@JesseBlacksmith filmed with @SmithsonianChan for America’s Hidden Stories and set @HayBudden forge on fire. See the episode on 1/25 about the real Vampire Panic in New England in the 1800s and learn how blacksmithing played a part in the cure for vampirism.
On @CBSAllAccess too
I am beyond words about the commutation of Leonard Peltier. His release from prison signifies a measure of justice that has long evaded so many Native Americans for so many decades. I am grateful that Leonard can now go home to his family. I applaud President Biden for this action and understanding what this means to Indian Country. https://t.co/wzM5a2ZOGV
BREAKING: President Biden commutes Leonard Peltier's sentence to home confinement. The Native American activist, 80, has served nearly 50 years in federal prison. Tribal nations, former prosecutors, and human rights groups long advocated for his release.
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The Wexford Carol, one of the oldest surviving Christmas carols. Thought to have been written in Ireland in the 12th century but the melody may be much older, originally sung to celebrate the winter solstice. Happy solstice from the west of Ireland
So,
so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war
for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish,
how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
swimming in a fishbowl,
year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
#PinkFloyd
God,
Keep my anger from becoming meanness.
Keep my sorrow from collapsing into self-pity.
Keep my heart soft enough to keep breaking.
Keep my anger turned towards justice, not cruelty.
Remind me that all of this, every bit of it, is for love.
Keep me fiercely kind.
Amen.
A prayer for days like today from @LauraJeanTruman
Do animals like music?
Some studies found they enjoy species-specific music designed using pitches, tones and tempos that are familiar to a particular species.
This is how Emmanuel the emu used to fall asleep with a song.
[📹 knucklebumpfarms]
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@JesseBlacksmith filmed with @SmithsonianChan for America’s Hidden Stories and set @HayBudden forge on fire. See the episode on 1/25 about the real Vampire Panic in New England in the 1800s and learn how blacksmithing played a part in the cure for vampirism.
On @CBSAllAccess too