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Happy Birthday to our dearest Siona –
an ageless one who can be a friend to people of all ages
a timeless one who could infuse and transcend any time
one of many talents and potentials who can speak in the language of many hearts.


Siona, can you tell dear one…I love you!!!!

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I love you too, Meenakshi. Thank you a thousand times over, for everything. :)

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Happy Birthday, Siona!!!

And remember, everyone, you can send her a greeting card from your photos section.  Just go to your photos page and find one that you'd like to send.  Then click the “send as greeting” link.  On the next page, just make sure you put siona in for the e-mail address.  That's right, all you need is the word “siona” without the quotes.  No @ or gaia.com necessary!  You just need the person's subdomain name, and in this case, that's “siona” :)

So, surprise her!!!  Hopefully she'll open her e-mail only to find hundreds of gaia greetings waiting for her :)

{mod note: just “siona” without the quotes.  Don't do the http:// stuff or any .com stuff.  just the word siona :) ~ I did it & it works… Thanks ~Matthew}

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Dear Siona,

I would like to wish you a very happy birthday, and many more to come. Thank you for being one of the pillars of this community. In the world today, where it's only the differences that are underlined, where endless divisions are created in the humanity, for this or that purpose, we do need more groups like this one, unburdened by the many yesterdays and looking towards a different tomorrow. Here's to many different and even better tomorrows for you, Siona. 

“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?” ~ Khalil Gibran

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smiling: Your name describes the expression on my face. Thank you, dear one, for the song and confetti. (The way it's still snowing here makes me think you must have worked some accidental magic. ;)

Matija: Oh, goodness… what a beautiful birthday blessing. To differences and harmony indeed!

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Matthew! I should have suspected you were responsible for that flood of Gaia greetings. Thank you so much–my inbox has never felt so loved.

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Very Happy Birthday Siona

May you be having the most special of days and every day. Your simple elegance has inspired me to post this photo as a way of celebrating your birthday with you.

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Terrill: That photo is perfect. I'm sure you were aware in the discovery and sharing of it, but I'll say it anyway: it's such a beautiful representation of the light and dark, stillness and ease, twistedness and grace that I seek for within. Thank you, and thank you, and thank you.

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Anna and Laurie and Burt: I'm both beaming at your sweetness and love, and basking in it. Thank you so much, each of you, for all that you bring and all that you are. It's been already a beautiful week.

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I'm kickin' up my heels; skating backwards; doing handsprints and one big back flip in celebration.  You can trust me on this – it looked really good!  I'm gonna go sit down and rest a spell, but I'm wishing you the happiest of birthdays, Siona.

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The happiest of birthdays to you, dear Siona. May the outpouring of love this day elicits bring you uncommon joy and smooth your way over troubled waters. You are the absolute, unquestioned and incomparable best.

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Ah Siona, in addition to what I said on your Grapevine: We are all blessed to the max by having you at the helm here. We are all lucky son-of-a-guns for your efforts and your devotion to this community, and to each of us. Backsprings and flips indeed, to celebrate your special day. I hope it's everything you might wish, in a birthday. 

You are beloved and treasured.
OM

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OMy… I feel doubly (if not triple-y or quadruple-y) blessed, but I'll try and just accept and allow myself to say “you're welcome” today. It's an honor, always.

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Today, I wish a very special Lady a very joyful celebration of her time on Earth.

Her time in our midst,
our time to enjoy her presence,
her time of a butterfly transcendence
our time to watch that beauty
her time to build the city
our time to build our homes in it
her dedication to invoke abundance
our dedication to keep it flowing

Siona, happy birthday for many years to come. My arms and hands stretch out and breathe Metta to you.

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nion: Oh, I'm breathing in, deeply, that beautiful gift. Metta to you as well, sweet one, and thank you always. That poem could not be more lovely.

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This birthday of life is much respected here on Gaia and what you, my birthday girl, have offered for each of us to be a part of/with.
 
My Love and gratitude to such a warm and loving heart.
God Bless your bounty, and all you offer to this world we all share in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX07j9SDFcc&feature=related

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How delightful! Have an absolutely fantastically glorious birthday!

Tons of love,

Nicole

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:D OH MEE!!!  i can't believe someone posted Lion King on here!! whee!!

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Rita and Nicole and Suni: Thank you thank you thank you. Nicole's “Delightful” is mine as well. :)

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All of creation is making a joyful noise!  It's Siona's birthday!  Woo hoo!  Cake all around!

Love and hugs,

Nicola

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What a wonderful open minded and accepting individual you are.

Have a wonderful day filled with your own energy.

Your selflessness and kindness are admired.

