tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48596082280555105522012-01-30T01:04:05.599-06:00BayaThreadFor the beauty of Earth, for the oppressed of the world: may we not lose sightBaya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.comBlogger2191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-14824856007592006182010-11-06T22:59:00.003-05:002010-11-06T23:06:37.710-05:00White Deer All photos were taken in Father Hennepin State Park, Minnesota, on November 6, 2010. The park has a small population of albino deer.All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-20341847266279451412010-10-24T09:41:00.000-05:002010-10-24T09:41:00.195-05:00Colorado Autumn, Part 6 Garden of the GodsColorado Springs, ColoradoOctober 19, 2010All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-57838190470070661692010-10-23T09:38:00.000-05:002010-10-23T09:38:00.342-05:00Colorado Autumn, Part 5Cheyenne Mountain State ParkColorado Springs, ColoradoOctober 19, 2010All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-60098170895379870782010-10-21T09:28:00.001-05:002010-10-21T09:28:00.320-05:00Colorado Autumn, Part 4Cheyenne Mountain State ParkColorado Springs, ColoradoOctober 19, 2010All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-92214249932283550552010-10-20T09:26:00.000-05:002010-10-20T09:26:00.473-05:00Colorado Autumn, Part 3 Pikes PeakOctober 19, 2010All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-28501995482163235352010-10-19T17:10:00.002-05:002010-10-19T17:13:38.733-05:00Colorado Autumn Part 2All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-19802198833824279212010-10-18T17:51:00.001-05:002010-10-18T17:53:32.333-05:00Colorado Autumn Part 1 All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-77801702768415505952010-10-07T06:58:00.003-05:002010-10-07T06:58:00.392-05:00Cycle of Seasons: Flying South Powderhorn Park, MinneapolisSeptember 15, 2010All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-66444772007804213762010-10-05T15:05:00.003-05:002010-10-05T15:12:40.298-05:00Big Birds Flying Taken at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis on September 15, 2010.All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-52607483549880048032010-08-08T04:52:00.000-05:002010-08-08T04:52:00.102-05:00Backyard BirdsAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-49995613386185928372010-08-04T04:50:00.000-05:002010-08-04T04:50:00.361-05:00Green & Lavender Fort Snelling State ParkAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-84211971961430996962010-08-01T04:48:00.000-05:002010-08-01T04:48:00.170-05:00Red & GreenAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-46469725646029033282010-07-27T04:46:00.000-05:002010-07-27T04:46:00.335-05:00Here Comes the FuzzAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-58941287783962566292010-07-24T04:43:00.000-05:002010-07-24T04:43:00.639-05:00That Summer GlowFort Snelling State ParkJuly, 2010All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-44433807505686899112010-07-21T04:41:00.000-05:002010-07-21T04:41:00.836-05:00Young Buck Fort Snelling State ParkJuly, 2010All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-27012992516530989812010-07-18T05:38:00.000-05:002010-07-18T05:38:00.792-05:00Backyard BirdsAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-54105986221352565042010-07-14T05:36:00.001-05:002010-07-14T05:36:00.365-05:00Backyard WildlifeAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-11201970540506721112010-07-11T13:40:00.003-05:002010-07-11T13:43:24.216-05:00Backyard Birds House Finches in our backyard, July 9, 2010.All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-28030714195200652602010-06-29T17:33:00.002-05:002010-06-29T17:36:58.832-05:00No Sorrow in This SongSweet bird! thy bow'r is ever green,Thy sky is ever clear;thou has't no sorrow in thy song,No winter in thy year. John LoganBaltimore oriole ~ Fort Snelling State Park, Minnesota ~ June 1, 2010All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-57120419875237905222010-06-10T10:29:00.003-05:002010-06-10T10:49:41.012-05:00The Little VirtuesLast Sunday, I went to a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Visitation Order of Nuns. Their founding preceded that of the Sisters of St. Joseph by about 40 years, and they are in the same general place on the spiritual map of Christianity as we are, namely, in the Ignatian-Salesian area. One of our earliest documents advises the CSJs to look to the Visitation Sisters as Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-20963438076611495382010-05-14T20:45:00.006-05:002010-05-14T21:00:43.061-05:00Let Us Walk in Shoes of IntegrityO Great Creator, do not keep silence;do not withhold your peace orbe still, O Giver of Life!For fear is rampant in the world;those who rule by oppressionrise up with power.They lay deceptive plans against the people;they consult together againstfreedom and justice.Crafty words