I traveled to my son and daughter-in-love’s home to see my granddaughter.
There I, the traveler, enjoyed coffee in a cup celebrating another traveler.
In person.
In our mind.
In our heart.
In our soul.
In solidarity with a fictional character (or is he?).
Travel comes in many forms.
And in every form, those who make the journey are travelers.
And in some cases, coffee makes it better.
Photo: 2 April 2022, North East, Maryland
Walking. Germantown.
Anniversary of Assassination of Sitting Bull.
Sitting Bull’s Medicine Song – Kevin Locke
2 Live & Die on the Plains – Frank Waln
Ghost Dance – Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble
Sitting Bull’s Memorial Song – Lakota Thunder
For My People – Litefoot
Now That the Buffalo’s Gone – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Assinboine: Warrior Death Song (for Sitting Bull) – Native Americans Songs and Dances of the Sioux, Apache, Kiowa, Hopi, Navajo, Cree, Seminole and Others
The Prayer – SupaMan
Aiionwatha Forgives (World) – Joanne Shenandoah
Life Surrounds Me – R. Carlos Nakai
Wovoka – Redbone
Lakota Forever – Brulé
Ghostdance – Bill Miller
Filed under Antiracism, Human Rights, Louisville, Music, playlist
Watching a butterfly slake its thirst.
From a purple flower.
Probably a thistle, but I don’t know for sure.
Still the delicate beauty of the magnificent creature captivated me when I took the photo and it captivates me now.
Photo: 4 September 2021, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ross County, Ohio
Filed under Advent, National Park, Photo
Lucy has grasped the heart of everyone in her family as firmly as she has grasped my thumb.
She is beloved.
Photo: April 7, 2022; North East, Maryland
Great Spirit,
you see them,
you accompany them,
two-legged and four-legged
making their way
from Lower Brule, SD to Mankota, MN.
They ride to remember.
They ride to honor the 38 Dakota
who were hung in Mankato in 1862
and two other Dakota, who were hung in 1864.
They ride in a spirit
of peace, understanding, and forgiveness.
May the horses and the riders
and their families and supporters
know your presence
offering strength and grace,
community and perseverance,
particularly in the cold of winter.
May their effort
touch hears and minds and spirits
across this country
and lead to repentance and repair
on the part of the dominant culture.
May it be so.
Amen.
The executions resulted from the US-Dakota War of 1862. This source is the Minnesota Historical Society. A Go Fund Me page by the Dakota 38plus2 Wokiksuye Horse Ride 2022 provides information about the ride and the history behind it, including the conflict and the establishment of the ride. It offers an opportunity to support the ride and links to a vide about the ride.
Filed under Antiracism, Capital Punishment, Current Events, Death Penalty, Human Rights
Another challenging word. I try to heed the words of Tommy Sands:
Let the circle be wide ’round the fireside
And we’ll soon make room for you
Let your heart have no fear, there are no strangers here,
Just friends that you never knew
But there are definitely people I have not met. There are people I don’t know. There are people I hesitate to meet. I confess that. I try to work at that.
Photo: May 17, 2014; Central Park, New York, New York
Walking. Gym in the apartment. (Posted a bit late)
El Lazo – Victor Jara
House of the Rising Sun – Peter, Paul & Mary
Rock Me on the Water – Annie Humphrey
Impossible Company – Wilco
Wind Spirit – Bill Miller
U.S. Forces – Midnight Oil
Hold Me Tight – The Beatles
Gratitude – Earth, Wind & Fire
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Chapel of Love – Bette Midler
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade – John McCutcheon
Waiting – John Munro
Nil honlshio – Blackfire
So What – Miles Davis
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This was a challenge. I have not been to many places that are truly wilderness spaces or at least that fit my understanding of a wilderness.
Ghost Ranch, the setting for this photo, is beautiful and outdoors. But it is really well developed in terms of being a wilderness.
Still it remains a semi-wild place that feeds my soul and spirit.
Photo: Ghost Ranch, New Mexico; 30 August 2008
Filed under Advent, Ghost Ranch Views, Photo
I broke the rule today that says post one photo.
As I searched through photos, I found two that spoke to me.
I could not choose, so I add both,
I am grateful for messengers of:
hope
justice
freedom
equality
equity
Photos: Harriet Tubman in Harlem, New York; John Lewis film viewed in Morningside Gardens, New York
Filed under Advent, Antiracism, Human Rights, New York, Photo
Human Rights Day
Rise Up – Andra Day
Just One Candle – Abraham Jam
Wavin’ Flag – K’naan
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Give Peace A Chance – Aerosmith Feat. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars
When the Ship Comes In – The Pogues
White Man’s World – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Victor Jara’s Hands – Calexico
This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
Mothers Of The Disappeared – U2
Imagine – Willie Nelson
Is This the World We Created…? – Queen
Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Among the Believers – Little Steven
The Dreamer – Jackson Browne (feat. Los Cenzontles)
Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Los Madres Cansadasas – Joan Baez
Dead Man Walkin’ – Bruce Springsteen
Not In My Name – John McCutcheon
Hammer and a Nail – Indigo Girls
Wedding March – Walter Rinaldi
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution – Tracy Chapman
Wonder – Natalie Merchant
Know Your Rights – The Clash
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger
One Song – Archie Roach
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind) – Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
Dear Mr. President – Pink (feat. Indigo Girls)
Libertad – Los Miserables
No Human Is Illegal – The Wakes
If I Had a Hammer – Emma’s Revolution
Which Side Are You On – The Freedom Singers
Lives in the Balance – Richie Havens
Deportee – Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger
Redemption Song – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
Our Precious Mothers – Bear Fox
One (Hu)’man One Vote – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
The Times They Are a Changin’ – Nina SImone
Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Jerusalem – Steve Earle
The Cellist of Sarajevo – A Lament in Rondo Form for Solo ‘Cello, Op. 12 – Yo-Yo Ma
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
A Change Is Gonna Come – Christine Anu
Call It Democracy – Bruce Cockburn
Canticle of the Turning – Princeton Seminary Choir
We Will Not Stop – Tom Chapin (feat. The Chapin Sisters)
Freedom – Beyoncé (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Woke Up This Morning – Mary D Williams
Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone
Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down – Eric Bibb
Hallowed Be Thy Name – Iron Maiden
Uncle Carl – Aaron Lacombe
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey in the Rock
How Can I Keep from Singing – Eva Cassidy
Residential Boarding School Song – Cheryl Bear
John Brown’s Body – Peter LaFarge
Harriet Tubman/Steal Away
Stand Up – Cynthia Erivo
Get Together – Keb’ Mo’
Peace, Love, and Understanding – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Let’s Make a Better World – The Blind Boys of Alabama
American Skin – Bruce Springsteen
Following the North Star – Rhiannon Giddens
Save the Children – Gil Scott-Heron
Peyote Healing – Robbie Robertson, Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike
Filed under Exercise, Human Rights, Music, playlist, United Nations
Along the Graybeard Trail 