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Tag Archives: spanish needles
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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Help, I can’t see
She was a tangled mess Of hitch hiker seeds and Spanish needles Her bangs completely knotted over her eyes She sat before me Her little face upturned toward mine… Please help? …. Of course! …. We all have trouble seeing … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., eyes, grooming, hitch-hikers, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, judgement, little white dog, Liz Teal, love, Matthew 7:3-5, mysticism, nature, poetry, seeing, spanish needles, spirituality, sumi-e, tangles, terrier mix
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stuck, poked and tangled
Chasing dreams of flying, i run through a field of butterflies and flowers. Then the petals fall off – who knew – they would poked me through and through. She tells me they are seeds, ( Bidens alba aka … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, biden albas, butterfly needles, dog art, dog grooming, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, poodle with prickers, spanish needles, spirituality, sumi-e
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Stings
The Spanish Needles (Bidens Alba) are covered with white blossoms, and dark needles, and honeybees! Together, they make honey. Separately they both sting. one in fear, the other to grow. Bidden or unbidden – we bloom where we are planted. and if we … Continue reading
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Tagged bee keeping, bidden or unbidden god is present, bidens alba, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, honey, honeybees, nature, poetry, spanish needles, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, weeds, zen
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