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Today is extra special — JJ turns 14 years old, and it’s only our second year celebrating his birthday together.
It’s also my late dad’s birthday. He passed away in 2022, and sharing this day with JJ makes it bittersweet but beautiful.
From the moment JJ joined the family, he’s filled every day with joy, loyalty, and love. Here’s to more happy birthdays, adventures, and cuddles with this sweet boy. 💙🐾
"Shoobie was a cat full of love and heart. He was always looking for a
cuddle, a newspaper to sit on (especially if you were reading it), a
warm lap, and company in whichever room you found yourself in. He was
the first to explore any new item in the house, any newly opened box.
And oh, the joy, in something old put in a new place! He was always
around to christen any rearrangement with a purr and an inaugural nap.
We feel his loss greatly - because his presence was love."
Danielle Gugler (blog February 2009)
I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Pearl passed away one year ago today 12/9/09 at 8:10am from geriatric complications [ kidney failure]. She was a cancer survivor and tough as nails. My husband and I miss her very much..... I wanted to acknowledge her today. Here she is...doing what every sun worshipper loves to do.
Side note:
'Took Rusty to the vet this morning and left him for diagnostics. He was behaving strangely from 3 am on.......very vocal and wanted out { Of course we didn't let him out}. He's a talkative cat...but this was over the top...so we want to rule out what's not obvious to us that can be causing him distress~
Ink and watercolor on paper
Show: Now We Are Six
Roq la Rue Gallery (Seattle)
May 2004
Names of cats, spiraling clockwise from center: Miss Bee, Me Too, Oscar, Spam, Mignon, Mars Black, Joe, Muffin Face, Puppy (sleeping), Panama, Ballantine, Gussy
A repainted Princess in tribute to Carrie Fisher. A true force in life who left an indelible mark upon me from her work in Star Wars. May the force forever be with you Carrie.
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Today we honor the men and woman who have lost their lives while serving our country. If you have lost a loved one who was in the service, I am so sorry for your loss.
I appreciate the tremendous sacrifice they made.
Poor Martha – deserted by her husband, and dead by 51.
A memorial that doesn't mince its words and is seething with anger. I spotted it in Islington & St Pancras cemetery, north London.
copyright 2012 M. Fleur-Ange Lamothe
My mother would have been 81 on June 29th.
School always ended on June 29th when I was in elementary school and my mom used to jokingly say it was because it was her birthday!:~)
"La politica, nella pratica, quali che siano le idee che professa, è sempre l'organizzazione sistematica dell'odio."
(Henry Adams, L'educazione di Henry Adams, 1918)
of mum who died far too soon. It would have been her Birthday today.
Also in support for the good work done by all cancer research organisations.
Far you went up the mountain...
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Walking along a little path
I find a footprint on the moss,
A solitary low cloud over the quiet lake,
Grasses sweetening an idle door
A pine grown greener with the rain
A brook from a mountain source
Mingling with Truth among the flowers
And I have forgotten what to say.
- Liu Changing
My dog Wrigley.
In November 2012 Erin and I brought Wrigley home. He was with us at our wedding, and welcomed Amelia and Elias into our family.
In 2016, after Erin fell asleep on the couch during the Game 7 rain delay, he stayed up to watch the Cubs win the World Series with me.
He’s been the best friend I’ve ever had.
He passed away at home yesterday (13 July 2023). Later in the evening, I got back a few rolls of film - one had this image of him on it.
I miss him so much.
To mark 100 years since the end of World War One, 23,000 handmade poppies have been draped over St Peter's Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
Justin
Chiron was played for years by Larry Collins. Larry (and the centaur he played) was a fan favorite at Renfest. In early May 2020, Larry passed away due to a stroke. He will be missed. Ours prayers are with his wife, family and friends.
Timothy under clouds
contemplating the sky, practicing to fly
cursing the gravity and the roots
which bond him to the ground
anticipating the approaching WAR
the innocent will suffer
when the bombs start to fall
This is my photo for Macro Mondays - Black & White. It is a little angel garden ornament that I bought to place on my brother's grave when we visited on the first anniversary of his death.
Today is Mothering Sunday in the UK. This is a tribute to my mother who passed away not long ago and for all of you whose mothers are no longer with you.
A runners medal given to a lost one in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing. The medal was from the 2016 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.
