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Tag Archives: bird
Gutters and Flight
when someone is down and out, they used to say they were in the gutter, a low and disgusting place – like rock bottom – (as if the rock clans of granite and marble, sandstone and turquoise were somehow not … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bird, birds, crow, crows, down and out, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, grief, ink brush painting, interspirituality, mourning, mysticism, nature, poetry, rock bottom, roof gutters, sad, spirituality, sumi-e, the rock people
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blue heron
in a small pond the fountain spouts, and six canadian geese hang out on a layover flight. a blue heron watches it all. She is home.
Posted in Blessings
Tagged bird, birds, blue heron, Canadian Geese, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, home, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, retention pond, spirituality, sumi-e, water birds
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a morning flights and birds of pray
Shadows beating rhythms on the grasses at my feet, Angels? I look up – a giant swallowtail butterfly swoops onto elderberry blooms. i stand opening my arms, i am engulfed – enrobed in a shadow – soft, blue fleeting- i … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bird, bird watching, birds of prey, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, enlightenment, faith, flight, ink brush meditation, kites, love, mediation, meditation, mysticism, nature, non-dual, poetry, prayer, shadows, soaring, spirituality, Swallow tail kite
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May day
may day may day and all is okay two geese flying together – Flying South by South East? who are you to judge! What does it matter the direction? so long as they have each other.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged Beltane, bird, birds, blessings, Canadian Geese, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, love, marraige, marriage equality, partnerships, sumi-e, togetherness, trust
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Out on a limb
out on a limb is sometimes the only way to gain some perspective. enjoy the view.
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, bravery, chutzpah, courage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, meditation, nature, out on a limb, risk, small bird, sumi-e, wisdom
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Flying home
the sea gulls have been calling to me all day, calling me home to You. (we all make do with what we find – use it up, wear it out, make it do – or do without – is only … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, interspecies spirituality, scavengers, sea gulls, seagulls, spirituality, sumi-e, sustainability
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Budding Leaves
the sun shines on bright tiny new leaves swaying in the breeze, as the sweetgum wakes up – oh my morning stars! they are tiny birds! i am the one waking up.
Crumbs?
i love the holidays when the stars fall to earth… life is sweet.
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, birds, birds eating crumbs, christmas cookies, eco-mysticism, grace, ink brush painting, nature, poetry, small birds, spirituality, sumi-e
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Meal plan
I saw two crows in the parking lot of a grocery store, sharing a loaf of bread – manna that had dropped from heaven. here’s a plan – let’s eat together! break bread. give thanks. all is grace.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, bird, breaking bread, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feed the world, grace, interspecies spirituality, manna from heaven, nature, poetry, sumi-e
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