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the teacher is the web is everywhere ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Lately it seems like everywhere I look I learn. I’m learning from the poems on the lists I subscribe to. I’m learning from the birds feeding on the deck (the much-maligned sparrows line up to take turns at their saucer of water). I’m learning (always) from my students. I’m thinking that’s what Buddhism means when…
open mouth, exeunt bees ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
You may well be sick of bees. I, on the other hand, see them everywhere. At the botanical gardens we visited as a field trip last week (see photo, attached :)), there were bees. And they make a lot of noise :). I confess: so do I. I buzz around doing this, babbling as I…
bees, democracy and grace ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
A friend who knows my fascination with bees sent me a cool link the other day. It was about ‘democratic bees.’ Bees divide into new hives pretty frequently. But it’s not done, the article notes (and I’d read this before), by the queen. In fact, the queen just goes with where ever the bee scouts…
bees and the Buddhist work ethic ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
My husband says bees have a Buddhist work ethic. I was prattling on about bees (not uncommon around our house), and I said that bees should be in this blog banner. Because, I said, bees are such a great metaphor (besides being decidedly cool on their own). They make honey from hard work, I said,…
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