As I mentioned last month, my granddog Banshee passed away. I’ve been thinking of her a lot this past week because I’ve been tackling a pile of paperwork. The above picture reminds me that I don’t have to be glum about it… there’s no reason I can’t enjoy the process. Banshee’s smile is infectious and it lifts my spirits whenever I think of it.
I also think of her when I spend time learning to draw. This is a picture of my inner artist:
She reminds me not to take myself and life too seriously.
Torben uses the following picture as a screensaver. It’s one of his favorites:
It reminds him of how happy Banshee and Sammy were last Thanksgiving when they were running free up on our land in the mountains.
My own favorite is this one of her and Sammy in their new car last fall.
Again the smiles lift my spirits.
What about you? Do you have warm memories of an animal or human who has passed away?
I remember Kendall’s bushy white samoyed dog. I took him in the boondocks for 10 mile runs behind my mountain bike. He was shot around the bend ahead of me, by someone who wanted a moving target. Anguish after that by me & my son and his wife.
bikehikebabe,
That’s heart-breaking…did the fellow show any remorse at all? Did he understand what a horrible thing he had done? Or did he just not care?
I didn’t see whoever killed Coco. He was hiding. Glad he didn’t shoot me.
Yes, I do and you know all about it.
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Rummuser,
I thought of you as I wrote this post. I’m sure you have plenty of warm memories that help a lot.
Yes, he is my sibling and I have a post for him at:
http://love-ely.blogspot.com/2008/12/in-memory-my-beloved-brother.html
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tikno,
What a lovely post! I’m so sorry you lost him.
Pets are special. So are their memories.
gaelikaa,
They certainly are. 🙂