belie intent as thousandsreap dire consequences;nations go to war and the innocent suffer!Yes, they conspire with one Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-78171047817214249412010-01-12T07:09:00.000-06:002010-01-12T07:09:00.215-06:00Road Trip: Colorado, Part 3All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-6030797194379772112010-01-10T07:14:00.000-06:002010-01-10T07:14:00.142-06:00Road Trip: Colorado, Part 2All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-65508204566349312262010-01-08T19:01:00.002-06:002010-01-08T19:05:03.411-06:00Road Trip: Colorado, Part 1All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-15474881141318716772009-12-27T04:13:00.002-06:002009-12-27T04:13:00.456-06:00Angles and Lines: Saint Paul 7All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-33049690947559552832009-12-23T04:10:00.001-06:002009-12-23T04:10:00.629-06:00Angles and Lines: Saint Paul 6All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-24744981077817619952009-12-20T04:03:00.001-06:002009-12-20T04:03:00.876-06:00Lines and Angles: Saint Paul 5All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-259976515336889022009-12-18T03:59:00.001-06:002009-12-18T03:59:00.063-06:00Angles and Lines: Saint Paul 4All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-63716305783607823982009-12-15T03:08:00.001-06:002009-12-15T03:08:00.078-06:00Angles and Lines: Saint Paul 3All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-80787912509215030292009-12-13T04:44:00.002-06:002009-12-13T04:44:00.358-06:00Angles and Lines: Saint Paul, Part 2Don't forget to check out the daily online Advent calendar at http://csjstpaul.org/.All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-46303026601591231632009-12-10T10:15:00.006-06:002009-12-10T10:43:45.108-06:00Angles and Lines: Saint PaulI'm trying to juggle too many balls at once right now, and some of them are dropping. Regular blogging is among the droppees. As some people already know, I will be leaving my present ministry in the communications office of the CSJ St. Paul Province at the end of December. I'm trying to tie up the loose ends from that as best I can while looking forward to a little time off in January. I will Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-89426718746924085652009-11-29T00:03:00.002-06:002009-11-29T00:12:00.130-06:00AdventToday is the first day of Advent, and as is our custom, there is an online Advent Calendar on the CSJ website from now till November 29. You can find it here. There's a fresh page each day through Advent.Enjoy!All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-20915544219011427222009-11-28T04:57:00.001-06:002009-11-28T04:57:00.437-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 12All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-69332434894553271172009-11-26T04:56:00.001-06:002009-11-26T04:56:00.172-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 11All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-30498422943900658442009-11-24T04:55:00.001-06:002009-11-24T04:55:00.238-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 10All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-22255154140260147072009-11-22T04:54:00.001-06:002009-11-22T04:54:00.259-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 9All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-34533169684686104072009-11-20T04:52:00.001-06:002009-11-20T04:52:00.230-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 8All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-3324553363547799002009-11-18T05:51:00.001-06:002009-11-18T05:51:00.142-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 7All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-16747738273304345132009-11-16T05:50:00.001-06:002009-11-16T05:50:00.800-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 7All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-55368708881958378602009-11-14T05:49:00.001-06:002009-11-14T05:49:00.746-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 6All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-37565401418881857272009-11-12T05:48:00.001-06:002009-11-12T05:48:00.591-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 5All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-10622246818265589702009-11-10T05:46:00.002-06:002009-11-10T05:46:02.793-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 4All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-6285297146068092172009-11-08T05:45:00.002-06:002009-11-08T05:45:00.520-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 3All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-83029161388029739502009-11-06T05:44:00.001-06:002009-11-06T05:44:00.261-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 2All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-69997788578036699442009-11-04T05:43:00.001-06:002009-11-04T05:43:00.370-06:00Autumn Leaf Series 2009, Part 