Happy Birthday

Ryon

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Happy Birthday, dear one! 
I am at peace knowing you're permeating presence washes over all these pages like the ebb & flow of the tide rubbing each little crystal of quartz on the shore of infinite diamonds. You help us all shine by sharing your light so freely.
Big Hugs,
Doug

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Siona!  All the world keeps showering lots and lots of love toward you these days.  Can you feel the Universe beaming its beautiful heart toward you?  Happy Birthday and high celebrations for your beautiful essence!  And we mean it.  Love you, Kathy

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Siona, you have sparked me when I needed a bump. You're important to so many because you have taken the time to care. Happy Birthday and Peace to you and those you love.

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Happy Birthday, Siona!
Wishing I could bake you a birthday cake (I am in baking mood for some reason). It is always wonderful to see your spark around Gaia, so I am delighted to be able to send you at least a virtual hug and a huge thanks!

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A very happy you day to a wonderful person
I love you, dear one.
Hugs

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Well I for one am delighted you were born, Siona, so today is a happy day for me :-))) And, of course, I hope it's a glorious day for you too. I wish I was there to bake you something special….. hmmm, what about a slice of Dobostorte? layers and layers of butter cake sandwiched together with coffee buttercream and iced with a caramelized sugar top and praline on the sides?

So lovely to have you in my life,  and thank you for all that you do here, there, and everywhere. You are a marvel and deserve to be celebrated every day.

Much love,
Sandra

p.s. are you NaNo-ing it with us?? ;-)

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Siona - thank you for all the work you do on Gaia - I came across loads of wonderful quotes you had posted this morning.  I love quotes and poetry…

Hope you're having a wonderful day.
Love Tai

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Hello there Siona, Happy Birthday young lady may your candles burn bright, your wishes come true, and your cake only be made of half tofu.
=}
J.M.

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Centria and Rbee and Phoenix and Doug and Cindy and Sandra and Just Me and Tai….

Oh, there are not words in the universe enough to say how deeply I appreciate each of you, and how held and cared for I feel, and what a beautiful birthday this has been as a result. Thank you thank you thank you, and I'll gratefully accept each imagined birthday slice.

(Sandra: I'll decide this weekend. Right now I think I could most easily accomplish those numbers by writing little lovenotes to each and every Gaian… ;)

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Siona, your presence is truly worth celebrating.  Enjoy the gluten free cake, friends who adore you, and knowing that you are appreciated for all you do and are, as you begin your next trip around.

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Siona, you bring so much love and joy to all! Joining all here to wish a Happy Birthday to you

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Dear Siona, my world and gaia is so much better because of your loving light and energetic presence. Sending you dipping dots and cheesecake crumbs over the ether. {{{hugs}}}

mita

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Dearest Siona,

Only one thing to say…

You're the TOP!

Happy Birthday,
 with Much Love XOXO

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Happy Birthday Siona! Thanks for all that you do.

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ohmsmom: Gluten-free cake! You're such a gem. I did, and thank you, always.

Lee: Oh, again, what a perfect picture, and what perfect peace. I feel eased just imagining the scent. :)

mita: You've made me grin with those wishes. Thank you ever so!

Ladybear! Ella and Nat? You're too much. I can't listen to that without dancing. :) Thank you so much for that song, and those words, and for you.

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Sweet Siona,

Only two things to say…The first is a quote by good old Abe Lincoln.
…And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years.

Second…Why didn't I received notification of your birthday on FB?

Have a wonderful Birthday.

XXOOXX
~lars

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Happy Birthday Siona! {Hugs}

Thank You so much for Being Here, for Being You and for…
sharing your Human Beingness with us here.
Wishing you another glorious year filled with Love and Sunshine…
in your Heart…no matter what the weather on the outside :)

Love and Blessings~~<3
~Ariela

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Happy birthday, Siona! It has always been a blessing to know you!

Thank you for everything you've done!

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Dear precious Siona, After a week of sailing the high seas with a bunch of my Gaia buddies, I absolutely had to get the captain of our ship to dock at this particular port just so I could wish you the grandest birthday ever. From the depths of my heart, I'd also like to say, thank you for being the sweetest and the best. And oh, on behalf of all my other Gaia buddies, here is a happy birthday song just for you from all of us and all the children of the world.  We all love you very much. Amy :)

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Lars! Thank you thank you thank you! (And didn't you? I'm not sure why…)

Beautiful Ariela… thank you ever so, and for that little nod to the weather. It's still snowing madly here but I can't remember ever feeling so cozy and warm. :)

Oh, Dale… those are beautiful. Thank you right back.

Amy! The gift of that song was nearly as wonderful as your words and presence… I feel very loved indeed.

