Every summer at Ghost Ranch
the message comes loud and clear:
“Drink not from the irrigation system.”
I wonder if that results from
experimentation
and
experience?
30 July 2008
A good news update
About a month ago, I posted about our Cleveland Heights neighbor Andre. A friend of our older son, Andre had been seriously injured in a one-car accident. Recognizing that I should have done a better job of posting updates, I say with joy today that Andre’s recovery progresses. He will spend a night this weekend in his own apartment to see how he manages.
Thanks to all who have read about Andre – prayed for Andre – thought good thoughts for Andre – or simply had your heart touched by his story.
See you along the Trail.
H is for Hiking
Chimney Rock Trail
offers one of many
hiking possibilities at Ghost Ranch.
In the summer of 2011,
the Service Corps
repaired and repainted the
trail head sign.
14 July 2011
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views
I, too, am a tourist
Last night the group from Missouri Union Presbytery that is taking part in a seminar at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations invited me to attend the Rockettes‘ performance at Radio City Music Hall.
Since I knew I would not make it to the gym, I walked there in order to make sure I got in my steps (I did!). The route took me past Rockefeller Center where the bright lights got me.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Photo
G is for Grazing
Burros graze.
It is what burros do.
Well, one thing burros do.
They graze well
and they have an incredible view
when they lift their heads.
17 July 2011
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views
Nine years of resistance
Today’s letter in the Amnesty International’s Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon went to President Calderón of Mexico on behalf of Inés Fernández and Valentina Rosendo.
For more than nine years, these two courageous women have taken on the military and authorities to demand justice after soldiers raped them in 2002. Inés Fernández and Valentina Rosendo are Indigenous Me’phaa (Tlapaneca) women. Amnesty International notes that:
Indigenous women in Mexico who are raped rarely file a complaint due to cultural, economic and social barriers. Inés Fernández and Valentina Rosendo have shown courage in reporting their ordeals and have followed up their cases in national and international courts. The women and their families have faced threats as their battle for justice continues.
Guided by Amnesty International’s sample letter, I urge President Calderón to ensure a swift, full and impartial investigation into the rape Inés Fernández Ortega and Valentina Rosendo Cantú. This investigation should take place in civilian courts as should all cases of human rights violations by military personnel.
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F is for flag
The flag pole stands
outside the casitas:
once used to house guests
(I have stayed there),
now home each summer to
the college staff.
Other years I remember not
what, if anything, flew there,
but in the summer of 2011
this flag proudly waved
in the warm breezes
that caress Ghost Ranch.
15 July 2011
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views
And every day
With Wild Mountain Thyme in the background, I wrote for a friend:
Peace to you this day,
grace to you this day,
faith to you this day,
courage to you this day,
hope to you this day,
love to you this day,
peace to you this day
and every day.
11 December 2011
Shire on the Hudson
Filed under Poem
E is for Electricity
Electrical lines cross the ranch
to bring the electricity that
affords light to read at night;
recharges batteries;
works computers;
and powers coffee makers.
1 August 2009
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views, Photo
Freedom of expression and association for student leaders
Today’s letter in the Amnesty International’s Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon focused on two student leaders in Iran: Majid Tavakkoli and Behareh Hedayat. Amnesty reports that they have been imprisoned simply for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and association. Amnesty notes:
Majid Tavakkoli was arrested and reportedly beaten, after speaking at a university rally in Tehran to mark National Student Day in December 2009. Behareh Hedayat was arrested later that same month after a video recording of a speech she gave was widely circulated on the internet.
The letter asked for the immediate and unconditional release of Majid Tavakkoli and Behareh Hedayat. It further asked that they should receive access to adequate medical care, including assessment and treatment by an independent specialist outside of prison if necessary. Finally it reminded the Head of Iran’s judiciary of the country’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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