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Tag Archives: home
Neighbors
outside my front door new construction is underway. My new neighbors inspire fear in many…. the gossip is waspish – and did you know, they also eat mosquitoes!
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bugs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, home, insects, love your neighbors as yourself, mosquitoes, nature, paper wasps, prejudice, stinging creatures, sumi-e, wasps
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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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Please come to Boston….
please come to Boston, and she said YES! won’t you come home to Me.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopted Boston Terrier, Boston Terrrier, brush painting, dog training, enzo, home, hope, love, mysticism, pet adoption, poetry, separation anxiety, spirituality, sumi-e
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Ponds
the bus seems to race down the road, And yet the trip seems endless. Out the window, homes blur as we pass by…. All are longing, passengers squirm and babies cry. We want to go home, we want to travel. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged bus travel, cranes, heron, home, mysticism, ponds, water birds
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donuts & cones
the view from behind the sofa tonite is one of dietary peace, although today was no piece of cake…. a cone for one, now a donut for two – healing is always fashionable, even with dietary restrictions. what you can … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, b, blessings, chihuahua mix, eco-spirituality, follow your heart, healing, healing relationships, home, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, long haired chihuahua, love, pet surgery, poetry, post surgery dog, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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Joyful home
here You are! Here you are!!! welcome Home, let’s play!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapy, compassion, daily practice, dogs, home, joy, mysticism, play, play bows, poodle, standard poodle
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sweet dream
small hound lost now found a sofa now is holy ground, as sweet snoozes in the air resound. Grace is home, safe and sound.
Posted in The Now
Tagged beagle mix, canines, grace, home, hound mix, love, naps, poetry, rescue hound, safety, salvation, sumi-e, sweet dreams
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wasp & bee
lining the metal shelves of the studio amid the pinecones and glaze pots, the clay bins and pot stilts are kiln posts – (hollow fire brick to rest the shelves on in the kiln-) all heights so as not to … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged bees, home, honey bees, ink brush painting, insects, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, seasonal workers, shelter, spirituality, sumi-e, wasps
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calling from home
i heard a call this morning it came from a tree, a bird sang it – a startling? they are everywhere it seems. calling me home wherever i am – city, suburb, country – forest or park, i hear the … Continue reading
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