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Tag Archives: gardening
Bedecked
She comes to me with flowers in her hair… And seed pods, And hitch-hikers And Spanish needles intertwined With bits of mud…. She is a gardener! Certainly of my heart.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., flowers, gardening, Liz Teal, love, nature, poetry, seeds, spanish needles, sumi-e, terrier mix
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Unexpected
I fill the jug from the rain barrel the jasmine cuttings are thirsty I pour puddles into saucers under pots of green And You pop out of the top of the watering can! We continue You perched on the rim … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, collies, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., frogs, gardening, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, surprise, watering
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Flower Bed
A flower bed Is not a pun, Nor figure of speech… There is truth at your fingertips and within your reach. Bugs and butterfly, And feral cats… The mewing kitten and biting gnat All rest there In this bed of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, bees, blessings, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., feral cats, flower beds, gardening, geraniums, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Naked
Today was, apparently, gardening naked day, “Oh, ” said the frog, “Like Everyday.”
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Tagged Elizabeth Teal., frogs, gardening, gardening naked day, green frog, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, naked gardening day, nature, sumi-e, tree frog
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Waken
I am your friend. Who is it that tells You otherwise? Who has stolen Your trust? Watch me. Listen. Learn. You are safe. Learn to trust again.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anxiety, black snake, blessings, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, Elizabeth Teal., fear, garden snake, gardening, ink, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, rice paper, shamanism, snake, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, theology, wisdom
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Fire of life
Bright red, like flora feathers.. They burst forth reaching for the light… And they are filled with tiny green frogs! We are born of fire and water, air and earth.
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Tagged amaranth, amaranthus, blessings, earth, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fire flowers, gardening, green frogs, ink brush painting, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, painting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tree frogs, tree of life, water color
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partners
i saw a tiny bug tucked into a blossom. they belonged together. love blooms in unexpected places but requires tender care and understanding.
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Tagged bloom, blossom, bug, camillia flower, care, compassion, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gardening, ink brush painting, love, meditation, nature, poetry, sumi-e, Valentine Blessings
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remember
suddenly it seems, but only because, perhaps, i was not paying attention- the rosemary bush is now an odd cluster of twigs, i wonder – it is because so many hands sweep its long fronds as they pass… it is the … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, authentic self, caterpillars, change growth, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gardening, growth, lunch, moths, nature, poetry, remeberance, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, rosemary plants, self actualization, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wings
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weed’em and reap
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Tagged amo, bees, butterfly, echinaea, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, faith, gardening, hate, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, love, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, polinators, spirituality, sumi-e
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