Ten Years Ago Today

That was when my Dad passed away. Today we got together at my Mom's for lunch and then made our way down to the cemetery. Yes that is a little bit of snow on the ground so we had pulled out our winter coats for today. A little ironic considering how much my Dad hated the snow and every time we got our first snowfall he would state that it was time to pack up and move down to Phoenix where his cousin lives.
Thankfully the weather is supposed to get warm again this week. Trust you will all have a great week

[Maggiemae]

The gravestone actually looks good with the scattering of snow about! Glad to hear your Mom is still around!

[Gena Pegg]

This is a lovely shot....and a nice memorial for you Dad!!!

[Harry J Benson]

good photo

[Shirley Chetwynd]

That's a wonderful headstone .

[Frida]

My thoughts are with you and your family today Brian, may you all live long and remember him!

[Joey]

Such a nice memorial capture

[Claire]

Goodness your snow has arrived early.
I have never seen a gravestone prepped before it is a little erie, you must be dreading the day it is completed.

[Laura]

Great image and memory.

[Claire]

Nice keepsake..:)

[Rohini Gupta]

Nice memorial - especiall with the snow. Looks cold.

[Carole Imes]

Lovely memorial and it's really starting to look COLD up there. Like your bundled up pose - cute!

[Ivan]

Moving image, tender. I'm with your dad - snow! - move to Phoenix!

[🍁April 🍁]

Nicely captured...I have to use this idea when I go to my mom's memorial bench and take photos with my kids.

[Fisher Family]

A nice memorial shot. I hope the weather soon improves for you, it's far too early in the year to be seeing snow!

Ian

[Joe]

Great photo, your wife's coat really pops out of the grayish scene focusing the attention to you both. Nice!

[Pat Knowles]

You look a lovely pair...lovely that you were able to go & visit....not forgotten!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very nice shot but a sad occasion. It has been cold here, too and we had snow flurries the other morning.

[Kim]

So nice that you keep your mother company on this day. Your dad was relatively young - I'm sure that made it pretty hard on all of you. You obviously still hold him very close to your heart.

[Néfertiti]

Un bel hommage!

[Danny Davies]

Memories stay with us always, It's a lovely photo bkb.

[Stephanie Swift]

A sad anniversary, but a nice portrait of you and Mel.

[Tessa]

Lovely photo of a sad occasion.

[Nancy]

Nice tribute and good to be close to your mom!

[Vicki Dixon]

my Dad was born in '35, so close in age to my Dad. Yours left so early! I am so thankful that God has let us keep mine here and yet I know that Heaven is our goal...such a dilemma, huh?

[Andrea]

Thank you for sharing a personal moment such as this. Bless you both and your family as you remember your dad each in your own way.

[Rob]

A wonderful capture and memory!

[Hubregt Visser]

A moving shot. In February it was 10 year ago my father (1928) passed away.

[summerfield]

oh, look at the two of you looking so elegant in your winter coats. such a romantic pose, and no, i'm not forgetting you're in the cemetery. i just love your pose!

[Taffy]

What a lovely tribute.

[bkb in the city]

@maggiemae And she is doing very well

[bkb in the city]

@eyesmile Thanks Gena

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Thanks Harry

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj My Mom picked it out to represent my Dad's childhood in rural Alberta

[bkb in the city]

@frida Appreciate that Frida

[bkb in the city]

@joeyc Thanks Joey

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk That is a fairly common practice over here with headstones. The snow did not last as it warmed up a couple of days later.

[bkb in the city]

@la_photographic Thanks Laura

[bkb in the city]

@tuya Definitely

[bkb in the city]

@writingdays Thanks Rohini. The snow did not stay as it warmed up a couple of days later

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Thanks Carole, although it is a little to early for me. Thankfully it warmed up a couple of days later

[bkb in the city]

@ivan I am like that too

[bkb in the city]

@batavia Thanks April. Doing this does provide a wonderful memory shot

[bkb in the city]

@fishers Thanks Ian. Thankfully the weather did warm up a couple of days later

[bkb in the city]

@rellimdj Thanks for both of us

[bkb in the city]

@happypat Thank you Pat from both of us

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn. Thankfully it did warm up a couple of days later

[bkb in the city]

@kimshots Yes he was quite young. He had Parkinsons and also asthma

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I think it is wonderful that you can share and remember this special man as a family. I'm sorry that my father and mother's graves are so far away. I would like to take care of them. But all in all, the best thought is knowing that they are in a much better place in the care of our Lord. Nice shot.

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann and you are right about them being with the Lord

[Maaikel]

Wonderfull portrait! And what a touching story.

[Sandi]

Just a beautiful narrative and photographic momento. How kind of you to remember your father with such love and happiness. Melody's beautiful red coat just pops out in such a wonderful way, that when I first saw this shot in my feed I thought that it might be black-and-white. What a beautiful pop of gorgeous red color to emphasize the warm and loving remembrance of your father.

[bkb in the city]

@maaikel Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@gratefulness Thank you for the kind words Sandi