From: dicksilk@gmail.com   
      
   2020/04/16 Thursday:  Rooftop birdbaths?   
      
   Had a bunch of dreams last night / this morning, and while I may *forget* one   
   or two, here they are in no particular order:   
      
   External view of the rooftop of the dreamer's house.  Where there were   
   supposed to be two twirly-type vents (such were expected in the dreamer's   
   perspective) there were instead *birdbaths!* composed of (two) sealed air   
   vents, which had been reshaped into    
   large, slanted balls (kind of egg-shell shaped, but rounder) with a   
   directional opening (probably open to the north-west, to help reduce direct   
   sunshine evaporation from the south) and these structures appeared to be white   
   but with black inset bases.  (   
   Black AND white were the noted colors involved) The concept seemed "obvious"   
   within the dream scene that they functioned on naturally collecting rain water   
   for the birds:  Either they had water (and these seemed rather full!) or they   
   were empty.  Either    
   way, they were there as a courtesy to the birds, and apparently filled by God   
   rather than by some homeowner with a spray hose.  Still, the dreamer did feel   
   a small surprise at having seen them (where they had not been seen before /   
   were not expected!)    
   AND a small sense of appreciation regarding the simplistic genius of the   
   design.  It of course, does bring into question, how is that particular roof   
   then kept sufficiently ventilated?   
      
   Another dream seemed to involve a "big dog" and a "little dog" pair that had   
   somehow become attached to *my* / the dreamer's home location (the dream   
   setting was practically identical to my own home— it sure *felt* familiar!)    
   ONE of the two dogs    
   appeared to have a bandage on part of its fur, covering a hind quarter area.    
   Neither dog appeared furry / shaggy, but the larger dog appeared naturally   
   coated, perhaps a degree or two shy of being "shaggy" or "long haired," while   
   the smaller dog *may*    
   have been shorn.  Details are sketchy due to evaporation.  ONE of the two dogs   
   (I *think* it was the smaller one) seemed to be exploratory, in that (he?) it   
   went for a romp around the field in back.  However, it did seem to return as   
   well, or so the    
   dream feels.  The dream itself was close to an 8 in clarity, but evaporation   
   plays hell with the retelling.   
      
   In another dream, it seems my *father* (who was alive and kicking in the   
   dream) was prompted to mow the yard, which I found a bit curious, as that's   
   largely my responsibility (when the mower goes in for repair, sometimes for a   
   LONG time, we have to use a    
   yard mowing service in real life) during which time I spent clearing bracken   
   (wind-fallen branches?) from the back field.  Sure, that's NOT my   
   "responsibility," but seriously, one can either clean up one's environment, OR   
   one can wait for someone else to    
   do it, but why wait if time and opportunity and *motive* are all present?  So   
   anyways, I (the dreamer) was gathering up the detritus from the field,   
   gathering it all to one point (so either the field people would clean it up,   
   doubtful, or it could be    
   placed into a pile for fireplace kindling later) when the focus shifted to my   
   (the dreamer's) neighbor's house (to the south) specifically, his back yard.    
   There I met a guy under the porch awning who seemed a bit translucent but that   
   didn't seem in any    
   way unusual, just as if one were noting his apparel, which appeared to be   
   backyard casual on the side of business casual.  It really wasn't   
   distinguishable *because* of his translucent nature.  I didn't recognize him,   
   so I put out my hand to shake his,    
   and he identified himself as "Stephen Creame" although it *could* have been   
   "Steven" or "Graham" or "Graeme" but regardless, my first (and distinct??)   
   impression was "Creame".  How it is one can sense the spelling of a person's   
   name is unusual, but it's    
   a personal characteristic of mine in real life, although not always 100%   
   accurate.  Still, it's a lot better than most.   
      
   I suppose that's all for now.  Meanwhile, my book has been edited / proofed up   
   through page 113, and an extra sentence or two added at the end.    
   tinyurl.com/TKC-freeview (great for online reading during this #Covid19   
   #Quarantine) but if someone ever    
   wants to actually *pay* for the book, a donation may be made at    
   inyurl.com/ThyKingdomCome-Book1   
      
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