1All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-81657847114775673292009-11-01T17:46:00.006-06:002009-11-01T18:04:14.102-06:00Fall Colors & White DeerOn October 31, Monica and I went to Father Hennepin State Park, on the SE shore of Lake Mille Lacs.We had heard that there were several albino deer in the herd there. Like humans have done since time immemorial, we skulked around in the woods till we found them. The photos at the end of this posting were the best my camera could get of the very shy deer in the park. Monica got some better shots, Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-21523517957746415852009-10-24T05:39:00.000-05:002009-10-24T05:39:00.266-05:00Who Needs Gold?All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-91377085908635572522009-10-21T16:55:00.001-05:002009-10-21T16:59:03.115-05:00Quilt 2All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-76205917218320667682009-10-20T05:29:00.000-05:002009-10-20T05:29:00.675-05:00Quilt All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-13288855495115345322009-10-18T17:22:00.003-05:002009-10-18T17:27:59.130-05:00October Fields May God be gracious to us and bless us; may God's face shine upon us. Selah So shall your rule be known upon the earth, your saving power among all the nations. May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you! May the nations be glad and shout for joy; for you govern the peoples justly, you guide the nations upon the earth. Selah May the peoples praise you, God; may all the Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-65640480936213622642009-10-16T16:54:00.001-05:002009-10-16T17:08:49.501-05:00Who Needs Diamonds?There is something in UsNever think that you are worthless.God has paid an enormous amount for you.And the gifts just keep arriving.There is something in usThat has nothing to do with night and day,Diamonds which come from no earthly mine.RumiAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-75764257144717728892009-10-12T11:40:00.000-05:002009-10-12T11:40:00.254-05:00Jollity and Zest Wide, sparkling fields snow-vestured lieBeneath a blue, unshadowed sky;A glistening splendor crowns the woodsAnd bosky, whistling solitudes;In hemlock glen and reedy mereThe tang of frost is sharp and clear;Life hath a jollity and zest,A poignancy made manifest;Laughter and courage have their wayAt noontide of a winter's day.Lucy Maud Montgomery We had our second snowfall of the season this Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-24537366202999101912009-10-10T03:51:00.000-05:002009-10-10T03:51:00.852-05:00Autumn Green & WhiteAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-51351650430761454252009-10-07T03:49:00.000-05:002009-10-07T03:49:00.252-05:00What Peace Looks Like, No. 1All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-83326986780949596772009-10-05T04:00:00.000-05:002009-10-05T04:00:05.538-05:00Going BuggyAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-52423394399872487942009-10-02T04:44:00.000-05:002009-10-02T04:44:00.204-05:00BlackBerry (Offline)All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-2379156405299165962009-09-30T20:20:00.002-05:002009-09-30T20:27:18.466-05:00Autumn Yellow Cup PlantSilphium perfoliatumAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-40498169217985943012009-09-20T23:03:00.004-05:002009-09-20T23:09:06.750-05:00Book Review: Why Is There a Menorah on the Altar?Why Is There a Menorah on the Altar?Jewish Roots of Christian Worshipby Meredith GouldSeabury Books, 2009ISBN 978-1-59627-117-3Meredith Gould is one of those people whose calling it is to occupy the space between two societal entities. It's an uncomfortable place to live life, especially for someone who's also committed to making the world a better place. From a between-place it's possible to seeBaya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-31215338370790362862009-09-16T13:08:00.004-05:002009-09-16T13:18:01.047-05:00The Stuff of CommunityI belong to a group called CenterPeace that meets about every other week for prayer and supper, usually followed by a board game. We've been meeting in one anothers' homes for seven years now.As we were gathering for supper last weekend at Lois' house in Minneapolis, I saw that she had set the table with a set of china that were familiar. Back in 1991 I had inherited the set from a friend who Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-75434815505793777602009-09-11T14:42:00.003-05:002009-09-11T14:46:47.294-05:00Old Shoe Never part with old shoes till they part from you;Let your new ones be always well tried;Old shoes and old friends are far better than new,And, trust me, more worthy of pride. Eliza Lee Cabot Follen1787-1860All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-51088812792367166522009-09-02T05:00:00.000-05:002009-09-02T05:00:02.744-05:00Flourishing Like the Grass You shall see, and your hearts rejoice; your beings flourish like the