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horaltic?
horaltic pose? not today, the sun is in. in my gentle nature, i wait to smell my dinner – i am no chef or butcher yet you are filled with foreboding when you see me. My coat of arms is … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, bigotry, bird, bird watching, birds, blessings, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, judgement, nature, orthinology, poetry, prejudice, spirituality, sumi-e, turkey vulture, turkey vultures
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Appetizers
Stop calling me some bone picker! I am cleaning up your mess…. we all have jobs. we are needed, look out for actions that help our world. but really, we’re just having dinner.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, bird, birds, crow, crows, eco-spirituality, ecology, helping, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, kill, nature, poetry, road, roadkill, spirituality, sumi-e, sustainability
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Gifts
Gifts from a yellow bird put a song in my heart.
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, birds, blessings, eco-spirituality, faith, gifts, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, song, spirituality, sumi-e
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Full carts
Shopping is for the birds. What does it matter if your cart is full or empty? It has wheels, and crumbs!
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bird, birds, consumerism, eco-spirituality, faith, gratitude, grocery cart, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, shopping carts, shopping stress, spirituality, sumi-e
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Cross the road!
You may think you have no egrets, but then one swoops across your path. Somedays it doesn’t matter why you cross the road, as long as you let your regrets take flight. Travel lightly.
wisdom
infinity becomes more tangible with age eternity? whooo knows.
Posted in The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged animals, art, bird, birds, blessings, eco-spirituality, eternity, faith, infinity, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, owlet, owls, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Leaf and feather
he saw a leaf just out of reach, green, red, and amber. a gust of wind blew it down, the Tree of Life in his hand. growth and release. a feather flew down from above. (all is love.)
Posted in Elders, Poems
Tagged art, bird, blessings, changing seasons, Christianity, eco-spirituality, growth, Hinduism, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Islam, Judaism, love, mourning, nature, poetry, sumi-e, tao, wisdom of grief, zen
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The step after fledging
A young crow sits in the entangled branches of the ancient tree. Waiting (not to commit to a murder) to join a flock of fine feathered friends and fly to freedoms. ( we all need many ways to be free)
Posted in The Now
Tagged ancient tree, art, belonging, bird, crow, eco-spirituality, fine feathered friends, flock, freedoms, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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