Tuesday, March 10, 2009
For my Dad - 10.08.1915 to 10.03.2009
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- dianne
- "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass ... it's about learning how to dance in the rain." ♥
Gerbera
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♡ . . .
Dianne
November, 2012
“Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star…” e e cummings
Ranunculus
“I held my breath as we do sometimes to stop time when something wonderful has touched us...” ― Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2
Peach Poppy Love
Meadow Daisies
Sweet Scented Roses
Gerbera Daisy
Bougainvillea
A flower from Alexandre
Thank You My Dear Friend
From Sui Generis of Imaginative Spirals
Thank you dear friend!
An Award
Gracias dear friend Elia! ♥
An Award from Elia
Gracias my sweet friend!
Gracias dearest Elia!
Yellow Flowers from Elia
Gracias my sweet friend!
From my dear friend Elia.
Gracias! ♡
Happy Week!
From my sweet friend eLiA ... ♥
Some of our most beautiful moments are unseen because we close our eyes when we kiss, laugh and dream ... ♡
Sun kissed roses ... ♥
Heart of Eglantine
Helenium
Happy Flowers
Zinnias
Daisy
Helleborus
Memories of Flowers
White Morning Flowers
“Hello, sun in my face. Hello you who made the morning and spread it over the fields...Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness.” ― Mary Oliver
Fields of Gold
Anthericum formosum
Spring Flowers
Hazel Leaves
Pandorea Pandorana Alba
Lily of the Valley
Fresh Green Leaves
Rainy Day
Lavender Field in Provence
Lenten Rose / Helleborus
Sunny Daisies
Poppy Meadow
Meadow Flowers
Lycoris
Native Azalea
Crocosmia
The Seine at La Grande Jatte
Georges Seurat
Alfalfa La Lucerne Saint-Denis
Georges Seurat
Flowering Garden
Vincent Van Gogh
Pommiers En Fleurs
Pierre-Eugène Montezin
Come wander through the orchard with me ... ♥
In my garden the seeds of love and friendship are sown...♥
Vermont Summer - Hibbard
House of Monet 1873
Botanica
One of the most beautiful things about a garden is the anticipation it evokes.
I love the sweet fragrance of honeysuckle on a Summer's eve.
An Award
From my sweet friend Elia. Gracias! ♥
An award for me
From Lady*♥*Fiona, a great poet from "The Princess Passions". Thank you! ♡
From my dear friend Jasmin...♥
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Beautiful Christmas CD 2009
Thank you dearest K9 ... ♥
Maple Leaf Code Poem by /t. @ Mo'po
Please click on the image it is a link to this code poem in Dynamic Animation ... Thank you dear /t. for dedicating this poem to me ... ♡
A beautiful gift from K9
Thank You Sweet Girl... ♥
A special gift from /t.
Thank you my friends /t. & Ruela ♥
Thank you sweet Maha ... ♥
From my dear friend Sarah Sofia
Thank you dear Sarah I could really use some good luck right now. ♥
Thank you dear Sparrow. ♥
An award from my friend Helene, thank you...♥
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Thank You Sarah Sofia
Thank you Sarah Sofia you are very generous and a good friend...I have always hoped for the 'Friends' award. ♥
Thank you Sarah Sofia for this Sunshine Award...♥
An Award From Sarah Sofia Thank You So Much... ♥
I support CARE Australia
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Yellow Gerbera Daisy
I love yellow!
From - A Flower in a Letter
And lilies white, prepared to touch The whitest thought, nor soil it much, Of dreamer turned to lover. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
27 comments:
Loving a partner is one thing, loving your Dad is another. This is my worst nightmare scenario, losing my parents, no matter how 'independent' I appear to be. I can't offer you any words of condolence here Dianne, no one can replace your Dad. I wish we didn't have to go through this but most of us will. All I can say is that I wish YOU all the best through this awful time, and that you must remember to live as he would have wanted you to live, from deep in his heart, and that's happily
I'm SO sorry.
XXX
i know you miss him..
XO
I'm sorry for your loss.
Nothing adequate can be said.
Hopefully you can draw some solace from the fact that you can cherish the many good years and memories you surely must have had - and the knowledge that life will surely get better again at some point in the future.
Look after yourself.
This was very touching and beautiful, Dianne. XOXO
Diane,
I so understand you pain, remember to take care of yourself. I send many hugs- dads are hard to lose and everything changes when they slip away.
(((hugs)))
-Corby
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE. AS YOUR DAUGHTER I CAN SAY WITH ALL CERTAINTY THAT HE ADORED YOU, AS MUCH AS YOU ADORED HIM. I WILL MISS HIM DREADFULLY TOO. I TAKE SOLACE FROM MY SADNESS KNOWING THAT HE IS AT PEACE NOW, AND REUNITED WITH HIS TRUE LOVE.
This is so terribly sad. You must have so many thoughts and memories rushing through and returning to your mind again & again. I can only say I know this feeling so well, having lost both parents whilst young and was badly affected. Please Dianne, do not get more downhearted than you have been of late. I care more than you might think, despite appearances. I can't suggest anything more than that you share your feelings with a close friend you trust implicitly and can truly lean on, as well as share it with your Creator at any time in your own private room, who will listen silently and without interruption.
