Do You Think I am Daft?!

It is a lovely thought, maybe it was who knows? Does it matter? If this little bird brings you comfort believe whatever you want. Just do not get a cat!

I was devastated when my younger brother died at 18 yrs. I was heading for a break-down and just wanted to be with him. One night I woke up to find him standing in my bedroom. He had on this silver robe, something he would NEVER have worn in life. Still I knew it was him and his words will stay with me for ever. 'Please do not worry about me, I am fine. Stop all this crying' Then he just faded away and was gone. I am not mad, I was not dreaming or imagining things, he was as real and solid as he was in life. I am no longer afraid to die.

You enjoy your little robin. He obviously wants to be with you.

Thinking of white feathers. Recently I went to pick up DGS with DGD, aged 4, in the car. A white feather was stuck to the windscreen. I briefly explained that some people think it is an angel we know come to see us, giving my mother and her recently deceased Nana as examples. After listening carefully with her 'thinking' face on she said, 'Or maybe its just a pigeon!

A butterfly appeared at my daughter's wedding and sat on the windowsill as if watching proceedings. It flew off just as they were pronounced man and wife. My daughter said it was her granny, my late mum, who would've really wanted to be there. It made us all feel good so no harm done!

Not daft at all. Of course it was him, how lovely. Don't spend time wondering, just enjoy the moment. He"ll be back too sometime, I'm certain.

If that robin prompted loving thoughts of your husband, it counts as a real link with him, whatever your beliefs. I'm sure he would be glad that you remembered him in such a lovely way.

I went the the funeral of my DD's best friend from her two years at school back here in UK (we lived abroad until she was 16). It was the depths of winter (December, just after Christmas) and as we stood to sing a hymn, along the pew seat in front of us I saw a butterfly fluttering along. Sophie, DD's friend, loved butterflies and DD and I were convinced that this was her telling us she was OK. Since then butterflies have turned up randomly in the house and I always talk to Sophs when I see them. So no, you're not daft at all!!!

I have enjoyed reading all those posts, encouraging and supporting people who see robins and blackbirds and feathers. I agree! I agree! There's SO much we don't know. I call on my lot for help with driving and parking and they don't let me down.

blueskies its deff not a blackbird its just the distance I took it from with my phone, the shadow doesn't show the robin redbreast up.We have blackbirds, sparrows, pigeons, thrushes here in the garden...I do know the difference.. but yes agree it maybe does look like a blackbird from the light and the angle so I can see what you mean..I will try n capture the little tinker at sometime (never have the phone ready at the right time)

I think it's lovely and I firmly believe that our loved ones are around us and like to give us little reminders of their presence. xxx

Marmight, Your post touched me. No one really knows about these things, do they? It's not beyond the realm of possibilities that our loved ones could be watching over us in unexpected ways after they've passed...so NO, I don't think you're 'daft'. Best, Willa

No your not daft. When my son died I saw a pigeon sitting on a branch and looking in our living room window at me, we saw him a quite a bit over the coming weeks and we used to say ..... Is here. Later on I had a butterfly sitting on the window ledge so no it's just something you can't ignore when you are grieving

Sometimes when I have been troubled or down and have been out in the garden, I often see a robin, who comes right up to me and tweets away frantically. I like to think it's the spirit of my mother who loved her garden. I don't care if it's daft, if it makes me feel closer to her. So go on believing.

I have often.heard if a robin comes to visit it is the soul of a special person which has come to be near you.

Marmight, you certainly arent daft,I have a connection too when a Robin comes to us I always remember my Mum, we both loved Robins, its a huge consolation, I hope yours keeps coming back, you enjoy him.

I had the same experience this year, he even followed me into the shed. Someone mentioned that loved ones also drop a white feather to let you know they are there. I frequently find a white feather outside my doors. No harm in believing.

It's not daft at all. I have moments of 'smelling' my parents (my Dad had that fresh soap kind of smell, my Mum always smelled like fresh ironing).
My late husband worked with fibreglass. Not a very nice smell, sometimes very strong, but sometimes he would come home smelling strongly of it and then would take his shower. I have smelt that fibreglass smell on occasions, but last week my daughter was really poorly with flu and she said she could smell fibreglass very strongly and asked me if I thought it was her Dad looking after her.
Yes, it was her Dad, he did look after her and she is much better now. Our loved ones would be so happy to think that they are still with us and looking after us even though they are gone, and that sights, smells and strong feelings mean that they are still with us all.

After I had posted above, I was reminded of a time when I slipped a disc, could barely move and was feeling extremely sorry for myself. I managed to get myself ensconced in a chair in the extension overlooking the garden. There was a fir tree just outside the patio doors with a long lower branch that stuck out, and a beautiful male sparrowhawk landed on it and sat there preening himself for what seemed like an age. He was no more than ten feet away from me - close enough to see every feather - and I had no doubt he could see me, but it didn't seem to trouble him. DH said he obviously knew I needed cheering up! I had never seen one in the garden before, and I never saw another all the time we lived there. So, who knows what birds know?

Marmight if you are then there are lot of us the day my MIL died we were stood in the kitchen and outside on the decking at the back door was a Magpie which was wandering around close to the door with a cigarette butt hanging out of its mouth as if it was smoking the strangest sight I have ever seen ...
MIL was a heavy smoker and on special days ie birthdays, anniversary's even the birth of the youngest DGC the magpie makes an appearance.

You are not daft and I think it's lovely that you got comfort from it there are some lovely stories on here . Not on subject but I have a thing that I hate seeing one magpie and I always speak to them if I only see one I search the sky til I spot another .

My Dad often joins me in the garden. In fact he's twittering now as I sit with French doors open typing this. Take comfort from your little friend.

kooklafan. I collect odd feathers in strange places and use them to tie fishing flies but the Angels don't seem to help me to catch fish! .

My son experienced something like this shortly after his wife died, but not with a robin. We dragged him off on a holiday we had booked in Pembrokeshire and we were walking along the coast path one day when there was a terrific whoosh and a peregrine falcon flew so close to him that he felt the draught on the side of his face as it passed. It crossed the field we were passing - empty talonned, so no prey, in itself unusual - and then rose and circled above us. We walked about three quarters of a mile with this bird seemingly "shadowing" us, and then it made the noise that singles peregrines out and flew away. We didn't see it again all day. He had tears in his eyes and was convinced that the encounter was a message that here I am and I'm okay. I am a born sceptic - if it gave him a bit of comfort who am I to nay say it, but it was oddish behaviour for a perry I have to say. I'd never seen one "hang around" to that extent.

I don't think your daft at all XXX

I collect feathers that I find in odd places, they say when a feather appears an angel is near XXX

Animals and other creatures I'm sure sense our sorrow. I believe they have souls too. I'm not religious at all, but in the end who knows, science can't solve everything and it will be a sad day when it does. Love and hope cannot be explained. Neither can the comfort we receive from these beautiful encounters. If you are lucky enough to have an experience like this, take hope and love from it.

Of course it was him...........believe in the magical or you will never have any...........