

charge to see fish and get a dinner

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): but the bald eagle never moved and the other eagle didn't attack

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): so then i realized

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): the bald eagle was the mother! and the big eagle without the white

feathers was her baby all grown up

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): the immature eagle won't have white feathers for 4 more years

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): but she wanted the mother eagle to feed her

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): but the mother refused, the offspring had to hunt for herself

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): she cried and cried  but the mother did not even shake a wing

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): later after 15 mins the offspring took flight it was huge omg

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): but it flew across the lake back to an area i know is eagle

hunting grounds

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): and the mother stayed in the tree for another 3 hours

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): then she left

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): i thought she was hurt or something but  she wasnt

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): mothers and their children have the closest ties but they still have

 to  change with time

Lori Novo: oh wow baby

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): yes?

Lori Novo: it must have been so beautiful to see the young eagle fly across the lake

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): yes! omg its wings were so broad musta been 10 feet across. that bird had everything necessary to feed itself

Lori Novo: awww

Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo): muazzz

Somewhere Farway

 For my mother...

"I need you to hold me tonight"... I miss you more than words can ever describe how

much I need you. How much I want to be with you wherever you are.

To be embraced by your love together forever, somewhere far away.

"I don't wanna cry no more

Come back I need you to hold me (you are the reason)

Be a little closer now

Just a little closer now

Come a little closer

I need you to hold me tonight..."

You Are The Reason

- Calum Scott -

There goes my hands shaking

And you are the reason

My heart keeps bleeding

I need you now

And if I could turn back the clock

I'd make sure the light defeated the dark

I'd spend every hour, of every day

Keeping you safe

And I'd climb every mountain

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you

And fix what I've broken

Oh, 'cause I need you to see

That you are the reason...

Let The Children Sing 🕊 Peace to Palestine

 PERSONAL UPDATE

This is for the children on both sides, Palestine and Israel.

Rest in peace beautiful little ones.

Forgive me for not being able to help you, to save you, for failing you.

But I keep you all in my heart, always, always, always.

Que Canten los Niños

- José Luis Perales -

Lyrics translation:

Let the children sing, let them raise their voices

May they make the world listen

Let them join their voices and reach the sun

In them is the truth.

Let the children who live in peace sing

And those who suffer pain

Let them sing for those who will not sing

Because they have turned off their voice.

I sing to be allowed to live

I sing to make mom smile

I sing because the sky is blue

And I so that they don't dirty the sea.

I sing for those who have no bread

I sing so that you respect the flower

I sing for the world to be happy

I sing to not hear the cannon.

Let the children sing, let them raise their voices

May they make the world listen

Let them join their voices and reach the sun

In them is the truth.

Let the children who live in peace sing

And those who suffer pain

Let them sing for those who will not sing

Because they have turned off their voice.

I sing because the garden is green

And I so that they don't turn off the sun

I sing for the one who does not know how to write

And I for the one who writes love verses.

I sing so that my voice can be heard

And to see if I make you think

I sing because I want a happy world

And if anyone wants to listen to me.

Let the children sing, let them raise their voices

May they make the world listen

Let them join their voices and reach the sun

In them is the truth.

Let the children who live in peace sing

And those who suffer pain

Let them sing for those who will not sing

Because they have turned off their voice.

Let the children sing, let them raise their voices

May they make the world listen

Let them join their voices and reach the sun

In them is the truth.

Let the children who live in peace sing

And those who suffer pain

Let them sing for those who will not sing

Because they have turned off their voice.

The Middle of Nowhere

Featuring

:: pm ::

"Am I alive?"

The little boy asks while sitting on the hard floor that is covered with the blood of the injured and martyrs.

"Am I alive? Am I still alive?"

He continues to ask while his little fragile wounded body trembles uncontrollably.

"Yes, you are still alive."

The Dr. answers as he kneels down beside the little boy to check his wounds.

There's no one else sitting by him, no mother to hold him, no father or brothers and sisters.

He may be the only survivor in his family.

Just a little precious, beautiful, and innocent child, robbed of his family, his home, and his

childhood now sits alone while the world around him continues to be destroyed.

What has this child possibly done to deserve this?

Hello World!

What you just read is true. This is from a video clip I saw a few days ago.

Sadly, there are hundreds and hundreds of these videos where we witness the horror of what Palestine

is going through.

My heart goes to them, my prayers, and the hope that one day, soon, I'll wake up to find

that peace has returned to our Palestinian people.

AMEN!

Please know that I will ALWAYS stand for the innocent civilians from any part of the world who suffer

or are being killed. I don't take sides when it comes to governments, religion, or whatever else

especially when I am not well-educated on the subject. However, one does not have to be well-educated,

have a religion, or even support or not support our government. One only needs to remain human and

look into our hearts and know that ending precious innocent lives is inhumane!

