Tag: nature
group name: buddhists
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July 30, 2006 11:38 AM EDT --
I live in Southern Indiana, Evansville, to be exact. On November 11 of last year, our city, and the neighboring town of Newburgh where I spent my high school years was hit by an F-5 tornado. The devastation . . .
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July 30, 2006 12:18 PM EDT --
I was up and at 'em early this morning to drive up to Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard, NH to pick wild blueberries. The idea of a short hike near mountain pastures and wide vistas appealed to me. . . .
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March 21, 2007 02:09 AM EDT --
As the storm rages on
And the rain drops dance
Lightning bolts light the sky
And crashing thunder chants.
The whistling of the wind
Mask the rustle of the leaves
Sand blows from the shores
As the waves . . .
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July 08, 2006 08:00 AM EDT --
Interdependence
Purple kayak on blue water
dragonflies dance in the wake.
Paddle strokes to right then left,
ducks move parallel to shore.
Brief flurry, then swoosh of wings
as blue . . .
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June 07, 2008 01:03 PM EDT --
Today I am long grass
wearing the wind.
Today I am river
flowing the golden sunpoints of time.
Today I am hunger
rising from the river to the sun
catching the wind in my heart
aspiring . . .
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September 18, 2006 02:43 AM EDT --
I was sitting outside on my porch the other day. Enjoying the day. When my attention was drawn to the trees, the leaves and soon the ground around me. Then drawing my attention to the very small . . .
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March 25, 2008 12:17 PM EDT --
Earlier today, I received an email from Ann at Gather, who wanted to know why I have a fascination for bridges and paths. Ann wrote so much more that was very complimentary but I am going to . . .
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July 02, 2008 11:01 PM EDT --
Every so often it's reported that there has been a miraculous birth. In the case of the Great Peacemaker of the Haudenosee, it was said that he was born of a virgin. So it was also said of Jesus of . . .
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January 01, 2008 01:59 PM EST --
We spent the end of 2007 with what has been a large part of our lives together - out in the woods. This past Saturday we walked along the hiking trail on our property.
This is a tiny waterfall as . . .
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January 01, 2008 04:15 PM EST --
We closed out 2007 on Monday by traveling about twenty miles to Grayson Lake State Park to hike for the first time on their trails. We did a three mile loop near the golf course. If you would like to . . .
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January 04, 2007 01:50 AM EST --
Metaphor Of Me
i might tell you:
the oak tree
i believe in that oak
the tiny buds i see
crimson gems of fertility!
i might say:
i love the dusk
it is always different
changing, showing up;
i believe . . .
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May 04, 2007 01:10 AM EDT --
Well, today we made it to a favorite (secret) hiking spot. I have not been to this hiking spot since January during the thaw, when I had seen these...
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June 14, 2008 12:34 AM EDT --
I've been procrastinating about posting this photo essay because I have been chomping on how Purgatory Chasm even came to exist in the first place. Purgatory Chasm is located in Sutton, Massachusetts. . . .
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December 06, 2006 10:07 PM EST --
For two days I was blessed to experience the coolest field trip of my life. I was lucky to be able to join the Pokhara monks on a pilgrimage to various places around Derha Dun and surrounding areas . . .
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October 10, 2008 02:35 PM EDT --
The oaks are turning red,
The maples scream the sunset;
Morning mists my windows,
The air is apple, crimson.
December, weeks from October,
Four months from Cupid;
Beech leaves fly . . .
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July 29, 2006 02:51 PM EDT --
Last weekend I read a book that left me thinking about happiness and how we define it, search for it, and feel when we think we don't have it. Journal of a Solitude was written by May Sarton . . .
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March 29, 2007 04:19 PM EDT --
Hello to all,
Buddhas walk in our yard.
Namaste, Wayne
He laughs with the Helleboros.
One waits.
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November 13, 2007 12:56 AM EST --
It was ninety eight degrees farenheit and I was sweating. The final leg of my hike that afternoon felt like a relief. I belly-dance-strode across the green field, feeling invigorated . . .
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July 21, 2007 07:48 AM EDT --
Good morning Gather friends.
Just a quick "top 'o the mornin'" to all y'all!
Here at our world-class SGI-USA training facility I am filled with joy and appreciation.
I . . .
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March 17, 2007 03:38 AM EDT --
and i will be awake all night
the snow is a flurry like my days
which pass by my windows
landscapes that beg for my love
tonight
in the quiet of the house
the heating grates blow
on
off
on
off
like march's . . .
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