Ann, so sorry to hear of your friend's passing. My heart goes out to you. The shot you have presented is quite wonderful and is a very fitting tribute.
-- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, January 18, 2007, 1:18:35 PM, you wrote: as> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5471914 as> I've been pretty much away - as> My friend Nora died on January 11th at 89 - as> We had been friends for over 40 years. as> NOt unexpected, but sad for the survivors, nonetheless. as> She was sent off in royal style, in a very touching fashion. as> Her kids asked me to take photos of the proceedings, the as> party celebrating her, the burial and the interior of the house as> before things were taken down and stored or sold or passed on as> to children, grand children and great grand children... not that I as> had not already taken many pictures there - there were specific as> things that were especially treasured they wanted to remember as as> she had arranged them. as> She would have preferred scattered ashes to burial, but these things as> are for those left behind and she tacitly consented. as> As it happens, the cemetery is the very one which Nora took me to as> in 1978 to point out the "No Permanent Planting" sign that is in my book. as> Alas, it has been replaced with "No dogs allowed in Cemetery". as> ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

