The Stone Rabbit

15 Years Later. . .

 

It's a gorgeous day here in the midwest. . .the same type of sky-blue morning as it was 15 years ago at this very time. . .just as  terrorists  highjacked four airliners and then, like the cowards they were, flew them towards their targets.   In minutes, over 3,000 innocent people lost their lives .  Hundreds of brave first responders also died as they attempted to save people who were in the buildings that had been hit by the planes.  Families of all the fallen were forever changed.  Our country was, too.

My heart is heavy today . . .I can't believe 15 years have gone by since that morning as I sat glued to the TV, watching in total disbelief what was unfolding on the East coast.   

May we hold these people in our hearts each and every day. . .  as well as the military personnel who have been lost or gravely injured since then as they fought to protect our freedoms.   May we also continue to thank our current military personnel and  first responders for all they do for us each and every day.

 

 

 

 

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DANA

That Day Started with Beautiful Blue Skies, too......9/11/01

 

One of the best trips I ever experienced was several years ago when two friends and I went to The Big Apple for a few glorious days of sight seeing, play watching and dining out!  

We took gobs of photos.   They are all precious to me, however, the ones that still send chills down my spine are these.   They were taken from the ferry as we headed to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.  

I have to admit, seeing The Statue of Liberty was at the top of my "to do" list and it was happening that day!  I really wasn't concerned about the World Trade Towers, as impressive as they were.  I was all about Lady Liberty.

 

 

 

 

That's what I'm looking at in this picture (I'm on the right). . .The Statue of Liberty.  

It was an extremely moving experience for me then.  Now, looking back, I wish I would have focused more on the Towers.  In just five years after these pictures were taken,  the Towers and so many, many people would be obliterated by murderers.   So many lives would be personally affected by the terriost acts. . . innocents killed, families destroyed, first responders sacrificed and our country forever changed.

 

 

Today, 9-11-15, is a beautiful day in our part of the country . . .just as it was on the morning of 9-11-01. The skies were blue and the temps were starting to feel a touch of fall then,  too.  That day was filled with promise and then the unthinkable happened.

 

THE STONE RABBIT is showing you one of my souveniers from the NYC trip. . .a sweatshirt of the skyline.  I have not been able to wear that since the attack, but I cannot bring myself to get rid of it.  It hangs in my closet as a reminder of what was and what now is. . .

 

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DANA

 

 

Pink Saturday.....Reflections

 

In August of 1996, two friends and I went to New York City.  It was a dream I'd had for years .   Our three days there were magical.

We saw three Broadway shows, took an Uptown-Downtown-Ellis Island-Statue of Liberty Tour and even dined at Tavern on the Green...in the Crystal Room!!

It was a time I'll always cherish. . .those great experiences with  great friends.

Years later, as I revisit our pictures of the trip, my heart just hurts when I see the towers in the background as we made our way to Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty.  How proudly they stood. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Ann and I purchased these souvenir sweatshirts. . .I think on the last day of our stay.  I used to wear mine all the time, but since the attack on our country on September 11, 2001, I can't bring myself to do that anymore.

Looking at those towers just tears a hole in my heart. . .as it does for all of us.  A Face Book friend of mine said it so perfectly yesterday. . .

 

"We will never forget 9/11. We don't even have to post memorial pictures. Just the sheer sound of the numbers 9/11 or hearing September 11 stirs up enormous emotions for all of us and always will."    Patti Serrano

 

 

 

 

Blessings to all of you on this 9/11 weekend and many thanks to our military and emergency responders who work so hard to keep us safe.    May we always keep the memories of this terrible event in our minds so this doesn't happen again to our country .

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DANA