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MAY 24, 2009 9:59AM

Mangoes for Dakini

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In the midst of mango season here in Florida I can't help but complain about all the mangoes that fill my yard! Everywhere I step, I feel a squish under my feet, then I almost stumble and fall. Some of them fill with bugs before I can get to them ...

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Others dry up and shrivel...

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There are so many, I get so mad I want to curse them...

    But then I look up. It's like manna from heaven! 

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It's amazing how I am provided for everyday in the absolute simplest of ways... and yet I still find time to complain. And then I think of Dakini and how short our time here is. I lift my head and look around.

 

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I see so much life. So
 much color.  
 
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No longer will I complain. I will think of Dakini, sending me buckets of these delicious fruit. I will go in the house and grab a bowl.

DSC01153  I will gather them and I will share them with all my family and friends. And every year when I am full of mangoes, I will not complain. I will think of Dakini, eternally dancing and blessing me with her gifts -  

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-  delicious, sweet fruit, full of color and life - these are for you.                       Thank you, Josie.

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In loving memory of Dakini Dancer.

  

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This is BEAUTIFUL!
JRDOG
May 24, 2009 10:05 AM
I can see Dakini enjoying these and smiling!
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
May 24, 2009 10:50 AM
I'm having a great smile reading this and seeing those mangoes!
zumalicious
May 24, 2009 11:04 AM
She was as sweet as the nectar and like mangoes, she would appear all over the place. This is perfect, screamin! xoxo
cartouche
May 24, 2009 11:09 AM
A beautiful tribute!
Rich Banks
May 24, 2009 01:21 PM
You have a mango trees at home... yummy, yummy! What a nice, natural, sweet tribute... Kisses.
Marcela in English
May 24, 2009 01:43 PM
Just the right images.
Lea Lane
May 24, 2009 03:19 PM
Beautiful mangoes, they are very, almost embarrassingly, sensual looking, aren't they?

When I lived in Florida we had three or four prolific mango trees and well remember the icky feeling beneath the feet when one inadvertently stepped on one in the dark. It was a sensation not unlike stepping on dog poo.

They are delicious and full of the essence of life, a good comparison with Josie.

About that abundance of mangoes, may I suggest that you consider making chutney? Homemade chutney is a great Christmas present.
Ablonde
May 24, 2009 03:36 PM
well said screamin mama; mangoes! what a cool way to put things in perspective and to remember dakini.
nanatehay
May 24, 2009 03:51 PM
i love this. it actually made me laugh in a way i haven't been able to in days.
Lonnie Lazar
May 24, 2009 05:17 PM
Very well dome mama! You brought tears to my eyes.
Kellylark
May 24, 2009 05:37 PM
This is Dakini's post, but I did want to say thank you to all for sharing your thoughts. Much Love & Peace... xoxoxo
screamin mama
May 25, 2009 06:33 AM
This is beautiful. Mangoes are s delicious as blueberries.
I watch the pollinator bumble bees sipping nectar juices.
When I go outside today (after this comment),
or,
IF I trip,
or,
skip today
to buy a blonde
Abbey cool ales
I'll enjoy Dakini Dancer tickling
with soft bird warbler feathers
Thanks Josie, sreamin' mama
and everybody remember ...
remember the living humans
celebrate life, and be at peace
atonement ~ at one with, yes.
Arthur James
May 25, 2009 06:52 AM
Delicious indeed AJ. Everytime I look in my yard and see that tree and all those mangoes, I think of Dakini. :)
screamin mama
May 26, 2009 09:57 AM
The mangos are beautiful. I have never seen a mango tree. Someone suggested chuteny. A great idea.
This was a beautiful post.
Annieismenameo
May 29, 2009 02:05 AM
Thank you Annie. Hope all is well with you! Haven't seen you in awhile. I must visit your post. Yes, chutny, mango pie, mango shakes, and just lots of mangoes - for Dakini... xoxoxo
screamin mama
May 29, 2009 05:59 AM
Damn, You almost got me crying again. Don't you know men aren't supposed to cry? Thanks, Mama and thanks, Josie! Live the day!

Your backyard looks like a Mango Orchard!
Michael Rodgers
May 29, 2009 06:29 AM
Beautiful post. Life is a journey. Enjoy the journey, so if you don't reach your destination, the trip won't be wasted.
thesagejournal
June 03, 2009 10:59 PM
it's terrible what's happening to Dakini Dancer. But you have nothing to complain about the mangoes. I've been missing great looking mangoes like that for a while. All we get up here are those irradiated mango similacra, with no fragrance. NO FRAGRANCE?!!! Seriously wrong.
Irma Arkus
June 11, 2009 06:02 PM