I've gone into my archives to find a photo of our daughter's beloved "Bear" who sadly left us today as he had developed a large tumor with untreatable complications.
I've never had much experience with cats, but fell in love with this guy who was always so photogenic! My heart is aching for my Michigan family, especially my granddaughters,
at this void in their young life. Ah, life's difficult journey begins.
I was deliberating about uploading this artwork for a couple of reasons. Number one (at the time) I was that thinking that most people would not appreciate the dark overtones of the background image in conjunction with the lace inside the border. To explain. The second reason was due to the fact that I had written to my friend, Pete Zarria www.flickr.com/people/toby_d1/ for permission to use his picture as the background for this rather bleak scene. Not having heard back from Pete which was unusual, I inquired once again. This is when I learned the sad news that Pete passed away from cancer on November 1 of 2023. Pete and I go “way back” with flickr and he will be sorely missed by me and the many followers he had during his long tenure on flickr. Pete was the “neon king”, meaning he recorded many, many pictures of neon signs from all around the country. May he rest in peace.
Pete’s original picture can be viewed here.
Hopefully people will not consider it in bad taste that I am incorporating Pete’s picture in this scene - a scene denoting a very trying time in American history, the Great Depression of 1929.
History of the great depression
The Great Depression began in 1929 when, in a period of ten weeks, stocks on the New York Stock Exchange lost 50 percent of their value. As stocks continued to fall during the early 1930s, businesses failed, and unemployment rose dramatically. By 1932, one of every four workers was unemployed. Banks failed and life savings were lost, leaving many Americans destitute. With no job and no savings, thousands of Americans lost their homes. The poor congregated in cardboard shacks in so-called Hoovervilles on the edges of cities across the nation; hundreds of thousands of the unemployed roamed the country on foot and in boxcars in futile search of jobs. Although few starved, hunger and malnutrition affected many.
In a country with abundant resources, the largest force of skilled labor, and the most productive industry in the world, many found it hard to understand why the depression had occurred and why it could not be resolved. Moreover, it was difficult for many to understand why people should go hungry in a country possessing huge food surpluses. Blaming Wall Street speculators, bankers, and the Hoover administration, the rumblings of discontent grew mightily in the early 1930s. By 1932, hunger marches and small riots were common throughout the nation.
However, not all citizens were caught up in the social eruptions. Many were too downtrodden or busy surviving day to day to get involved in public displays of discontent. Instead, they placed their hope and trust in the federal government, especially after the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the presidency in 1932.
Source: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The Car - 1930 Buick Series Series 60 Sport Roadster
.... Legendary British rock star David Bowie, who framed hits such as "Ziggy Stardust" with daringly androgynous displays of sexuality and glittering costumes, has died aged 69 after a secret battle with cancer. A chameleon and a visionary, Bowie straddled the worlds of hedonistic rock, fashion and drama for five decades, pushing the boundaries of music and his own sanity to produce some of the most innovative songs of his generation .... As a kid in the mid 1970s, I first heard of David Bowie via my brother, Dave & his good friend Stu Heydon. Stu's brother, Stacy Heyden, toured and recorded as lead guitarist & vocalist worldwide with David Bowie's band, from January 1976 to December 1980 .... VIDEO "Space Oddity".... youtu.be/iYYRH4apXDo
Well, maybe not such a great view today but normally this is a magnificent view. This bench sits at the 3rd and 16th tees at St Nicholas Golf Club and is dedicated to a former member, who passed away a number of years ago. The bench has a little bronze plate dedicated to the passed member and is also titled "What A View." Today, Arran is just only visible but when you get ready to take your tee shot most everyone says to themselves or playing partner - what a view!!
Our Daily Challenge ~ BENCH .....
113 Pictures in 2013 #92 IN MEMORY .....
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One of our favourite memories with our dogs Norman and Zoe. They both loved the beach. I have commisioned a wonderful artist to paint this for us, and I will post the piece in the new year when it is complete...
Seeing some of the pictures taken from the First World War, I find it hard to believe that its only 100 years ago.
Most cities towns and villages in the UK have a memorial to their own dead, but actually seeing one poppy for every British soldier killed in WWI for me really helps to drum in the scale of human loss, but of course there are the civilian casualties , the losses to our allies and those of the Germans and there allies, and not least all the wounded.