Well this was just exquisite.
first - the pics..
Some pictures make me want to cry. Tattoodjay often brings me to this point with his beauty... that leaf point was it for me. I just felt my heart get squeezed and it just becomes unfathomable that something like this exists for a time, in the process of decay - looking like its gilded in gold... and soon to just blow away.
life is so fragile.
Of course I never knew your dad, but I could swear I saw him in my mind's eye - talking about rocks not being able to be taken. What a character! hehehe
I'm very thankful for the medicine we have. and the doctors who care. I dont' mean to sound ungrateful for the blessings that we have because people study medicine and give their lives to make others well.
But.
As a person who is still a medical mystery (and I am one of so many) to doctors who do NOT care as much... it is a tragedy. I've had the wonderful ones - but distance and time have separated us - and you find yourself "on your own" or worse... starting from square one - tempted to give up - and just handling your body the best way you can.
life is so fragile.
I'm thankful that he lives on in you. This is the gift we have for those treasures of people that we are blessed to have for seasons in our lives to shape and mold us.
Loved this post very much.
Thank you for inviting all of the readers to connect and "see" your dad in your words.
That's what matters :)
Thank you for everything thing you wrote. I am so touched it brought me to tears as I read your words. You're very perceptive.
That you've seen exactly what I saw and tried to capture Leaf Point, I rarely encounter someone who picks up on such nuances and subtle aspects to the degree that I now feel like you were standing there with me while I shot that. I am fascinated with the process of decay, the state of change.
Many heartfelt thanks for your words. I am deeply touched.