Jennifer and I took the kids to the Lanterns for Peace gathering on the Milwaukee River last night. It was hard to believe that I also took Johnny when he was young. A perfect evening: crane-folding, politicians, face painting, music, dancing, playing tag and - of course - making lanterns. At dusk they are taken out to the middle of the river and float gently in the current - each carrying a prayer for peace and the end to all war.
Lanterns for Peace is a family gathering to commemorate the human tragedy of the bombing of Nagasaki on the 60th anniversary of the tragedy.
There was also an interesting collaborative project taking place on flickr- where individuals from all over went out and took images at 8:15 in the morning (the time that the bomb was dropped) and posted them. Meditate on the potential devastation that is possible/happening daily still - because of our disrespect of one another / our inability to think bigger than ourselves when we are in conflict.
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