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Tag Archives: collage
tabled
today i have been teaching the littlest canine the word ‘down’ she of course knows how to lie down, she does it all the time… she simply doesn’t know the English word for it … and why should she? just … Continue reading
The present
sometimes in opening the present, we find the past. today was like that. ribbons everywhere – and dreams of a Bunny. Love is always there, always here – even if it’s catalysts have gone…. even if we forget to remember…. … Continue reading
Posted in Bunny Blessings & Rabbit Roamings, The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bunnies, collage, eco-chaplaincy, grief, house rabbits, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mourning, nature, pet loss, pet rabbits, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolor painting, watercolour
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dashing
the calico cat dashed past me up the tree as fast as could be. then She stopped. and dropped herself over a limb – as if she had always been there. so i watch this and wonder – about me…and … Continue reading
songs
how can someone so small, who seems to wear a frown, bring so much joy & make such a loud sound? the question is rhetorical for even as i pose it – a voice breaks thru my Beloved’s song – ‘oh will … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, collage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fairy tales, florida tree frog, frog croaking, frog's song, frogs, humorous poems, interspirituality, loud frogs, love, mysticism, nature, perspectives, poetry
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boxed perspectives
to be able to put things in the correct perspective, the art teacher says to put everything in a box. but somehow the idea that i must box everything up, seems contrary to gaining perspective…..
Posted in The Now
Tagged art meditation, art teachers, cat poetry, collage, freedom, ink brush painting, learning to draw, meditation, mysticism, perspective, poetry, sumi-e, teaching art
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UnMasked
“even with your masks on, i see you!” i joked. hiding under palmettos, their gleaming eyes gave them away. what you think of as a mask, it never comes off! it’s really just God’s camouflage – we are all hiding … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged camoflage, collage, God, identity, ink painting, masks, nature, painting, palmettos, poetry, racoons, spirituality, sumi-e, two racoons, urban wildlife
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little things and heart strings
a woman told me a story today and made me promise to tell it. I met her in a facility, an institution of care – i was there with my dog to visit, and in great detail she described her dog. … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, God's dog, grief, therapy dog
Tagged animal assisted activities, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapies, animals, art, assisted care facilities, collage, dogs visiting in nursing homes, eco-chaplaincy, elder care, ink brush painting, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dogs, visiting dogs
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sick in bed
some days you don’t want to get out of bed – some days you wish you could get out of bed! either way, furry company is nice. life is no bed of roses – thank heavens! think of the thorns!
Posted in The Now
Tagged bed of roses, collage, dogs in bed, home sicl, humor, love, poetry, roses, sick in bed, sumi-e
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Acceptance and Rejections
made in the image, we create – we are obsessive makers, like breath and life we pour forth. will anyone want what i make? like breath and life, she just purrs forth. creating community and sharing love. What is rejection? … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, art sale, calico cat, collage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, friendly cat, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, yard sale, yart sale
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