This Blog Is Dedicated To The Memory Of My Beloved Sister, Lynn
This is a picture of my sister, Lynn, taken not long before she passed away in 2007. Because she lived far away in Montana and had become very ill, she was not able to visit Mississippi so I created this as a private blog in 2006 just for her to see what I was doing and growing in my garden down here. Today is Lynn's birthday and she would have been 68 years old. She was my only sister and was a close friend all my life. She was only 18 months older than me. I miss her dearly but I know she is in a better place now free from all her years of pain and suffering.This little orphan deer that my father found in the woods about 1946 became our pet and we named him Bambi. We raised him on bottled milk and he was much fun to play with. When he grew up he answered the "call of the wild" and voluntarily returned to the woods where he was born.During our childhood on our family farm we always had many pets like this litter of puppies. These old faded black and white photos are over 60 years old, but the happy memories I shared with Lynn are as fresh as yesterday. How time flies!
Your sister has such a kind and friendly face, with just a small twinkle of mischief in her eye? Your blog is a wonderful tribute -- thank you for sharing this personal glimpse of your life with us, Jon.
Welcome to an online ramble in our small cottage garden located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. There are several hundred pictures on this blog so click on OLDER POSTS under the bottom of the last center picture of this page to see previous older posts and pictures on the other pages. Have a look around and feel free to click COMMENTS under the pictures if you wish to type a question or to leave a remark. Scroll or page far down to the bottom of this page to see my automatic slideshows of about 400 photos of this little garden. Feel free to copy, take, use or enjoy anything on my blog as nothing is copyrighted by me in this amateur blog I have deliberately put in the public domain. You may have the shirt off my back if you want or need it.
"The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone here and there who thinks and feels with us, and though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden." --Goethe
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Another Favorite William Faulkner Quote
William Faulkner wrote:"To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi."
A Favorite Quote By William Faulkner
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
From Act 1, Scene III,Requiem for a Nun
Mississippi Historical Marker
The Magnolia State
Magnolia Grandilflora
Mississippi's State Flower and Tree
3 Stages Of Magnolia Flowers and Buds
The Most Beautiful Native Tree and Flower In Mississippi
My Favorite Magnolia Painting
by Martin Johnson Heade
Mockingbird
State Bird Of Mississippi
Mockingbird Singing ..It's A Southern Mockingbird...Your Cats Will Love To Listen To It!
Vicksburg National Military Park
Siege of Vicksburg in 1863
Siege of Vicksburg Historical Marker
The Worst Chapter In Our History
Cannons and Flags
Just 4 of hundreds of real Civil War cannons on display in Vicksburg
Mississippi River Car and Railway Bridges At Vicksburg
Tow Boat and Barges Under Both Bridges
Vicksburg, Miss. River Bridges
Crossing Over Ole Man River To Louisiana
Vicksburg's Two Mississippi River Bridges
Looking West Over to Louisiana Between the New And Old Bridges
Vicksburg Old Courthouse Museum
On National Register Of Historic Buildings
Vicksburg Steamboat Logo
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A Quote from Henry Mitchell's, The Essential Earthman
"Gardening is a long road, with many detours and way stations, and here we all are at one point or another. It's not a question of superior or inferior taste, merely a question of which detour we are on at the moment. Getting there (as they say) is not important; the wandering about in the wilderness or in the olive groves or in the bayous is the whole point."
Favorite Gardening Books by Henry Mitchell
The Essential Earthman, One Man's Garden, Henry Mitchell On Gardening
7 comments:
A very loving tribute to your sister, Jon ... and sweet pictures.
She was a beautiful lady and I thank you for sharing her story with us.
Sincerely,
Janie
Very loving tribute indeed. So sorry for your loss.
Your sister has such a kind and friendly face, with just a small twinkle of mischief in her eye? Your blog is a wonderful tribute -- thank you for sharing this personal glimpse of your life with us, Jon.
What a wonderful childhood you must have had together!! The spill of puppies and the trust of a deer, with a sweet companion to share them.
As long as this blog goes on and those flowers bloom . . .
Celebrating a positive anniversay, the day of Lynn's birth. What a wonderful sister she must have been. I know you miss her so.
What a lovely way to remember your sister. It looks like you had an idyllic childhood together. :-)
Thanking for showing so nice pictures of your happy childhood together with your beloved sister. Your blog is indeed a loving tribute to her.
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