grass.Isaiah 66All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-13926941482332426652009-08-29T18:34:00.000-05:002009-08-29T19:31:58.643-05:00Whisperings The summer sun shone round me,The folded valley layIn a stream of sun and odour,That sultry summer day.The tall trees stood in the sunlightAs still as still could be,But the deep grass sighed and rustledAnd bowed and beckoned me.The deep grass moved and whisperedAnd bowed and brushed my face.It whispered in the sunshine:"The winter comes apace."Robert Louis StevensonAll photographs by Baya ClareBaya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-73992849184434139272009-08-27T13:18:00.000-05:002009-08-27T13:22:08.351-05:00HeartlandI went to a community meeting in St. Louis a few weeks ago.Here are some photos of my drive back home through Iowa.All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-32615756867427763032009-08-23T20:36:00.012-05:002009-08-24T15:47:31.497-05:00Bearing With One AnotherThe Churchwide Assembly (CWA) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) took place in Minneapolis this past week. It got more press than such gatherings usually get, mainly because one of the agenda items was whether to "roster" gay and lesbian pastors who are in monogamous, publicly-committed relationships. The assembly took some other noteworthy actions this week too, though those Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-22957272508293242642009-08-17T17:37:00.005-05:002009-08-17T22:43:53.734-05:00Not Thou, and Yet Thou The slogan, "This also is Thou, neither is this Thou," caught for [Charles] Williams the idea of things both cloaking and revealing bigger things. The policeman, for example, stands for much more than himself, but he himself is not equal to the authority which he represents. The image is flawed. But even if it were an unflawed image, it would still be an image and not the thing it represents. Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-19234596210240112282009-08-05T06:00:00.000-05:002009-08-05T06:00:02.668-05:00Summer ArrayAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-43109226944866586692009-08-01T02:00:00.002-05:002009-08-01T02:00:03.262-05:00Backyard Wildlife: ChippiesAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-4230814576673135372009-07-28T09:00:00.006-05:002009-07-28T10:42:53.817-05:00Putting It in ContextThere's a good article by Joel Allen on the Sojourners website about the Pharisees, and how our cavalier or ignorant use of that word can contribute to anti-Semitism. Much of the New Testament is read by Jews as very anti-Jewish, in part because of the comments and mistunderstandings about Pharisees contained in some of the gospel stories.I remember being surprised to learn that when I took an Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-87599824565396977932009-07-27T12:00:00.003-05:002009-07-27T12:03:42.185-05:00Elements: Water 1All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-45019273183289030942009-07-20T12:36:00.003-05:002009-07-20T12:42:31.524-05:00True and Unproven Geometry I prove a theorem and the house expands:the windows jerk free to hover near the ceiling,the ceiling floats away with a sigh. As the walls clear themselves of everythingbut transparency, the scent of carnationsleaves with them. I am out in the open. And above the windows have hinged into butterflies,sunlight glinting where they've intersected.They are going to some point true and Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-86786522122924739812009-07-18T21:29:00.003-05:002009-07-18T21:36:16.641-05:00Advocating for HR 723/S 366Consider getting in touch with your U.S. Representatives and Senators to urge passage of this bill: HR 723/S 366, which is:Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2009 - which amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to waive the application of the five-month Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-78204812051715522182009-07-16T04:00:00.001-05:002009-07-16T04:00:02.243-05:00Time to See, Part 2All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-43139250129779370312009-07-13T11:15:00.004-05:002009-07-13T11:22:08.827-05:00Time to SeeNobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see it takes time, like to have a friend takes time.When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-16685794501317466562009-07-10T15:36:00.006-05:002009-07-10T16:00:09.389-05:00The Work of Our HandsSister Magdalen Schimanski was a well-established painter and poet who taught at the College of St. Catherine for many years. For the past few years she had been making original, one of a kind greeting cards using cut and torn rice paper. She displayed them each year at Bethany Convent, where she lived, for one month in the fall before giving them all away. Several of her paintings hang at Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-60380510325158017782009-07-05T13:55:00.007-05:002009-07-05T14:03:44.506-05:00Joy is Everywhere And Joy is everywhere;It's in the Earth's green covering of grass;In the blue serenity of the Sky.Rabindranath TagoreAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-12718771035219759022009-06-29T04:00:00.000-05:002009-06-29T04:00:18.371-05:00Is it Wisdom? The diet of the owl is notFor delicate digestions.He goes out on a limb to hootUnanswerable questionsAnd just because he winks like menWho utter sage advice,We think him full of wisdom whenHe's only full of mice.X.J. KennedyAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-20470781364074091422009-06-25T11:04:00.005-05:002009-06-25T11:28:25.132-05:00Small DelightsBack in early spring, I entered some embroidered brooches in a contest sponsored by PieceWork Magazine. I got word this week that while I did not win a prize, two of my entries were selected for display at the National NeedleArts Association's trade show in Columbus, Ohio, which took place June 13-15, and at the Museum of the Embroiderer's Guild of America in Louisville, Kentucky from July 1 Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-88714967965140856202009-06-24T11:22:00.004-05:002009-06-24T11:37:53.731-05:00What Should We Do...?What Should We Do About That Moon?A wine bottle fell from a wagonAnd broke open in a field.That night hundreds of beetles and all their cousinsGatheredAnd did some serious binge drinking.They even found some seed husks nearbyAnd began to play them like drums and whirl.This made God very happy.Then the 'night candle' rose into the skyAnd one drunk creature, laying down his instrumentSaid to his Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-46333196303394590412009-06-16T15:36:00.004-05:002009-06-16T15:41:55.725-05:00Inviting That Soul Over LoveSo God will think,"Ahhhhh,I got kin in that body!I should start inviting that soul overFor coffee andRolls." Hafiz All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-33474752013711058352009-06-07T16:02:00.004-05:002009-06-07T16:14:07.782-05:00Book Review: The ShackThe ShackWm. Paul YoungWindblown Media, 2008ISBN-10: 0964729237ISBN-13: 978-0964729230I only read The Shack by William Paul Young because one of my housemates wanted me to, and to be honest, it was only for that reason that I stuck with it once I started. I usually don't last that long with books that annoy me, and this book is annoying. The first 80 or so pages are a morass of bad writing, poor Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-83569761647908695052009-06-04T11:21:00.004-05:002009-06-04T11:30:13.311-05:00The Colors of JuneAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-20545115841341949102009-05-29T21:12:00.003-05:002009-05-29T21:48:25.551-05:00Young DeerThis video is 2 minutes, 9 seconds long.
Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-30667619557876486962009-05-21T22:11:00.005-05:002009-05-21T22:18:01.932-05:00Seeing Into the Life of ThingsWith an eye made quiet by the power of harmony and by the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.WordsworthAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-52633858488825351022009-05-18T10:47:00.000-05:002009-05-18T10:47:00.563-05:00Beautiful Birds, 3 & Feathered FriendsAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-83503233794820459872009-05-16T10:20:00.000-05:002009-05-16T10:20:00.924-05:00Whispering Air Full of fresh scentsAre the budding boughsArching high overA cool green house:Full of sweet scents,And whispering airWhich sayeth softly:"We spread no snare..."from Spring QuietChristina Rossetti1847All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-60250256385210517202009-05-14T11:33:00.002-05:002009-05-16T10:18:17.768-05:00Muskrat's DinnerThis is a 90-second video from Fort Snelling State Park.
Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-20316158301865954002009-05-11T15:01:00.007-05:002009-05-11T17:07:57.955-05:00Walking on the Two Feet of Justice in PostvilleWalking on the two feet of justice is an expressionthat means we both provide direct service to those in need,and advocate for just systemic changethat changes the situation that led to their plight.The Situation in PostvillePostville, Iowa is a small town in NE Iowa that, for about 25 years has been home to a large kosher meatpacking plant. The clash of cultures: small-town Iowans of mainly Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-45447742974268659712009-05-10T14:50:00.002-05:002009-05-10T14:50:00.579-05:00Green 3All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-80661959643394302932009-05-08T14:46:00.004-05:002009-05-08T14:46:00.458-05:00Green 2All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-88371273642226520282009-05-06T14:40:00.004-05:002009-05-06T14:46:03.389-05:00Green 1All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-80476813429223879812009-05-01T17:00:00.003-05:002009-05-01T17:07:35.209-05:00Works Plainly SeenAll you do