The only side I stand for is for the innocence of humanity, the value of life, the peace of the land,

and the fulfillment of the future. 

Brush Fire

~ Sierra Eagleson ~

So much has happened since the last time I was here with you as you can see. I lost my kitty Tito,

also, and as always, I have been dealing with bad health since September. I have spent many days

confined to my bed unable to do much, but log into Second Life while I sleep and rest so not to feel

alone. Also, my Steppenwolf's brother passed away on November 2nd after his fight with Cancer.

My poor husband a little over a year ago had lost another one of his brothers also to Cancer.

On this occasion, my Steppenwolf took it upon himself to put his whole life on hold to take care of his

brother when they found the Cancer. He was there to take him to doctor appointments and treatments,

to cook for him, and to help him around the house. But the labor of love for his brother continues even

after his death. My Steppenwolf, still with his life on hold, now is in the process of making sure that

his brother's last wishes are all respected. He is truly a hero, an angel, one that truly cares.

So today I said enough is enough! Lazy bones, get to work!

I left the bed and decided that I had to blog, at least for today. Remember, one day at a time.

I tried to reinforce the belief that mind over matter works.

My pain is great, but my mind is even greater and I am telling myself, "My pain is not that bad."

I really do not know if that worked, but I was able to enjoy taking pictures and working on my

blog today. I guess it does work after all. ;)

I came upon this beautiful sim while I searched for a peaceful location, not too crowded with people

and things. I needed a wide open land where I could easily breathe...

The Middle of Nowhere -  Western Peaceful Prairie

by Ari (aridis.inaka)

Moderate

SIM'S DESCRIPTION

A quiet expansive rustic prairie. Beautiful peaceful music. Horses, sunsets, fresh air.

Role play welcome. Take a breath.  Feel at home. Chapel Memorial  Photography  Horses  

Flickr:  https://www.flickr.com/groups/14835683@N24/

This is a beautiful sim where I truly found everything I needed and what I was looking for.

The peace and solitude, the beautiful sunset, and the open field of pastures and flowers as far as the

eye can see. But above all, the highlight for me on this beautiful land was the chapel on a hill where

we can get a free candle (For Group Members Only / Free Group Join) to leave at the chapel with our

blessings and massages. I left two, one for Ben, Steppenwolf's brother who now is in heaven,

and another candle for peace in Palestine.

Much Love,

-Lori Novo

♥

Credits

(NEW) :: pm :: Rachel Set @ Swank Event (Ends Nov. 30 / Gallery)

(NEW) :: pm :: Rachel Boots @ Enjoy SL Event (Ends Nov. 28 / Gallery)

(NEW) Sintiklia - Hair Astrid - Blondes&Reds @ Collabor88 (Ends Dec. 6 / Gallery)

Le Forme Bento Nails M03 Creed Pack

" BADa " Love Earrings

KUNGLERS - Jaiska Rings Set

Chop Zuey - A Noble Heart Necklace

LOEL - Back To Black

Model & Photographer Lori Novo

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From Low to High

COMMENTARY

Zakk (atilla30)

Hello Beautiful World!

Very early in the morning, I woke up to these words from a man that had just insulted me

in Tempura Island while I was at Tai Chi trying to find some peace before starting my day...

Lori Novo: women don't deserve to be treated this way

Man: you are a white so i have got every right to treat you all the way i wish

I was very devastated after the incident that I couldn't stop crying.

Personally, I feel that for me this type of occurrence is happening more often and more seriously.

It has gotten to a point where I am afraid to go anywhere and I am even careful about what I am

wearing so as not to give any provocation to these men, but still, nothing that I do seems to work.

Today, there was a moment when I truly felt like just leaving Second Life for good.

I am sure most women get this same type of disrespect and treatment from random men that

seem to think it is alright to disrespect us.

IT IS NOT RIGHT!

It hurts and humiliates us.

Sensitive Kind

- Richard Koechli -

Now, not only was I being disrespected for being a woman but also for the color of my skin.

How sad is that? Really? I am sure many women have been treated the same way for these same reasons

and my heart goes out to all of them. Doesn't matter if we are white, black, Asian, or Latina like me,

no woman deserves to be disrespected. Period!

So yes, this morning I truly felt I had already had enough. I felt tired and disappointed

and felt that it would be best just to leave Second Life for good.

So I logged out.

I was heading back to my bed since I couldn't stop crying and I was also in a very intense physical pain.

As you all know, I am not a very healthy person. I often suffer from pain that limits my abilities to

perform even the smallest of things, like brushing my own hair, holding a fork or spoon to eat,

walking and even sitting down. Really, when I get through the pain period, there is not much I can do

and will need help with most things.

But going back to my story.

