We all had sunflowers pinned in our clothes, in her memory, as she loved the flower and had them in her house for decoration. One of her favorite paintings was the Van Gogh with the sunflowers.
The day was sunny with a nice breeze, just the kind of weather that she loved; a big yellow butterfly visited to land on her bouquet, next to her photograph. She loved yellow. It was such a special moment, unfortunately no one had a camera ready. But it is an image that will stay with me.
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I am sorry for your loss. She sounds like a wonderful woman. When you mentioned her love of sunflowers and mentioned Van Gogh, I thought of the giant painting that was a special project for Goodland Kansas. You can see it from I-70. It's wonderful! I bet she would have enjoyed it, and maybe she did see it.
ReplyDeleteHere's the url talking about the project and showing pictures of it going up.
http://www.nwkansas.com/gldwebpages/vangogh.html
Janet Fish
That is exactly the painting she liked! Thanks for sharing the link :o)
Deleteso sorry to hear about your loss!
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteI'm sure her spirit was in that butterfly. And capturing the image in your heart is more important than capturing it in pixels or on film. My sympathies to you and your family.
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Rinda
Thanks Rinda. Yes, images in our heart are always with us and can't be lost like a paper could :o)
DeleteBeautiful share Martha :) XXX
ReplyDeleteThank you Gina
DeleteI am so sorry for your loss. Hoping that the heaviness will be lifting soon. It is so hard to lose a loved one. Your post is a lovely tribute to her.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa.
DeleteMy thoughts are with you. I'm not sure you ever really get used to it. My dad, who lived with us, passed away in December, and sometimes still I just can't believe he's really, really gone...
ReplyDeleteI guess we never do. My grandmothers are long gone and I still miss them, and I can still hear their voice in my memories. Sorry about your dad's passing.
DeleteI am sorry for your family's loss Martha. It sounded like a beautiful funeral, with all the sunflowers! Very special about the butterfly! Hugs ;o)
ReplyDeleteThanks Stacy, yes the weather helped a lot, and the flowers were beautiful; she also had many roses. She would've loved it.
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry Martha. I bet she would have loved the sunflowers.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss. I think that the moment with the butterfly is very special even though there is no record of it, or maybe even more so because of that.
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