Tag Archives | Geese
Quick Sketch Goose
“Inscribed across the heavens…”
Excerpt from “The Journey,” by David Whyte
Above the mountains
the geese turn into
the light again
Painting their
black silhouettes
on an open sky
Sometimes everything
has to be
inscribed across
the heavens
so you can find
the one line
already written
inside you.
Preen
A little under the weather today after my second vaccination yesterday…but so grateful. And a preening goose makes me feel a lot better.
Take a Bow
After a week of the elegant blackbird, I have returned to the silly goose… who is quite elegant, too.
Overhead
Walking home from the studio tonight a flock of Canadian geese flew overhead so low I could see the buff of their bellies and hear the synchronous swoosh of their wings. Such things make me happy to be alive…
Pigeon-toed Goose
Angel Goose
Today I graduated from the two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program offered through the Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. It has been rich, deep, rigorous – and I am grateful beyond words for the depth of practice and growth it has offered. Don’t know exactly how this quirky goose fits into it all – but she seems celebratory, so here she is!
More Goose-y Shadow Play
Shadow Play
Goose shadows are so fun…