I think Mama said it best yesterday, "I knew it was going to be bad, but I never thought there would be such a HUGE void in my life." Losing Uncle Richard has left a hole in each of our hearts. I am having a hard time knowing what to write, but I know this is a writer's block that will pass. I started a flower garden today, that is going to be "Uncle Richard's Garden." A beautiful butterfly already visited. I hope to continue to add flowers as I see something that inspires me. The purple flowers kept attracting me back to them as I was walking through the garden center. I knew that I had to plant the purple flowers. After planting the flowers I looked up the meaning of the color purple, and this is what I found:
"Purple is the color of good judgment. It is the color of people seeking spiritual fulfillment. It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind. Purple is a good color to use in meditation.
Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery, as well as royalty. Being the combination of red and blue, the warmest and coolest colors, purple is believed to be the ideal color. Most children love the color purple. Purple is the color most favored by artists. Thursday's color is purple." (from Emily Gems)
This seems perfect for Uncle Richard's Garden.
Shannon Outlaw-Kimsey
9/18/2011
I cannot express enough how this totally captures Uncle Richards personality as well as his spirit. I love our new garden and I love Shannon so much for documenting the gifts that Uncle Richard has left for all of us. I say that as I turn out the light on the betas we adopted from him to breed for the nieces and nephews in our family. The amazing thing is the first time they bred, they had exactly the amount of offspring for all the kids on the first try. Thank you Uncle Richard, we will always miss your stories and love you always.
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