Sitting on Memories: Simple and Significant Tributes to and Reminders of Those Who Have Been
There’s a beautiful walled garden, in Reynolds Park, Woolton (a Liverpool suburb). Yesterday, perhaps because there weren’t any flowers in bloom, we were struck by the number of benches there. Benches given in memory of those who’d enjoyed the garden previously. Soon, it seemed, there might not be room left for any more. Sad, satisfying, sweet, and significant…
Earlier “in memoriam” blog posts include:
• IN MEMORY of Tim Russert, and Others Less Easily Remembered (June 14, 2008)
• DEPRESSION ALERT! and Heath Ledger’s Unfortunate Death (January 24, 2008)
An interesting coincidence: BBC News Morning News has just advised it’s Blue Monday today, the gloomiest day of the year. However, the benches in Reynolds Park look anything but!
