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[ArraDreaming]

4 pins @rav3n in that tiny little 3yo arm

[rav3n]

hey @SmilingGecko watching the sunrise is such a lovely way to start the day - i've been meaning to do that too once i've fixed my sleep schedule 😅

haha 'solar gazer' love that! i've walked by a couple 'solar gazers' in the past and its never bothered me so hopefully you can continue to enjoy it judgement-free. the peace of just sitting outside with the sun rays hitting your face, just watching people and animals/insects pass by - i miss that! i haven't enjoyed it properly in these colder seasons but looking forward to it now that the suns peeping out more!

[rav3n]

yikes 😢 @ArraDreaming so young but he seems so resilient! must've been so tough for you too - how are you feeling?

[SmilingGecko]

I had a couple of facebook friends who were solar gazers @rav3n one of them a shaman who i briefly knew got eye damage dont know what happened to the other person but she used to take lots of risks doing things like ayuahuasca tourism. Spoke to someone involved with weather and got conflicting reports regarding safety now we have holes in the ozone layer etc. Its risky doing ancient practices now that the world has changed. I had a video by the solar gazer officianado who promoted it. His eyes never got damaged but that was 20 years ago don't know what hes doing now. I think solar gazing attracts both the curious as well as thrill seekers

[ArraDreaming]

Yeah @rav3n very proud of him, very brave
It was definitely hectic a pretty nasty fall

and the last couple weeks have been full on but we are getting by, tensions definitely been high at times but also just trying to keep level headed and patient around the kids because its been big for them too like our oldest has definitely been lacking on the attention side between this situation and the baby also so just trying to give him some extra love when we can too

[ArraDreaming]

The other thing we learnt in this situation was unfortunately our house is very hard to find by ambulance @rav3n

[rav3n]

oh wow, what you mentioned about the ozone layer and changes in our climate/atmosphere makes sense @SmilingGecko the sungazing that existed say 100 years ago versus today would definitely have different impacts. my mum tells me that early morning, right when the sun rises is the best time to catch the sunrays - after that UV keeps getting higher and higher as the day progresses and then finally cools back down by sunset. i don't really 'gaze' at the sun though (to protect my eyes) but i do sit out with as much of my arms/legs/face exposed to the the sunlight. need that vitamin D! also was wondering, what do you mean by sungaze? directly making eye contact with the sun or just simply letting the sunlight hit your face?

[rav3n]

ahh i see! @ArraDreaming that's so fair that most your attentions been on the middle one esp with the injury, and its really thoughtful of you to give oldest and youngest a lil more attention now to make up for it. when i was young my mum did that with my sis, she took her out for a little shopping day and treated her, just them two.

oh that stressful that the ambulance struggled to find your home!! does it not show up on google maps/navigation systems?

[ArraDreaming]

Our house is very odd @rav3n it is connected to a very small nature reserve you go through the reserve up to our gate and then down our driveway which is quite long, people either miss the reserve completely because its not even well sign posted or they don’t realise the reserve is our house, and also maps shows a direct alternative road to the back of our property which does not exist @rav3n I think it’s access to the vineyards only

[ArraDreaming]

The nature reserve is also accessible by a pretty long dirt road so it’s not like we get randoms hanging about the people that visit it are pretty much all locals @rav3n