Hard to believe that a whole year flew by. Today was a great day, bittersweet with memories. I woke up to a beautiful sunrise:
In one of the last few conversations with Dad I told him to send me some glass calm water. On the day he passed away and the day of his funeral, the water on Christie Lake remained calm all day long. And this week, The water was rough all week long. But today, it was calm all day long.
Later in the morning, a red-winged blackbird landed on the bird feeder:
We ended the day with a trip to the cemetery and each of us shared a favorite memory. We had some good laughs as we recalled our stories. My own favorite memory was of the one and only time that my Dad waterskied around the lake. My kids were surprised, as that was something they never knew about their grandpa.
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One response to “Missin Dad, One Year Later”
Karen, Your dad was quite a man and a very good friend of mine. I miss him too, but I have to realize that he is in peace now and no pain. But little things like the things you wrote about remind me of him too. The pictures of the lake are beautiful and I have seen alot of the quiet and still mornings and the beautiful sunrise. Thanks for reminding me of such a great friend and neighbor.