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On Friday, my daughter and I found out that her first dog, her best friend as a child, her Chowder - had cancer and didn't have very long to live. Today we said goodbye to a dog that was so loved, so special and so wonderful - that she will be missed and loved forever.
Chowder - we will always love you and you will live in our hearts and our minds forever!! Thank you for being a wonderful friend!!!
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
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Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die, when all the birds are singing in the sky; now that spring is in the air, with the flowers everywhere. I wish that we could both be there. We had joy we had fun, we had seasons in the sun; but the hills that we climb were just seasons out of time...
Tonka Lambert Johnson
12/25/2007 - 2/10/2016
Adrienne waves goodbye to the bus, driver, and a few of our group left behind. We had to split into two groups since the ferry only allowed a maximum of fourteen people.
A royal statue in Copenhagen denmark
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Camera: Leica M3
Lens: CV 35 Ultron 1.7
Filter: Leitz Yellow
Film: Ilford Delta 100 Pro
Developer: Unknown (lab)
Software: Scanned in Vuescan as raw, Converted with Colorperfect
taken from Goodbye Lovers and Friends by Boom Bip. I think it's such a wonderfully ambiguous lyric which could be read as a wistfully sad response to a caring friend or as a bitter retort to a patronizing ex. It's turned out even better than the last one, which is a bonus because I was gutted when I had to redo it.
I'm sure everybody remembers their first pet. This is not that story, she had an unfortunate accident while she was still a kitten.
Mum and I stopped at a friends house on the way home to pick up a kitten who were going to give as a birthday present to a friend of hers. I fell in love with this small black cat who had identical (save a small amount of difference in the intensity) white markings on their chin and on their tummys. We took him home, and it wasn't long after that all concerned realise he wasn't going anywhere.
In a way that no other cat that I had was my cat, Hone was my cat. I hardly fed him (Mum did that), so I cant attribute all his goodwill to food. He was there when I was sick, there when I was home waiting for Summer, waiting for University.
About a week ago I had a call from my Mum to say that he was off his food a bit, and that they were going to the vets to stay at the cattery there while Mum was away. She had the vets check him out, who discovered rather bad liver disease. I was told then that it didn't look good. Half an hour ago my Aunty Barb called to tell me that the he hasn't really improved. She took him home last night to see if they couldn't interest in him and food, and he isn't. So I've said yes to having him put down. (If you think that is hard and uncaring, just know I haven't stopped crying since that phone call.)
I don't know how I got so attached to this marvellous cat, but I miss him already.
Goodbye, Hone.
A Scruffy old Robin flew by today, on his way to a new adventure. Safe Travels my friend, until we meet again.
Past regrets and future fears, turns a boy to a man sooner than planned. All the same the boy remains, even though he's free he can't fly with these heavy chains. - Corrosion of Conformity
Did you see the frightened ones?
Did you hear the falling bombs?
Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the
promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue
sky?
Did you see the frightened ones?
Did you hear the falling bombs?
The flames are all gone, but the pain lingers on.
Goodbye, blue sky
Goodbye, blue sky.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.