It cracks me up to see the stork on the lawn of a funeral home and I assumed it had visited someone who worked at the funeral home. It certainly speaks to the profound truth of our existence and it made me smile whereas I usually look away from dreary things like funeral homes the same way I try to avoid looking at road kill.
The clever juxtaposition of the obvious bookend effect reminded me of the Greek alphabet and the mention of Alpha and Omega when used as a phrase meaning the beginning and the end, because I have another interesting, related photo in that folder which I call "unique".
We encountered this sight in a restaurant and it too, spoke to me of the universal truth that we tend to come full circle and return from whence we came. As I watch someone I know being cared for in her nineties by the daughter that she raised, it of course takes me to thoughts of my own mortality. On the Greek alphabet, I suppose I fall somewhere in the downhill side around Rho or Sigma. I hope I'm not further down that alphabet than I think.
Those pictures are worth a thousand words. My life is on the wane. I hope I won't be a burden on my two daughters. I am only 66, so there's still a lot of living left to do.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are great! I had some of the same thoughts last week at my uncle's visitation. One of his granddaughters had her 3 month old twins with her. It's all a circle.
ReplyDeleteYou have a good eye! I'm hopeful there wasn't a funeral going on at the same time the Stork was there but it's a very funny pic.
ReplyDeleteCheers, jj
Those pictures speak volumes, don't they? You might have annoyed that lady in the car, but you have brightened my day, so it all evens out, right? :-)
ReplyDeleteThe stork sign is so hopeful for most of us, reminding us that part of life is death and we have not control over any of that. We welcome new life into the world and wish others well on their next adventure into the next world.
ReplyDeletethe stork in front of the funeral parlor belongs on fail blog! LOL
ReplyDeleteOh yes! These are such excellent photos. I would have stopped the car to take that photo too. Great capture!
ReplyDeleteI like both of those photos. Definitely unique!
ReplyDeleteAlot of people are easily annoyed, especially on the roads. I've had my moments when someone is going super slow...ugh! If you were in front of me though, and I saw you trying to take pictures, I'd totally be cool with that because I love a good photo too. These were worth getting!
Interesting photos but an even more interesting commentary on them by you. The stork reminds on the lawn of the funeral parlor reminds all of us that there is "life" inside behind those doors. The two walkers together like that remind me of a couple that has just "parked" their vehicles to take in a show. Very cool photos and the way you tell a story is so cool.
ReplyDeletesuch a thoughtful post and blogger- so glad I stumbled over here from Kay's Musings
ReplyDeleteAloha from Honolulu
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