Recorded in John 5:21,28 Jesus said: “For just as the Father raises the dead up and makes them alive, so the Son also makes those alive whom he wants to.. Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out”. This, I believe, will most sensibly be back to earth with those who your father knew from before him, like his own parents, and of course your dear self. Please take care of yourself and be sure in the knowledge that there are many here feeling for you right now, Corby particularly.
Thank you dear Glyn , it is so very sad and I have this awful feeling of emptiness as he has been so much a part of my life for the entirety of my life.
I was thinking how final it all is today, I cannot go to him for any advice now, or guidance, that bright shining spirit he had is no longer with me...only memories.
Yes no matter how independent we think we are we are still their children and it is quite a wrench losing my Mum in 2004 and now my Dad...but he would want me to be happy and I do take heart that his spirit has left that tired body and he is in a better place. ♥
Thank you my dear friend Foamie , yes I will miss him as he has been so much a part of my life.
I do realise that I am fortunate to have had him with me for such a long time,I've had a Father and friend who has been there for me for as long as I can remember...very lucky, as I know your dear Dad passed away when you were very young, I'm so sorry. ♥
Thank you my dear Lambie for your wishes...Dad's are nice to have around. ♥
Thank you Aren dear friend, yes I have a lifetime of memories with a great Dad, who looked after me and my Mum and never let us down...he was a loving, giving man who always found time to help others.
Thanks I will look after myself. ♥
Thank you Puggles my sweet, I was so sad last night when I did this post I could not find the words to match the feelings and emotions I was experiencing...so many tears... so I thought I would just keep it simple...I'm sure he would have liked that photo and the moving music. ♥
Thank you dearest Corby , you know how painful it is having just recently lost your own Dad so your emotions are still raw...its very difficult to let go of someone who has been there for you all of your life...I remember you speaking of fishing with your Dad, we did that too.
When I was holding onto his hand in the hospital he was squeezing my hand really tightly,he didn't want to let go, reminded me of when I was a little girl, he would hold my hand so tightly so that I never got seperated from him when we were out...he was such a good Dad.
Yes everything has changed...I keep thinking I can turn around and he will be there...thanks for the hugs, you take care as well. ♥
Thank you Rebecca my sweet daughter, he was a wonderful man, a devoted husband, a loving Dad and he adored his grandchildren as you know...nothing was too much trouble for him.
I wanted to pay a special tribute to him in this post as he was really someone special not just to us but to all he has helped... but I was just so sad last night I hoped these simple but sincere words and music would suffice...I'm sure he would understand.
Thank you so much for your support and help yesterday. ♥
Thank you my dear Alexandre ,
I have many fond memories of time spent with my Dad, I was fortunate to have him with me for so long.
We shared a common interest in botany, science and physics, he had a brilliant mind and memory for details... so apart from the usual Dad and daughter conversations we had many interests to talk about.
He took a great interest in all events that were happening throughout the world, things like books and words too, I think that's what kept him young for his age as he never developed dementia.
I hope wherever his spirit might be that he is at peace and is with my Mum, the love of his life. ♥
And Alexandre my friend, I will try not to get mired down in this sadness, if nothing else this experience has taught me how fragile life is...be happy while we can as it can be taken away so suddenly.
Thank you for your concern,I have friends but most of all my children to help me. ♥
daddy is the first love of every girl. it is a tremendous loss i know. what a lovely tribute youve given - the sunset of the big love. im so sorry. xo k9
Thank you dearest K9 ,
yes it is so sad and difficult to let go, Dads look out for us and teach us so much, he was also my friend... but he was elderly and frail and I knew it was only a matter of time before I would lose him...trouble is when it happens you are never prepared emotionally.
Yes it would have been his last sunset, that's why I chose that photo because he didn't get to see the new day dawning. ♥
I am so sorry to hear the news. ♡♡
Thank you dear j cosmo you are very thoughtful...it is very sad to lose someone you love. ♡
Owww. I wish I could offer some sort of magic wand, but I can't. Many thoughts and wishes.
Thanks dear Lee ,no magic wand...your thoughts and wishes are much appreciated. ♡
Dearest Dianne! I am so sorry for your loss. I love my darling dad as well and he is 91. I count the precious days with him and see the train coming down the tracks. Please know that you are in my prayers.
Thank you dearest Sparrow , that is a good age for your Dad as well.
I knew this day would come as he had become very frail in the last year, his mind was great, just his tired body letting him down...it is still a shock when they do go, thank you for your prayers.
I take comfort in knowing that his spirit is free now and he is no longer in pain and discomfort. ♡
Your father must have had an interesting life. Living so long and experience so much that has happened in history and technology during all these years. Was he a good storyteller? I imagine he could tell how life was before electricity and TV.
Yes M he did live a long life and was interested in everything that was changing around him...so much in history, progress in technology and medicine.
He lived through the Great Depression and suffered many hardships.
He served six years in the Royal Australian Navy during WWII,I loved hearing stories of his youth and as a young man, how he spent time at his Uncles farm so many exciting things that he did.
The family moved from the countryside to Sydney so that their Dad could get a job working for the railways.
Yes no TV when he was a boy and yes gas lighting, thats what prompted the family to move from their house in the inner city to a house which had electricity, how exciting that would be.
He was so interested in mechanincs,electronics, building all kinds of things...he built our house and I helped him as a little girl and I also helped him build a boat...I also used to help him with his mechanical work on his truck...remember I said that small hands were good for getting into tight spaces, well my small hands were very helpful when it came to mechanics...he was a wonderful Dad and we spent so much time together. ♡
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