The Dreaming Tree The art, photography & dreams of Lana Gramlich. Also notes on nature sciences (astronomy, parklands, etc.,) & dream related subjects. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 3 0 62 3229

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Snow & Last Night's Dream; Cars & Indians 2008-01-30 14:48:00 A man was restoring/rebuilding cars. Later someone needed to research the Sioux. These things are definitely both from work (although Indians, albeit typically Punjabi, have been a recent dream theme.) I didn't remember much more than this, as I stayed up way too late watching "The China Syndrome," which was much different than I'd recalled, but still good. I've always been a Jack Lemmon fan. I originally posted a home video of our backyard bird feeding stations here. Although it showed up & worked fine in preview mode, once published it just showed up as a red "X." Kudos to those of you who can do do this successfully.In the meantime, instead, here are some pictures of my place in Canada during a break in the "Bald Eagle" lake effect snowstorm (with a huge, black, snow-filled cloud looming on the horizon behind me); ... Amp

Last Night's Dream; Flying Truck, Jail & Liquor Store 2008-01-29 22:49:00 I was outside at night with my ex & another man. A cop came & busted me for something. They were very nice about it--it was just a minor formality, not a big deal. They didn't arrest me, but instead told me I had to report to jail for an overnight stay. I agreed, thinking it was going to be a woman-only jail, which certainly wouldn't be SO bad. I went inside to pack a small, rectangular bag of books to bring with me. We went back outside, where my ex said he'd go get the truck (so they could give me a ride.) As I waited in the street with the other man, we saw him coming down the street toward us, going fast. Before he reached us, the truck went airborne, flying over neighboring houses. Parts on the underside glowed bright orange. Soon a blue flame shot out from the rear tire. The guy with me said, "THAT can't be good." The truck suddenly plummeted to the ground, landing in a neighbor's driveway, within inches of their truck. We rushed over to find that no damage had been done to ... Amp

A Hike Deterred 2008-01-27 22:11:00 Charles & I went to have a hike at the Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve today. As I mentioned in my last post, we've had a lot of rain lately, so this is what we encountered...We were able to reach the first stretch of boardwalk, at least, so we headed down that way, but then...So we decided to stop & look at birds for a while. We saw yellow rumped warblers & bluebirds;We also saw this enormous American bird grasshopper;There's a lot of vertical lines in the pine woods, so this curvy little vine really stood out;It was a good time, even if most of the main area was flooded out. ...

Last Night's Dream; Taking Charge & the Princess 2008-01-27 21:30:00 A couple of evil men had kidnapped a bunch of people, including me. We were all being kept in a nuthouse. We had access to one another, but if we spoke with anyone else, the men would tell them to ignore our ravings, since we were crazy. No one seemed to want to take charge & do something about the situation, although everyone was concerned about it. I had a rig, but they'd taken it away & parked it in an alley. I'd finally had enough & managed to chase them out there. They got into my truck. The engine compartment was covered by some kind of outer shell that kept the engine from running. The men smirked at me, thinking there was nothing I could do. I climbed up onto the engine compartment & managed to release the cover over it. As their faces fell I smirked at them through the windshield. When all was said & done they ran off & I freed everyone from the nuthouse. Later I was in a talk show audience. The guest was a young blonde in a silvery-white dress. She was a Princess who had be ... Amp

Last Night's Dream; Building & Book 2008-01-27 01:59:00 I was in a building (a library?) between 2 roads (with no sidewalks or yard space.) I was getting ready to leave with others when I realized I'd left all the blinds open. Afraid that people could look in, see things they wanted & subsequently break in, I went back inside to close the blinds. Then I got into the car with the others & as we left there was some concern about a missing book.This dream is work related, not only in the missing book, but in that we have to close the blinds at our library every evening. It's also on a corner ("between 2 roads," in a way.) ... Amp

Crow Mothers Kitten 2008-01-26 19:37:00 A friend e-mailed this to me & it's just too wonderful not to share. If you haven't seen it, you simply must. Enjoy. ...

Some of This Morning's Birds 2008-01-26 13:28:00 The hawk was back again this morning (heard but not seen,) so "the kids" (as we call them,) waited until he vacated the area (at the urging of a couple of blue jays.) As usual, click on the pictures for larger views.The blue jays have been shy lately, so one of them took off on me before I could take the picture.The white-throated sparrow here (with the yellow spots on his head,) tends to be very shy. I was delighted to catch him here with so many other birds, particularly the dark-eyed junco, who's a relatively recent visitor.It appears that half of our "usual" cardinals have moved on, but we still get up to 10 at a time. Note the goldfinch on the stump.I like the way one of the cardinals is looking at the mourning dove. I'm sure he's thinking it's too crowded, already.On their way in, many of the cardinals stop in our little magnolia tree for a look over the area. I'm enamored with the image & have been considering painting it.Unfortunately the raccoons once again bent my sunflo ...

Astronomically speaking... 2008-01-25 20:39:00 Tonight; Saturn in conjunction with the Moon.Jan. 28; Mercury stationary.Jan. 30; 3/4 (or "last quarter") Moon. Mars stationary.Feb. 1; Venus in conjunction with Jupiter.Feb. 4; Venus and Jupiter in conjunction with the Moon.Feb. 6; New Moon. ...

Last Night's Dream; Birding 2008-01-25 11:05:00 I was going to different places in a new area, bird watching. Every so often I'd get together with a couple of acquaintances to report on what I saw. I was very excited & happy about my sightings.This dream was probably inspired by recent comments here about dreaming about bird watching. I wish I'd remembered what birds I saw--I believe a hawk was one (due to the actual sighting the other day)--but it's been a long, tiring week & I needed my sleep again.With that, I'm finally caught up on posting recent dreams here. *whew* Sorry for the delay! ...

