Memorial Day Weekend

Time is FLYING. I can’t believe it’s already June. My blog updates have fallen by the wayside (but only because I’ve been keeping busy!) On a ‘leisure time’ note, I spent last weekend in true summer style, with a bbq, a pool, and a handful of great company.
Being it Memorial Day weekend, I also took some time to be on my own, and visited a local cemetery. Took some time to reflect. This is something I often forget to do. It is easy to overlook how powerful this experience can be. And yet when inspired to do so, taking a timeout to explore a new place and be with one’s own thoughts is extremely fulfilling – at least in my experience.
You might find it odd that I took the time to walk the earth of a cemetery that held no known acquaintances. I can’t say I wasn’t a little perplexed myself. But once there, I was filled with reassurance; as the nature around me spoke. Here, in this place of respect for the deceased, was so much LIFE. I met nor passed by any other people, but I was so at peace with the beauty that was around me. I could hear bird songs and the breeze. I saw a chipmunk peek its head out from under a rose bush and shy away behind a headstone. I could hear the steady flow of water from a spigot, dropping into its pool below. I saw a fat happy bumblebee make its way around each blossom.
Being here, in this new place, on this day and whim, I felt a comforting notion that I was part of something bigger. Memorialized lives of those who have passed juxtaposed with the oasis into which I had stepped – one humming with life – made a strange amount of sense. On a final note: a belated ‘Thank you’ goes out to all men and women of service – past present and future – who give their lives so that we can have ours. I hope everyone had a safe and happy long weekend.
Here was mine:

Yes, I have seen a dog climb a ladder! …wait WHAT? yes. scroll back up 🙂