[Mom2BabyNatalie]

Okay.... this could be fun...

I don't know how many of you believe in "another plane" or "the spiritual afterlife" or things of that nature...

I myself have had considerable experience with different areas of "spiritual phenomena" of sorts... (oh boy, those of you who already thought I was "losing it" will REALLY have something to talk about now!!!) <<gigglin'>>

Anyway, As you well know, the passing of our sweet Natalie has been more than difficult for the entire family... and while I have tried to offer comfort with the tellings of Rainbow Bridge and talking of our memories of Nat to the children, they still seek out some source to be near her on a daily basis... (as do I, but in a different way)...

So......... where am I going with this...... okay, well - if any of you know anything about "the paranormal", then you're well versed on the controversial subject of "spirit orbs".... some say they are "lens flares"... "light tricks"... "dust particles", "moisture", "dirt on the camera lens", etc.... and others, believe that these "orbs", which are quite commonly caught via both film and digital imagry throughout the world, are "energy sources" of spirit's passed. (or even spirit energy of those who never took on a "living" form to begin with... which is an entirely different topic...)

Well........... my children, knowing of all sorts of these type of paranormal activity... (whether through our own experiences, the ever-popular "ghost hunt" television broadcasts, or through their own internet research) - believe that Natalie.... is near us....

Yeah, yeah.... I know..... but I let them believe.... I don't encourage it... but I do acknowledge their feelings and respect them.... it comforts them... and I don't see how it can do them any harm.

Now..... let me show you WHY they feel this way..... they have been trying to convince me for days... and I've dismissed it... but, my son snapped this one photo very late last night... and I just have GOT to share what we've been "capturing" over the past couple of weeks... lol... if nothiing else, it's been fun thinking about... and has even brought a smile or two to my face when I think about (as silly as it may be) my girl still being around us....

Okay..... someone open the door and let the critics in!!!

These are a few of the pictures where these "orbs" have shown up... now, note that I am a HABITUAL picture taker and am constantly snapping shots all around this house... and have never come up with things like this (at least in THIS house... I have, however, caught similar images over the years when intentionally putting myself in a place of "known activity"...again, another topic).... as well, we used two different digital cameras, some were taken with mine, and some with the kids' camera....

I did lighten some of the pictures and adjust the contrast in a couple so that you can see the "orbs" as they often show up very light....

Anyway..... have fun! Whatever they are, it's kind of neat!

1) Upper left hand corner...

2) I lightened this picture to better view the "orb" in the upper right hand corner...

3) Lightened this one as well.... mid to lower right hand side of frame...

4) This one's pretty evident....

Posting a few more in a sec....