Thursday Night's Dream; ARM, the Headdress & Police 2008-01-25 10:21:00 I was at a meeting, sitting at a conference table with business people. I refinanced our house to make lower payments. At the end of the meeting the woman casually mentioned my new, adjustable rate mortgage, at which point I freaked & said that wasn't any good & I wouldn't accept it. Later Charles & I were at a museum & decided to "liberate" a Native American chief's headdress. It was a cow skull with a tuft of hair sticking out the top. A large group of others in the museum supported us, creating a distraction as we took it down from the wall. I put it on my head to wear it out. I was also wearing a Native American style outfit with a bikini style top. Due to the unusualness of my outfit, I figured someone along the way would question us, but no one ever did. We got into the elevator to descend to the ground floor & leave. Once the doors closed & the car started to move, however, it seemed to be hanging from a single cable, twisting & turning erratically. It made me terribly nervou ... Amp

Wednesday Night's Dream 2008-01-25 01:36:00 I was outside, walking with Charles. We came upon some kind of ride with double tracks painted black. I thought it was a roller coaster, so we decided to take a ride. It turned out to be a very tame ride which would carry two people to a different area, where one got to pretend to shoot the other with a rifle at close range. Later I sat on the ground, opened some used rolling papers & calmly set them on fire. A group of young people were nearby & made some stupid joke about me. It didn't bother me--I just thought they were pathetic. Soon I got up to go to someone's apartment. The young people were trying to intimidate that person, primarily by leaving signs that they'd been there; ivy painted on a wall, newspapers stuffed down in a crevasse between furniture and the wall. I wasn't intimidated & started removing the newspaper.The intimidation towards the end (& perhaps even the close range shooting earlier,) was inspired by an article I read about the "stop snitching" culture before ...

Tuesday Night's Dream 2008-01-23 09:13:00 Sorry I haven't posted in the last couple of days--been busy with mundania. I hope to catch up after work today.I was going to a talk or lecture. Trying to decide whether to bring a regular notebook or my graph paper book, I asked someone what they thought. Later I was walking down a path outside. The farther down the path a person went, the more potentially spiritual & painful it got. A spiritual teacher was sitting in a chair partway down the path, waiting to speak. Yet later I was at a (Punjab?) wedding with 2 computers to monitor, one being medical. John DeLancie was on the medical one. Soon time was up for both computers. I went up to seek volunteers for the next bit of time. I tried putting John DeLancie's name in the computer, but I couldn't remember it, so I put "Q" instead. No one was volunteering to take a turn, so I said I'd take the medical one; "It can't be hard to tell people 'you’ll be okay,' after all." Instead of laughs, the comment was received with complete ...

Painting & Last Night's Dream; Brushes with Fame 2008-01-21 19:41:00 I was with a woman, who brought up the movie, "Being John Malkovich." I started joking about the actor being extremely homosexual (not that there's anything wrong with that,) at which point she mentioned that he was standing behind me. Later I rode a scooter into an automotive shop to get gas (the pumps were inside.) Barry Manilow was there in a convertible. Someone told me that he was my biological uncle & after speaking briefly with him, he left. I was thrilled to have found a biological relative. Uncle Bud was driving a convertible there, too, with Aunt Fran & 2 other family members as passengers. He pulled up to the gas pump. Although I saw all of them, we didn't speak. I had a little spat with another woman there & got on my scooter to leave, but it was wedged between the front of my Uncle's convertible & the wall near the door. Eventually I was able to get out.I actually did have mopeds & scooters in the past, most recently (in the late 90's,) the exact model pictured here. I ... Amp

Reflections on Dream Interpretation, Part II 2008-01-20 19:56:00 In this section I wanted to share some general guidelines you can apply toward interpreting your own dreams (see disclaimer in Part I);1. Break it down. Rather than considering the dream as a whole, split it up into separate parts. Here are some examples of how to do this. All of them are effective in their own way & can also be combined with the other techniques;~ An easy way to begin is to read through a dream from start to finish, taking note of each individual symbol, action, etc. as you go.~ Look at the dream in a linear fashion; what happens at the beginning, middle & end?~ Separate dream elements into different parts of speech; nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. These parts of speech lend themselves easily to further division (i.e.; Nouns--Settings, people, animals, etc.)2. Consider both the literal & figurative aspects of dream symbols. Try some free association. Really push yourself to think outside the box on this one. "Going to the gym" may indicate a workout, but it can also im ...

Another Quiz & Last Night's Dream; Visiting a Criminal 2008-01-19 20:09:00 You Should Be a PainterYou have the vision, patience and skill to bring your unique visions to canvas. And you're even tempered enough not to cut your ear off in the process!What Sort of Artist Should You Be?This one seems to have jived with my reality (although I'm not sure about the patience.) Evidently it's not limited to traditional visual arts, either. Results include an author, an actor, etc., so feel free to give it a whirl & share your outcome!Speaking of which, I finished yet another version of my yellow abstract last night (to the right.) It was the first thing I painted when I was getting back into art a while back & for some reason it seems fairly popular.Last night's dream; I was with a woman, going to visit a man who was soon going to jail. We had to drive through a busy market area. In one area, Middle-Easterners were putting on a presentation relating to their culture. Our having to drive through interrupted them & I felt badly about that. Eventually we parked & con ... Amp