Saturday, September 18, 2010

Honouring Otis

Today we spent the day celebrating and grieving little Otis. We couldn't be at the memorial that was taking place today in Oakland, CA, so some of my friends decided that we'd have our own private memorials and then share them with Sarah and Erik. We decided that we;d head to some of our most favourite places - especially those spots that make one feel somewhat peaceful, and serene, even. So this morning we headed our for a bike ride to our favourite trail and passed some of our favourite ponds and rivers. After lunch we headed to Crescent Beach and made a little memorial for Otis and released some balloons... 3 balloons for Otis (one from me, Rich, and Raf) and one each for Sarah and Erik. We had such a beautiful, though somewhat melancholy, day.

Oh, Otis, you are so loved.


















9 comments:

  1. oh gosh. beautiful and sad. give raf a big hug from me. precious. xx

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  2. lovely photos al. x

    lucy x

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  3. What a beautiful thing you've done for them. Thinking of all of you this weekend.
    xo Love, Jen

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  4. So beautiful, Alex, so beautiful. Thank you. And my Letters to Otis blog used this same template, the dandelions.

    with love, so much, and a lot of gratitude as well,
    sarah

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  5. Wonderful, absolutely beautiful pictures. What a lovely way to honor Otis. I wish my camera had been working so I could have taken a picture of my candle.

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  6. Sarahlu, we're thinking of you all constantly. All the time, my dear friend. Hope you're finding what you need in Tahoe. xxx

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  7. What a sweet and lovely way to honor him!

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