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~Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday Dear Siona, God's Blessings to you!!!~
I wish you happiness and much abundance on this special day and through out the coming year!
Barblovesroses

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIONA!!! *hugs!!!!* happy birthday to an amazing woman and friend and person and all around AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! :) i hope that you thoroughly enjoy the day!! your ever radiant joy brings so much happiness to others, so i hope you receive twice as much!! 

love and hugs and light!!
Namaste
Suni

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Siona,

In, just under the wire, for your special day.  I liked the sound of this -

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Alles Gute, Siona, for you, for the Team and for Gaia.

Love ya so much,

m

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Barb and Suni and Deb and Mascha: Gaia would not be the same without each of you, and hence, neither would I. Thank you so much for the way you've touched my life, and for your kindness and warm words. We're so lucky to be here. :)

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:) *hugs* happy to be here and have such awesome friends!

love and hugs and light :)

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Oh my goodness.

All.

I hardly know what to say. I've just returned from a day spent mostly offline to this, and I'm now left damp-eyed with gratitude. You are each so wonderful, so very very wonderful, and so kind, and I could not imagine a better or more beautiful birthday present than this.

Thank you thank you thank you. I'll come back to reply more personally to each, but for now just wanted to leave one small note before turning in for the evening. Sometimes I feel like the luckiest creature alive.

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 I've just returned from a day spent mostly offline


YAY!!!! A change of pace for you, just what we would have wished!!!!!


Sometimes I feel like the luckiest creature alive.


Excellent. Then we have accomplished our purpose.


Grinning hug,
OM

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Happy Birthday Dearest Siona!!!
Luv, Jeannie

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Wishing you a happy Birthday and many more returns of the same forever. Excuse me for the delay as yesterday I was unable to have full access of the computer. Good Luck. God bless you.

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Happy Birthday Siona!

May your work here at and for Gaia Community go into the next round. As well as on other activity you are engaged in. And your personal life be fullfilling and joyful in the deepest sense.

I wish you and your family and close friends a blessed and happy time beyond any reason.

Thank you for lucid facilitation, inspiration and committement since the beginnings of Gaia. For ever creating more global coherence and embodying a fearless walk through the forest of paradoxes. (as Nobel prize Winner Le Clezio said last year in his acceptance speech.)

Have lots to laugh and I enjoy especially listening when YOU are speaking. Out of the silence of true listening always comes vibrant expression, action and the gestures of authenticity.

A happy new year!

Albert

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May the love and support of many hearts and minds be with you on your special day, including mine!  I send you a four leaf clover where, according to legend, each leaflet represents the following:  luck, hope, faith, and love.  Many blessings to you Siona!

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Jeannie! Oh, gosh. I grew up on The Beatles. Thank you. :)

sanmugan and Eli and Albert and sweet winterfruit: Again, I'm basking in the warmth of your hearts and kind wishes, and I feel so, so blessed.

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….Yes indeed ,Siona is really a wonderful person that one need to post something from the heart as you have rightly said …but since my vocabulary is so poor that i do not know how to express what i feel about this sweet lady …so i simply say ” A Very Very Happy Birthday to You Siona –Yatshreyas ta dantunaha : (it's in Sanskrit, meaning  what is good for you may happen )

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Happy Birthday Wonderful Siona. :)
It is so wonderful to know you and to be able to work with you. It is an honor. You are an inspiration to us all.
Hope this year brings many happy moments, dreams and blessings.
Have a wonderful, wonderful Birthday.
Love and hugs
jodi

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I'm a bit late, but a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, Siona!!!!

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Dear Siona,

Hartelijk gefeliciteerd as we say in Dutch, Happy Birthday!

Wishing you all the love of the universe my dear, for you are such an inspiration to all of us and I'm so honoured to be part of Gaia's wonderful community as wel as honoured to know you among my friends.

I have been thinking what special gift I could give you.
Since I haven't come around yet to repost my art/travel blog yet (I tried once and lost everything!) I thought I'd give you a little preview of that.
It's a small detail from a big painting of Marc Chagall, from a series he dedicated to his beloved wife Bella. Many of his paintings are so much like story books so it's very interesting to look at all the details.
It was taken in the Chagall Museum in Nice, France (one of the few museums you can actually take pics!)
Enjoy!

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PS to my post. I dont know why I didn't think of it before when i posted the detailed picture,  but it might be interesting to see the whole painting as well.

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jagadish: That was more eloquent than anything I might have dreamed up, and so perfectly, beautifully heartfelt. Thank you, for that and for the lovely Sanskrit lesson. There's little I like more than learning, and so your gift was just perfect. :)

Thank you, Jodi, so much, and likewise–I feel just the same way.

yvette! What a joy to see you here, and to enjoy a slightly extended birthday. I'm imagining you in much warmer climes… a treat unto its own.