Before I got to bed I decided to take a quick look at my Flickr stream, which is something that I really

don't do much since I feel I am kind of divorced from it, and noticed a comment that turned my whole

day around. It truly changed my mind direction and made me realize that there are very beautiful

reasons not to give up on my Second Life.

Cajsa Lilliehook

I love your blog and featured in my weekly column highlighting the best blogs of SL

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2023/08/roamancing-second-life-ukraine.html

Now, what a beautiful gift and surprise that was. Just what I needed to remind me that my journey in

this virtual world is a beautiful one no matter what.

But, how about two beautiful gifts and surprises in one day?

After reading the beautiful recognition that Cajsa Lilliehook so kindly had given me in her amazing

blog, which made me feel so honored and brought more tears to my eyes (happy tears), I then found out

that our little boat had continued making waves and placing us in the #15 spot in the 90 top Second

Life Blogs.

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Now, this is another beautiful reason to continue.

And it is all thanks to you my beautiful people. You that take the time every day to come and visit me.

You, that continue to give me all your love and support through all these years. Now that I started

writing more and not featuring just fashion the views per day have tripled and continue to rise every

week which means more people are becoming part of our family.

I thank you all very much from the bottom of my heart for giving me this beautiful reason to

continue our Second Life journey together.

So there you have it, I went from very low to very high, that is the rollercoaster of life.

We just have to hold on tight and enjoy the ride. ;)

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥

Credits On Me

DOUX - Venezia hairstyle ● FINESMITH YAM EARRINGS SAPPHIRE (No Longer Open)

-siss boom-floribunda navy dress  ● Location: The Dancing Rabbit Cafe (Moderate)

Can I?

 PERSONAL UPDATE

Chushin Kohee

Can this rain wash the pain away?

Can this rain play beautiful music for me to dance?

Can I run away

and never look back.

Can I close my eyes

end never wake up?

Can the tears stop

when there's so much pain inside?

Can the first hug

mean a goodbye?

Can I mend my heart again

and be again strong?

Can I live without sunshine

and be able to see in the dark?

Can I continue

and pretend everything is fine?

Can I find a reason

for tomorrow to wake up?

Can I?

R.I.P. Queen Of Rock "N' Roll Tina Turner

'When you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”

― Tina Turner

Today, the queen of Rock 'N' Roll Tina Turner dies at the age of 83.

Rest in peace beautiful Tina, absolutely an incredible inspiration for women.

What's Love Got To Do With It

- Tina Turner -

Tina Turner - Wikipedia

*All photos are property of her Instagram*

I Can Feel You're There

A Dedication

Fall on Me 

~ A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera (Male Duet Cover) ~

I close my eyes

And I'm seeing you everywhere

I step outside

It's like I'm breathing you in the air

I can feel you're there

Fall on me

With open arms

Fall on me

From where you are

Fall on me

With all your light

With all your light

With all your light

With all your light...

-lyrics

Hello Beautiful World!

I want to dedicate this blog post to my mother who passed away almost six years ago.

My mother's memory lives in me every single minute of every single day.

Her smile and her eyes are always present every time I close my eyes.

Though I dreamt about her often in the past, now it is more often than before.

Last night I had a dream about her...

I was sitting on her favorite chair and I was looking out the window.

The trees were moving with the wind and the birds were singing. It was a beautiful sunny day.

Suddenly, I realized that I had not heard from my mother in two weeks. No phone calls, nothing.

I tried calling her but there was no answer. I kept trying repeatedly without any success.

So then I decided to call my brother and asked him if he had talked to her.

But as I am dialing his number I remembered that my mother had already passed away

and I began to cry.

I was so sad like you have no idea. My heart was breaking and I couldn't stop crying.

I remain sitting on her chair as I cried. I felt such pain and such sadness.

The day then joined me in my sadness. No longer was the sun shining or the birds singing.

No longer were the trees dancing with the wind. Everything around me turned into sadness.

Then I woke up. I sat on my bed for I don't know how long as my tears kept falling down.

It is a cruel daily realization to know that my mother is gone.

I haven't come to accept it after all these years and I know I should.

Maybe one day I will. Maybe I'll never will.

Today I was going to share with you my dream in the earlier blog post Just Like A Dragonfly.

But as I began to write it I felt that I should make a special post just for my mother, so I changed

the direction of its content. But I didn't want the day to end without writing down my dream because

no matter if they were happy or sad dreams about my mother, I cherish them just the same.

In my dreams, I get to feel her embrace and see her beautiful smile. I get to look into her eyes and see

her love for me. And if the dreams are sad, I get to shed my tears for her, one by one letting her know

how much I love her and miss her.

Thanks for reading my beautiful people!

Much Love,

Lori Novo

❤

Credits On Me

DOUX - Circe Hairstyle ● *COCO*_MidiSlipDress_White ● KUNGLERS - Gaia bracelet ● MICHAN - Sunny Anklets - Light

Location: Salt Water ~ Salt (Adult)

Shelter As We Go

Promise

~ Ben Howard (Cover by Sierra Eagleson) ~

"And meet me there

Bundles of flowers

We'll wade through the hours of cold

Winter shall howl at the walls

Tearing down doors of time

Shelter as we go

And maybe, just maybe, I'll come home..."

-lyrics

Red and blue flashing lights

blinding me, forty minutes before midnight,

when the new year is about to come...

Hello Beautiful World!

As you just read, my end of the year ended in tears and the new year begin in tears as well.

Forty minutes to midnight, the father of my children was arrested and taken away over

a broken rear light on my car as he was trying to defend me.

I had driven to my daughter's apartment to receive the new year with my children, and unaware

that one of the rear lights on my car had been broken, I drove not having an idea how much

trouble and tears this would bring.

You can just imagine what a real heartbreak it was when they took George for no reason at all

even though we pleaded with the officer to give him a break since it was New Year's eve and he 

had done nothing wrong. But nothing worked. After they took him and we went inside my

daughter's place, we sat down to cry.

My daughter had prepared so many goodies for us to celebrate the new coming year.

The table was beautifully decorated and filled with food and sweets that she had prepared

during the day. But instead of eating and celebrating, we spent hours on the phone trying to get

George out. Unfortunately, we couldn't and he was released the next day at 3p.m.

Still, I do believe this might be the best new year for me and my family since we started it 

on a very low note. From there, there's no other way but to go up. This most definitely will be 

one of the best years ever, Amen!

Hope yours was a beautiful and peaceful one.

Lori Novo

♥

Credits

Doux - Fatima Hairstyle

Izzie's - Catwa - Applier Winter Glam Glitter Eyeshadow

(NEW) Kunglers - Mirna Necklace @ FaMESHed Event

Kunglers - Zoey Rings

Outfit -Pixicat- Iris.Set (Plum)

Location ~ Luane's World - Le Monde Perdu - Winter 2022 (Moderate)

Model & Photographer Lori Novo

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Only A Heartbeat Away

PERSONAL UPDATE

For my Steppenwolf

Searched for you in the beauty of the sunset

under my favorite tree

and there I could feel you close to me

and I couldn't help but smile...

When I Need You

~ Celine Dion ~

Location: Tempura

Who Can We Trust From Here?

Featuring

Thalia Heckroth

Yesterday Was Hard On All Of Us

~ Fink ~

♫ 

And who can we trust from here, who can we trust?

And are you real or just something from wanderlust?

Who can you trust from here, sweet flower, who can you trust?

From cradle to grave, from ashes to ashes

From dust to dust

Because, because our paths they cross

Yesterday was hard on all of us

On all of us...

♫

Hello Beautiful World!

Today's song selection brought back some memories from my past 

that I really thought I had forgotten.

Again, there she was, crying and heartbroken by a man,

and I just couldn't find the words to console her.

I had learned to love her almost like a sister.

She was my first partner's SL sister.

I stayed hours and hours that night keeping her company.

I wanted her to know that I was there for her

and that I cared, and that I felt her pain,

So I cried with her.

"I pray one day you find a man like mine.

A man that loves you truly and with all his heart

like he loves me.

You deserve it,

You deserve the best.

You deserve someone wonderful like him."

I told her referring to my partner.

Two days later, she removed me from her life

and I couldn't understand why.

A week later it was my wedding day with him.

We were so much in love

and we had been so happy and excited waiting for that day.

Still, her absence made me sad.

This was a day that I wanted to share with her.

And I cried because I missed her.

Minutes before the ceremony

and with friends already waiting for the ceremony to begin

he came to me and says...

"I'm sorry, I can't do this. I don't love you anymore."

And he leaves.

 And I couldn't move.

And I couldn't breathe.

And I couldn't understand why.

Just that morning he was still so in love with me.

Why?

Two weeks later there was a wedding ceremony.

He was marrying her.

and I cried and cried and there was no one there to console me.

I was very naive at that time. He was the first man I fell in love with in Second Life

and I thought people could be trusted. They both were in the first group of people I surrounded

myself with when I first came to SL. I would open my heart to everyone not realizing how

dangerous that could be. But over the years I have learned that trust has to be earned and

we cannot be giving it away to everyone we meet right away.

Thanks For Reading My Beautiful People!

Much love,

Lori Novo

❤

Credits

TRUTH Unravel Hair - Brunette

VOBE - Dina Bracelet Gold

.::Supernatural::. Valentina Necklace

Thalia Heckroth - Meyer Dress

Thalia Heckroth - Mamacita Heels

My Location: Souls of Dreams (Moderate)

Model & Photographer: Lori Novo

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