A Wee Break

We had a bit of a break from the snow today, although the temperatures didn't improve. Still, it was nice to see clear sky for a change!


See? Look - lovely clear blue sky behind the tree, and no added snow on it! Woo-hoo!

It's funny, because normally I love overcast days. I'm not a huge sun worshipper, and prefer clouds and rain to clear blue skies. I must admit, even during the winter I'm not big on clear blue skies, as it generally is a bit colder (although at these temperatures it doesn't make that much difference!), and my eyes are so sensitive to light that the sun is annoying at best, and even worse when glaring off white snow. However, when we've been getting snow for a few days in a row, the lack of clouds is rather welcome!

There are those who aren't overly thrilled that it stopped snowing:


"Aww man, we haven't even been able to clear this up yet. I bet if it had snowed some more they would have let us have at it! Why did it have to quit snowing? Well, at least Gramps is happy - he still gets to hang out behind the cardboard..."

Don't worry guys. I was just out with the dogs, and it's snowing again. Not much, granted, but there are wee little flakes drifting down. So I have no doubt you'll be put to work soon, and then you can be happy little snow shovels again!

This next picture is rather interesting. I was sitting here at the computer, and sensed that there was a spirit or two hanging around the doorway. Now, that's not unusual here - there's always someone dropping by for a visit. However, I figured it might be a good idea to grab the camera and see if anything would show up. I usually don't have success in capturing anything on camera, but I thought it was worth a try. I felt like Great-Great-Grandpa was around, so I asked him if he'd like to get in the picture. I took five pictures in a row, all from the same angle, and was quite surprised to actually get an orb in one picture. The other four had nothing in them. Usually I'm very sceptical of orb pictures, as they are so often dust or reflections. However, since I'd taken five in a row - with no waiting in between - and none of the other pictures had orbs, I'm fairly confident it's not dust or a reflection. With knowing that Great-Great-Grandpa and at least one other spirit were here at the time, I think I may actually have finally captured something.


Hopefully this will show up reasonably well on the blog. I did not alter the picture other than to resize it (smaller), and to lighten it up so that it could be seen better. The orb was very visible on the original picture, but it was fairly dark in the area it was hovering in, so I figured it would not show well when the picture was resized. At any rate, it's the small white circle (sphere)down near the bottom of the kitchen cupboard, on the right, just above the base.

The other thing that makes me skeptical is that digital cameras tend to create false orbs (pick up on dust, reflections, etc.) more often than film cameras do. However, I again have to take into consideration that the other four pictures did not have anything in them, and if the camera was going to create a false orb in one, it should have done so in at least one or two of the others. So for me, that pretty much rules out false orbs created due to dust and reflections. Plus I have a feeling this one is genuine.

Anyhow... I just thought it was interesting, and I was quite startled to have actually gotten any results! I'll have to try this experiment again in different spots in the house - once I've gotten things reasonably cleaned up. I'd hate to subject your eyes to the piles of stuff scattered about at the moment!

I am also considering trying another EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) session. Two of my sisters and I did a couple of sessions awhile back, and were astonished to have obtained some very good results. I had done a session one night where I left the recorder running in my living room. Everyone had gone to bed, so there was no one up and about, and no one could have gotten into my living room anyhow without waking me up. I did not get voices, but I did get some very interesting noises. Some were right beside the microphone, while others were further away. Some actually sounded like someone tapping on the microphone. I used an external mic, so it wasn't anything in the recorder. The most interesting noise - to me, at least - was the clear, unmistakable sound of dishes being moved about. I am sorry to say that yes, I did have some dishes in the living room, left there from a snack earlier that evening.

I was a bit disappointed not to have captured voices, but I was quite impressed with some of the noises - especially the dishes - that had come up. When my eldest sister came to visit a while after that, I played the tape for her and Judy. The three of us then decided to do a question and answer type session. We wrote down 15 questions, and then started the tape. I would ask a question, wait two minutes to give the spirits time to answer, ask another question, wait two minutes, and so on until the 15 questions had been recorded. Of course we heard nothing while we were recording. Other than our own fits of giggles! It really is hard to sit quietly and not giggle when the three of us are together!

However, when we played the tape back, we were astonished and pleased to find that we had gotten a few results. Not every question was answered, of course, but there were some audible voices after a few of them. We ended up doing another session, asking the same questions, and again got results. I'll note a few of the more notable ones here.

I can't recall which question this one followed. It didn't pertain to the question, but I can still remember the chills I got when I heard the voice. It was the first response we got, and since I really wasn't expecting anything it startled the hell out of me! It was a very clear whisper, which sounded male, and said one of my sister's names quite clearly. We were quite certain it was her husband who had passed away several years prior.

We asked how many spirits were present, and heard a clear male voice, which we recognized right away as Dad's voice, say, "seven".

We also heard a female voice, which we thought was Mom, who had recently passed, and it said one of my nephew's names. The voice was clear but faint.

We asked about the family dog who had died many years before, and I was very startled to clearly hear the sound of a dog licking. It was very clear, and quite loud, compared to some of the voices we had heard. She almost always accompanies my Dad when he visits, so I was not surprised she was there. I was surprised to hear the licking sound, though.

We also asked about a budgie that we had had for several years. He too had long since passed. Again, I was very startled to hear a clear, loud chirp - unmistakably that of a budgie. If any of you have had budgies before, you'll know what I mean about the unmistakable sound of their chirps.

There were other voices, some of which we could not quite make out the words, but which were clearly voices. And there are some things that were said that I cannot recall now. I'd have to listen to the tapes again. Needless to say, the results impressed us a great deal, and I'm thinking it might be good to give it a try again, and perhaps take some pictures at the same time. I think I would once again use the question and answer format, as I found that more successful than just leaving the recorder running.

I did try with just the recorder going two other times. Once in the laundry area, with no results whatsoever, and once in my bedroom. I turned it on just before going to sleep, and left it running. I was a bit startled to hear some odd noises when I replayed it, but the more I listened, the more apparent it was that it was just me snoring! There was nothing other than that - I probably scared the spirits off! LOL!

There's no major news today, so I think I'll wander off for now. I've rambled on enough anyhow! Have a wonderful night everyone, and sleep well!