Night Flowers/We Are Given Memories - - (January's Flowers)

Night Flowers/We Are Given Memories - - (January's Flowers)

We Are Given Memories - - So That We May Have Flowers in "Winter". Captured on a winter night in January.

In Loving Memory of John Alexander McLean, who died aged 32 years, on 25 January many years ago. My first dear Husband, Daddy to Fiona and Julie-Faye. Biological Grandpa to Shane, Kevin and Jessica, the "grands" he never knew in this life.

Also John was a much Loved Brother to Shirlee, Don and Garry, and Beloved Son as well.

And also wish to honour my dear Husband in this life now, who has been a great Dad to my girls and caring Gramps to our "grands". Forever Loved.

(PS, these flowers are blooming in January on our front doorstep, where they have survived all winter so far).

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: digital

Created on: 28 January 2006

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Image Number: 22464

Comments:

Don from Winnipeg on Sep 15, 2007 at 1:52 AM said:

Thanks Alandra,

Bye for now .. Don

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Sep 15, 2007 at 1:40 AM said:

thank YOU, Don, Brother, am so glad that you found the image and tribute to your much loved Brother. And your kind & caring words mean so much to me, as did Shirlee's. It's easy to understand why or how you would feel that way, after such traumatic losses when you were so young. A person hardly knows how to cope with such a tragedy. You acted the way John would have done, - he told me once that a person would have to "forget"! When I queried this in something akin to amazement at the time, - he said "well, not forget forget",-guess he meant not to dwell on the loss. There were a few things like that that he talked about, as if "he knew" he wasn't going to be around much longer.

Don from Winnipeg on Sep 15, 2007 at 12:54 AM said:

Thanks Alandra for the lovely tribute to my brother. I think it finally hit me that because of all my family tragedy when I was young, I spent my life trying to forget. Perhaps it is time to learn how to remember. Your pictures are wonderful, you seem to have the ability to capture those special moments in time that leave an imprint in our soul. Cheers, Don

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 5, 2006 at 5:41 PM said:

thanks very much, Karen, very nice of you. appreciated too.

km from TX on Feb 5, 2006 at 4:05 AM said:

A beautiful photo with an equally beautiful thought. Very touching tribute.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 5, 2006 at 3:03 AM said:

thanks so much Susan in New Zealand for taking time to leave such a nice comment. Am late with this one.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 4, 2006 at 1:12 AM said:

so good to see you here again, Joan, thanks so much for the kind comments and taking time to look. Much appreciated : )

Joan from Nova Scotia on Feb 3, 2006 at 6:41 PM said:

What a memorable tribute to John Alandra one which will always keep him close in your lives.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 2, 2006 at 2:23 PM said:

Thankyou Vicki for the kind comments, and also for the humorous thoughts in your last comment : )

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Feb 2, 2006 at 2:21 PM said:

thankyou Dud and Mel in NZ for the nice comments.

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from near Ft Myers, Florida, today on Feb 2, 2006 at 1:47 PM said:

This is beautiful in all its aspects, Alandra, but the comments from some of those you honored in your description make it even more special. But lest you forget - we don't get "older" or more "weather-beaten" - we become more creative and better - like a fine wine!!!!

Mel (Thor-eye) from New Zealand on Feb 1, 2006 at 7:12 PM said:

Truely beautiful.

Dud from Louisiana on Jan 31, 2006 at 1:05 PM said:

Nice picture. Come move down south and you have flowers year round but then if your memories are not good down south, we call that old age.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 30, 2006 at 3:24 PM said:

thankyou, dear Sister, Shirlee, your words and thoughts mean the world to me, more than you could know.

Susan from New Zealand on Jan 30, 2006 at 3:10 PM said:

This is really lovely and such wonderful words.

Shirlee from Victoria on Jan 30, 2006 at 12:15 PM said:

A beatiful, touching tribute to my brother and it speaks volumes for the talented, thoughtful wife who has created a wunderful memorial to him by living her life to the best of her ability.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 30, 2006 at 10:59 AM said:

thankyou Dear Nancy, for the beautiful comment!

Nancy from New York on Jan 29, 2006 at 11:29 PM said:

My Dear Alandra,So beautiful,had to come here to honor John,you are so special to me! Love always Nancy

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 29, 2006 at 11:28 PM said:

thanks Fiona and Janice, glad you like it. I know you both understand much about this, having experienced the same sad loss.

sparkle1103 from Illinois on Jan 29, 2006 at 11:23 PM said:

A very nice memorial to your ex DH. Very touching and beautiful.

fiona from maple ridge on Jan 29, 2006 at 8:55 PM said:

i LOVE this!!!! :)

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 29, 2006 at 3:26 PM said:

wanted to add, when I took this pic late last nite at the front door, on returning from walking the little dog, - had no idea about making this tribute to John.

It was only after deciding on the title and seeing the photo onscreen, that the idea came to me.

I'd taken the camera with me to capture something else on our usual nightly walk, but that didn't turn out the way I'd hoped, so snapped the flowers, as had been meaning to for several days, incase the cold finally gets them.

And this is what evolved.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 29, 2006 at 3:18 PM said:

thanks very much, Alex, glad you like it. The flowers are somewhat weather beaten, but then --- so am I : )

Whittler from Maine on Jan 29, 2006 at 3:11 PM said:

WOW!! nice job,thats very pretty.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jan 29, 2006 at 12:21 PM said:

thankyou very much, Carol and Mary S from Kent, England. Glad you like it.

Am hoping the geraniums will survive the entire winter, but it's become colder again lately. they are on our front doorstep

Shutterbug from Maine on Jan 29, 2006 at 10:12 AM said:

Beautiful!!!Very well done, picture and thoughts, really beautiful.

Carol

Mary Slade from Kent England on Jan 29, 2006 at 9:42 AM said: