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Tag Archives: birds
Evolution
Driving on a ribbon of road, i contemplate the change /flow. i find a tick on my garments at a rest stop, and vows of non-violence become co-mingled with thoughts of diseases. Suddenly a giant spider jumps into my focus. … Continue reading
petals
the cherry blossoms have fallen leaving naked sepal and calyx, tiny stars in the daylight; pale pink petals flutter to the ground. yet life is still blooming! pale pink feathers fluff in the corners of the tree, as the cardinals renew … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, birds, calyx, cardinals, cherry blossoms, cycle of life, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fledglings, grief recovery, grieving, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, juvenile cardinals, mated pair, mourning, nature, poetry, sepal, sumi-e, vows
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Plain Brown Bird
a new friend arrived today, with a song. Soft golden brown, tabby striped and spotted (like all that seem to visit these days – but this one had wings) and the voice of an angel – well more like a … Continue reading
hiding
A cardinal landed in the bottle brush tree. Its bright red flowers, like exuberant daytime fireworks announced Your arrival. you may think you are well hidden because you have chosen your camouflage with care. But no One is fooled. The … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, bird watching, birds, bottle brush tree, camouflage, cardinals, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, masks, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, Spring, sumi-e
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tap tap tap into it
when i first enter the meadow all i hear is tap tap tap tappah tap tap. i look everywhere and see nothing. suddenly all is quiet – i look up and see You!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, birds, blessings, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tapping, wisdom, woodpecker, zen
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watch, look, see
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egret, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, mindfulness, nature, path, poetry, raising up, sacred path, small crane, spirituality, sumi-e
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Flight patterns
above me cranes fly over my head, reminding me we all have own own flight plans even if our destinies are the same.
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, birds, cranes in flight, death, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grief, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspiritual, loss, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, shamanism, sumi-e, Unitarian Universalist, unity
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Did you hear the fall?
speak words of Love, gently, to all beings.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bird, birds, birds squabbling, brush painting, cardinals, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, female cardinals, first principle project, forest for the trees, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, male cardinals, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature as a guide, poetry, sacred listening, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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