stirs wonder,mighty God.your ways are right and true. Who would not be moved to glorify your name?For you alone are holy. All nations will gather to you,for your works are plainly seen. Revelation 15All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-7782294836126184602009-04-22T11:58:00.004-05:002009-04-22T12:09:29.089-05:00Beautiful Birds, 2 Whatever is foreseen in joyMust be lived out from day to day.Vision held open in the darkBy our ten thousand days of work.Harvest will fill the barn; for thatThe hand must ache, the face must sweat.And yet no leaf or grain is filledBy work of ours; the field is tilledAnd left to grace. That we may reap,Great work is done while we're asleep.When we work well, a Sabbath moodRests on our day, and Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-84786348929446445102009-04-12T00:10:00.001-05:002009-04-12T00:10:00.763-05:00Exultat Leap and spin, you powers of heaven!Burst into explosive songs of joy,all you companies of angels.Let the throne of God be surrounded with the praises of all that has life. Earth glories in her Maker.Now mountain and valley glow in splendor;the sea on the shore whispers the praises of God. Rivers stream through thirsty soil,bringing news of gladness.the Redeemer is risen!His glory fills the Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-28031602094192623022009-04-10T20:34:00.008-05:002009-04-11T19:13:41.378-05:00Not Safe, Not TidyHe said:'How dare you wrap God upin good behavior, and tell the poor that theyshould be like you?How can you live at easewith riches and success,while those I love go hungryand are oppressed?It really is for such a time as thisthat I was given breath.' His words were dangerous,not safe or tidy. from "In Declaration of a Dream" by Caedmon of Whitby (?-680)Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-3921160463117390372009-04-08T23:19:00.005-05:002009-04-08T23:28:53.018-05:00Prayer for ReconciliationLet our memories provide no shelter for grievance against each other.Let our hearts provide no harbor for hatred of each other.Let our tongues be no accomplices in the judgment of each other.Adapted from "Prayer for Reconciliation", from Celtic Daily Prayer, HarperSanFrancisco, 2002. All photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted. Today I am grateful for: the rich and vibrant Jewish Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-48573469504807471242009-04-04T22:14:00.006-05:002009-04-04T22:37:14.722-05:00Angles & Lines, Part 1: Pods The loveliest distance between two points is a curved line.Mae WestAll photographs by Baya Clare, CSJ unless otherwise noted.Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-35728073322790969442009-04-01T02:00:00.001-05:002009-04-01T02:00:02.480-05:00Foolery for April In honor of today's deadline for the annual Pioneer Press "Peeps Diorama" contest, here's "The Wreck of the Edmund Peepsgerald" from yesteryear. See several more fine works in the venerable tradition of peep-based art here. The rules for entry are: it needs to be a diorama, and it needs to include peeps.For the unintiated, peeps are a sickenly sweet, sticky, marshmallow-like candy that comes in Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-32270200374459149752009-03-30T08:01:00.003-05:002009-03-30T08:20:27.037-05:00Living WaterIn honor of the return of spring and the hardy, hardworking, vulnerable people of the Red River, here is a short (95 seconds) video for your enjoyment. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I give shall never thirst; but the water that I give shall be a well of water springing up into everlasting life.John 4:14
Today I am grateful for: my friends, family, and community; good health; a dry,Baya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-22807799676055802652009-03-22T18:55:00.003-05:002009-03-22T19:49:10.569-05:00What Good?There was an obituary in our local paper last week that caught my eye for one little sentence, which went something like this: "N______ was a very faithful Catholic, which she showed by attending daily mass and praying the rosary each day," or something like that. I did not know the woman, and have no reason to think she was anything other than a very fine and holy person. Nor do I wish to implyBaya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859608228055510552.post-53796883057975909012009-03-13T11:24:00.003-05:002009-03-13T11:34:19.213-05:00Deer in the Winter WoodsHere's a little vid for your enjoyment. It's just 81-seconds long.
Creator God,you prepare a new way in the wildernessand your grace waters the desert.Help us to recognize your handworking miracles in this new day.Open our hearts to be transformed,so that our lives may proclaimthe extravagance of your love for all.Amen.Prayer from Daily Prayer, Daily Bread, published by the Congregation of StBaya Clare, CSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163863798165750824noreply@blogger.com2