7 September 2023

Walking. Germantown.
Grammah Easter’s Lullaby – Pura Fe
Fish and Chips and Vinegar – Sharon, Lois & Bram
Let Me Go – Melissa Etheridge
Cora – Randy Edelman
If the Papes Come – A Tribe Called Red
Skeletons – Stevie Wonder
Peyote Healing – Robbie Robertson
My Last Farewell – Brier
Replay – Lady Gaga
Perfect World – Indigo Girls
The Entertainer – Billy Joel
Love Me Two Times – The Doors
Hope – David LaMotte
A Quiet Place to Live – Carole King
Running on Empty – Jackson Browne

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6 September 2023

New York’s Not My Home – Jim Croce
Goodnight Elisabeth – Counting Crows
El Adios De Este Momento – Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Piñeiro
Reconciliation – Eric Bogle
Quelle Belle Vie – BeauSoleil
Calling the Spirit Back – Joy Harjo, feat. Rahim Alhaj
Thought I Knew You – Nicki Minaj, feat. The Weekend
Victor Jara’s Hands – Calexico
Whiskey River – Willie Nelson
There – James Brown
Yeat’s Grave – The Cranberries
Love Rescue Me – U2
burden of proof – Mel Hsu
Blue Monday – Fats Domino
Bentley’s Pub – John Munro, feat. Dave Moss

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A Prayer for Rivers

A prayer for rivers

For the beauty of rivers,

we thank you, God.

For the diversity of your creation found in and near rivers,

we thank you, God.

For the food for wetlands, forests, and other habitats carried by rivers,

we thank you, God.

For drinking water provided by rivers,

we thank you, God.

For fishing and other livelihoods made possible by rivers,

we thank you, God.

For the support to communities with lower incomes afforded by rivers,

we thank you, God.
For cities built along rivers,

we thank you, God.

For the role rivers play in the transport of people and goods,

we thank you, God.

For cultural and recreational benefits of rivers.

we thank you, God.

For the religious value held by rives,

we thank you, God.

For all who protect rives, and other water,

we thank you, God.

For all who keep and clean the rivers,

we thank you God.

Inspire us to join the protectors and riverkeepers,

we ask in the name of Jesus who was baptized in the River Jordan.

Amen.

inspired by a walk in Louisville Waterfront Park, along the Ohio River, se the playlist for the walk

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4 September 2023

Walking. Germantown. Labor Day.
9 To 5 – Dolly Parton
Workin’ At The Carwash Blues – Jim Croce
The Hands That Built America – U2
Bracero – Phil Ochs
She Works Hard for the Money – Donna Summer
Worker’s Song – Dropkick Murphys
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Mr. President – Randy Newman
Working Class Hero – Green Day
Working Man – Imagine Dragons
Working On The Highway – Bruce Springsteen
Joe Hill – Paul Robeson
There Is Power in a Union – John McCutcheon
Las Madres Cansadas – Joan Baez
Which Side Are You On – Natalie Merchant
Bread and Roses – Judy Collins
Three Miles Down – Gil Scott-Heron
More Than a Paycheck – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Ship In The Sky – Woody Guthrie
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger

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3 September 2023

Walking. Louisville Waterfront Park.
Blue Sky – Joan Baez
Cherokee River – Walela
By the Riverside – namoli brennet
The Coo, Cool River – Paul Simon
Run River River – Run River North
Wind River – Andrew Vasquez
Watching the River Run – Loggins & Messina
Watching the River Flow – Bob Dylan
Shining River – Eric Bogle
Sailing Down My Golden River – Peggy Seeger
The Same River Twice – Tom Paxton
River People – Pura Fe
The Riverkeeper – Tom Chapin
River Rise – David Crosby, feat. Michael McDonald
River Song – Stiff Gins
Ol’ Man River – Jim Croce
River of Jordan – Ricky Skaggs
River of Time – Bill Miller
River of My People – Herdman Hills And Mangsen
River of Dreams – Clannad
The River of Dreams – Billy Joel
The River – Bruce Springsteen
Mighty Clarence River – Archie Roach
North & South of the River – Christy Moore, feat. Bono & The Edge
Of Time and Rivers Flowing – Richie Havens
Mighty River – Mary J. Bilge

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Purple flowers guest collection #231

Queens, New York
photo by Jeff Courter
2 September 2023

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2 September 2023

5K. Steelers Run Walk.
Walking. Slow jogging. Broke one hour (by 44 seconds). Germantown.
Come Monday – Jimmy Buffett (RIP) “Heading out to San Francisco, for the Labor Day Weekend Show”
Apple Cider Re-Constitution – Al Stewart
The Weight – Aretha Franklin
Running on Empty – Jackson Browne
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Long May You Run – Neil Young
Let the Circle Be Wide – Tommy Sands
Grapefruit Moon – Tom Waits
Nantucket Sleighride – Mountain
Last Lonely Eagle – New Riders of the Purple Sage
Mr. Bojangles – Nina Simone
Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
Tell Me Why – Archie Roach
Victor Jara – Arlo Guthrie
Carry on Till Tomorrow – Badfinger
Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles
Will It Go Round in Circles – Billy Preston
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Purple flowers guest collection #230

Mongolia
1 September 2023
Sera Chung

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1 September 2023

Walking. Periodic slow jogging. Germantown.
Wake Me up When September Ends – Green Day
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
September Song – Sarah Vaughan
The Late September Dogs – Melissa Etheridge
September Moon – Thunder Bird Sisters
Pictures at an Exhibition – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chan Mere Makhna – Shazia Manzoor
Beautiful Boy – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Card Shark – The New Basement Tapes
Got to Tell You – Indigenous
Theme from Rawhide – The Blues Brothers
One Voice – The Wailin’ Jennys
Voodoo – Badshah, J Balvin & Tiësto
Desire Walks On – Heart
Ring Them Bells – Bob Dylan

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28 August 2023

Walking. Minimal jogging. Germantown. Hand weights. Core work. Stretching.
Emmett Till murdered.
U.S. Open begins.
The Death of Emmett Till – Bob Dylan
My Name Is Emmett Till – Emmylou Harris
Emmett’s Ghost – Eric Bibb, feat. Ron Carter
The Ballad of Emmett Till – Red River Dave McEnery
The Death of Emmett Till, Pt. 1 – The Ramparts
The Death of Emmett Till, Pt. 2 – The Ramparts
The Death of Emmett Till – Ben Williams
Inner City Blues – Marvin Gaye
What Can One Little Person Do> – Janice Buckner
Evergreen – Ryan Beatty
Who’s That Knocking at My Door? – Dreadful Snakes
Alright – Hugh Masakela
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys – Willie Nelson
Honor the Magic – Earth, Wind & Fire
Still Thrives This Love – k.d. lang
U.S. Open Tennis – Keith Mansfield
A Little Game of Tennis – Carol Channing
Hey There Andy Murray – Far In Jim
Davis Cup – Jackie McLean
Serena Williams – Derek Pope
Roger Federer – The Mass
Rafa Nadal, Numero Uno – Sito Abalos
I’m Ready – Wyclef Jean
Tennis Elbow – Sky Sailing
Love Forty Down – Frank Turner
The Ballad of Bjorn Borg – Pernice Brothers
Tennis Court – Lourde

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