Lovely Alluvja: Oh! My father always used to sing me “Happy Birthday” in Dutch; thank you so much for tickling my childhood like that. Thank you for that, and for that glorious Chagall. I've been feeling more and more hungry for beauty recently, and so just gazing at that painting feels deeply nourishing. Thank you.. again.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIONA!!!

May this be your BEST year yet and may ALL of your dreams come true!!!

Love, Light, Peace, JOY and Laughter,
Starseed

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Hi late to the party! I hope everyone has had fun… 

Happy Birthday Siona! Blessing and peace to you… 


I am Love, Jeff

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Thank you, Starseed! Just reading your note–and feeling the energy in it–makes me want to leap for joy. What a year it will be, no? Thank you thank you thank you…

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Sorry to be late.  Happy, Happy Birthday to our dear Siona!

Blessings , love and joy to you!

Namaste
Kala

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Sorry to be late. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Siona.

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Siona,
I'm joining in to wish you a belated but heart-felt happy birthday…you are loved here, can you tell??
Much love and big hugs,
Helen

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Jeff and Jyoti and Bhatta and Helen! Don't apologize, please… what happier excuse for an extended celebration? (And besides, I'm late myself in replying. ;) Thank you each for coming by, and for your warmth and kindness and wonder. And Helen… loved hardly begins to describe it. I'm not sure what I did to be so very, very blessed.

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Siona, dear One,

Happy Birthday!

The first thing that came to mind when I noticed Meenakshi's message was a song: “Beautiful Siona of my soul” (as in “Beautiful Maria of my soul”).

What you put out and into our community is as steady as a heart beat. Thank you for who you are, and doing what you do, which truly feels like an expression of love.

Alas, the party continues with a Shanti Mantra.

In Loving Light,
Nell ;-)

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Oh, Nell. I melted reading that. Thank you so much; I can't tell you how much it means to see the wishes I harbor in my heart–to help those who come here feel to appreciated and respected and supported, to hold a center of stillness and peace and compassion, to love–seen and recognized. And than Mantra… I'll be carrying through the year.

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  Happy Birthday Siona!!… What, you say your birthday was yesterday? Well then, have a very happy unbirthday to you! There's 364 of them you know!   (and your also appreciated on them.)
 
Wishing you the best,
Rl.

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Hi, Siona, a very Happy Birthday to you!  Thanks for tackling the big jobs, we do appreciate you and love you for it!    Sandi

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Happy Birthday Siona dear!

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RLtruthseeker-artist: Alice was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and sometimes I imagine Gaia as the most wonderful rabbithole there is. ;)

Sandi: You're so, so very welcome. And are those eggs from your own sweet world? I've never seen any so beautiful. Those colors. Goodness. Thank you.

Christophe! Thank you!

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Siona, I just saw that your birthday is also being celebrated in the Lounge where I had posted a link to this thread.

A Very Special Feature ~ Siona's BIRTHDAY   in The Cafe Counter

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Again, all… I'll be back online tomorrow and will reply more then; for now, thank you so, so so very much, I could not imagine a better or more wonderful gift.

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Dear Siona, just bask in the sunshine..one word from you and we're all feeling we've been responded to!

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Ryon! That picture is absolutely beautiful; thank you for that gift. And Nicola… I can hear your exclamations from here. :)

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Whew! I was almost late for the party… and it's a doozy Siona, an all out festival! I'm going to be here all day celebrating your birthday… Happy birthday and a very merry Unbirthday too youuuuu!

Here's some Autumn leaves from the Pacific Cascades just for you!

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Whew! I was almost late for the party… and it's a doozy Siona, an all out festival! I'm going to be here all day celebrating your birthday… Happy birthday and a very merry Unbirthday too youuuuu!

I've tried to attach pictures twice now but the Comment Critters are hungry and have eaten them all up… so visualize Autumn leaves, little orange capped mushrooms poking up thru the black lava rock, and the toilet bowl blue color of Blue Pool (it's very odd to see that color in nature!) These are the places I've been all summer and have taken you and my Gaia friends with me in my heart.

Smiles and Hugz!
amber

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Hmmm… the Comment Critters allowed the Autumn Leaves to pass… as you can see I tried to post a couple of times… you'll just have to imagine that toilet bowl blue! {{{giggle}}} Computers are so weird sometimes!

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I can see the image when I refresh the page, Amber…:)

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Wishing you a wonderfully Happy Birthday, dear Siona :)
Peace love and best wishes,
Sandy

P.S with so many posts of this thread, it took so long to load I didn't
think I would be able to post!