Sky or Water or Storm
Which will I dwell on?
Sky, that universal element of all experience
independent of place and time,
extending back to the beginning of sky, and stretching
to the end of time. The same sky,
one sky,
above me despite how far I roam from my bed.
Water, also a universal element of experience.
Humans evolved from water-borne life.
Our bodies [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Summer Light—Ipswich Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, west of Cape Ann
Posted in Light, Photography, Photography workshops, Workshops, tagged audubon, cape ann, ipswich, ipswich audubon wildlife sanctuary, Light, massachusetts audubon, morning light, nature, Photography, reflection, sanctuary, schiel, skip schiel, summer, summer light, teeksa, tree, water, wildlife on August 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Whether to pray, sing, do business, walk, rest, read—New England Yearly Meeting of Friends, 2008
Posted in Light, Love, Palestine & Israel, Photography, Quakers/Religious Society of Friends, tagged business, children, friends, god, iraq, justice, keynote, kid, new england, new england yearly meeting, neym, poverty, quaker, racism, religious society of friends, vigil, war, workshop, worship, yearly meeting, yearly meeting sessions, youth on August 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Written to review my experiences after New England Yearly Meeting of Friends sessions at Bryant University, Smithfield Rhode Island. NEYM sessions brings together some 800 Friends for 5 days to deliberate business, attend workshops, pray and engage in other reflective processes, meet new people and renew old friendships, and take a break from the [...]