"Night" is the subject of Theme Day at City Daily Photo this month. I chose a shot of these glowing luminarias at one of our Relay for Life events. Each luminaria is in honor of someone who has been touched by cancer. Unfortunately, too many of them are "in memory of"-- my own mother and mother-in-law included. This was the first year I had to see my mother's name on a luminaria in memory of her rather than in celebration... so this is a very sad but beautiful picture for me.Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
lovely picture; Bellingham! I wonder if the founder(s) came from Bellingham in Northumberland, UK?
ReplyDeleteWonderful choice and very meaningful image. My condolences as well for your loss.
ReplyDeleteI've participated in the Relay for Life events in the past. What a great idea this is. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteSlinger - Twin Cities
Very poignant and personal post equally sad and beautiful. So many lives.
ReplyDeleteA moving choice and a lovely picture
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your story. Makes the photo much more insprirational.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - both the photo and the meaning behind it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your extremely kind comment on my blog. And please know I, too, extend heartfelt condolences to you as you move through this first year without your mom. The photograph is lovely, full of soft light in this vast night.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very moving picture. You certainly know how to keep your mom's spirit alive; please accept my condolences.
ReplyDeleteA lovely, poignant and deeply touching photo.
ReplyDeleteWe are mourning the passing away just yesterday of a beloved president. She had a difficult and painful battle with colon cancer :(
Thank you all for your kind comments. I'm glad I was brave and put my personal experience out there... my mom was a wonderful woman and I'm sure somewhere she is thanking you for your thoughtful words.
ReplyDeletethis too will pass-- I couldn't remember specifically where the name of my city came from (shame on me!) so I found the history on my local museum's website. Here's the answer:
ReplyDeleteThe name Bellingham was first given to the Bay in 1792. That year English explorer George Vancouver charted Puget and North Sound waters and gave names to most everything on his map. He named some places after plants, some after events, and many after people. Often we just don't know why he chose a certain person's name to go with a specific locale. Vancouver named Bellingham Bay after Sir William Bellingham, Controller of the Storekeepers Accounts for the British Navy. Bellingham had been the man who personally organized the provisions for Vancouver's five-year trip. Sir William never saw the Pacific Ocean – let alone the small bay that was given his name!