the comings,
goings,
and doings
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6 May 2014
Manhattan, New York
Category Archives: New York
Purple flowers, Morningside Gardens 4
Purple flowers
form the outer ring
of guards.
26 April 2014
Morningside Gardens
Manhattan, New York
Walk for the children of Gaza
On Saturday, May 17, UNRWA USA will sponsor the 3rd Annual Gaza Solidarity 5k Walk/Run to benefit the children of Gaza in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC.
The proceeds from this event will benefit UNRWA’s psycho-social support program for children in Gaza suffering from psychological trauma and PTSD due to the devastating November 2012 violence and the prolonged blockade. Since November, reported cases of PTSD have risen by more than 100%. 42% of those cases are children under the age of nine.
There are several ways to participate.
- If you are in Washington, DC, you can walk or run.
- You can contribute to the cause.
- Join the conversation on social media by using #Gaza5K in your posts and tweets!
- If you are in New York, you can join me in walking 5k in Central Park. I will start from Columbus Circle at 10:00 AM. Let me know or meet me there.
- You can walk wherever you are.
- You can pray.
Together we can make a difference for the children of Gaza.
American Friends of UNRWA is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the humanitarian and human development work of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees through fundraising, advocacy, and outreach. UNRWA USA aims to educate the general American public about the situation of Palestinian refugees and generate support for UNRWA’s work in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, New York, United Nations
Finished
In crucified agony,
breath crushed from within him,
Jesus summoned his strength to
speak one last time:
“It is finished.”
It is finished.
It is finished.
What is finished?
His life,
hope,
God’s plan,
the new community,
the way of love.
It seems that way
as his broken body
is removed.
Jesus and what he taught
and what he lived
appear over, done, eliminated
Truly finished.
So it seems to all the world.
Or could he mean something else?
Dare we wait . . .
and watch . . .
and wonder . . .
what is finished?
21 April 2014
Shire near the Hudson
Manhattan, New York
Purple flowers on an egg
Faberge presented the Big Egg Hunt as a fundraiser for Asia’s endangered elephants through Elephant Family and children in New York City through Studio in a School. Eggs were scattered across the city with QR codes to identify them. The idea being you were to find the eggs photograph them and tag them with the code. The eggs are now on display at Rockefeller Plaza. Makes them easier to find. Thanks to Tricia, Eric, Neal, and Jane who called this one to my attention.
18 April 2014
Rockefeller Center
Manhattan, New York
Purple octopuses, not flowers, New York Aquarium
Spotted these in the gift shop
and had to take their photo.
Perhaps they have a garden.
18 April 2014
New York Aquarium
Brooklyn, New York
Earthen vessels
A rainbow of people,
speaking many languages,
with a multitude of accents,
filled the car on the
uptown 1 Train
as we returned after viewing
All the Way.
And I pondered how far we have come;
and I grieved how far we have to go:
and I remembered how the people portrayed in the show,
Johnson, King, Carmichael, Humphrey:
flawed, earthen vessels all,
helped bend, however slightly,
the long arc of the moral universe towards justice;
and I gave thanks,
and I wondered how I might join that effort.
17 April 2014
Shire near the Hudson
Filed under Antiracism, New York
Why I like New York 37: courage
The pipes.
Some people hate them. Some people love them.
The pipes.
Even those of us who love them concede that some songs sound good on them. Some do not.
The pipes.
Scotland the Brave sounds good on them. Stairway to Heaven does not.
The pipes.
Some hymns work on them. Some do not.
The pipes.
Amazing Grace sounds good on them. How Great Thou Art does not.
But the lone piper of the Grand Central 7 train subway chose that hymn.
As poised as the lone piper who closes the tattoo, he played. How Great Thou Art.
I put two dollars in his cup.
To honor his courage.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under New York
There is you
Years roll on, time goes by,
there is you.
Tears do flow, tears do dry,
there is you.
Fears arise, fears subside,
there is you.
Many miles may divide,
there is you.
Sorrows fade, as does pain,
there is you.
Laughter, joy, love remain,
there is you.
And I give thanks.
For TDK
15 February 2014
Shire near the Hudson
Scouring the Shire, part II
10:04:54
15 February 2014
Physically exhausted,
emotionally drained,
the scouring continues.
After a nap.
See you along the Trail.
Along the Graybeard Trail 