Departing Moons of our ancestors - amazing pictures - plus The Eulogy for My Dad

"When a warrior dies, fire streaks the sky"- John Raynor
THE CROSSING of ANDREW "FUDD" MIXEMONG

FiRE RAINBOWS -- Submitted by Michele Lawlor on July 10, 2012, Orillia, Ontario

"When a warrior dies, fire streaks the sky" - John Raynor

THE CROSSING of ANDREW "FUDD" MIXEMONG



FiRE Rainbows - Submitted by Michele Lawlor on July 10, 2012, Orillia, Ontario

Photo Credit: Weather Network 08 July 2012

JOURNEY WELL, my good friend
you will be missed by many
and; until all of us are reunited again
MAY EVERYONE JOURNEY WELL

WILLING YOU A GOOD JOURNEY - MR. FUDD


THE CROSSING of ANDREW "FUDD" MIXEMONG
Photographer: Susan Lynne Schwenger

 

DANCING IN THE SKY

 

Jorgelito - Posted Oct 27th 2013

Re Dancing in the Sky
It brings happy tears to my eyes, Susan. Thank you for posting.

 

SUSANakaTHE13THBRIDGE - Posted Oct 31st 2013

first hallowe'en in 54 years without my dad
~today is his birthday
(31 OCT 1931 to 08 MAY 2013)
geez do we miss him, life just isn't same without your pops

View: http://youtu.be/JK_DOJa99oo

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK_DOJa99oo
Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors

 

I was in my 13th year (12) when this song came out...

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsurIzh0K40

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (1971 Original)

"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971.
It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's untitled fourth studio album.

LYRICS :

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who stand looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now,
It's just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on.
And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know,
The piper's calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all is one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.

And she's buying a stairway to heaven.

 

Pops, you were always, Old and Wise

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWFeUNyfpmM
The Alan Parsons Project - Old And Wise
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View: http://youtu.be/BWFeUNyfpmM

 

As far as my eyes can see
There are shadows approaching me
And to those I left behind
I wanted you to know
You've always shared my deepest thoughts
You follow where I go
And oh when I'm old and wise
Bitter words mean little to me
Autumn winds will blow right through me
And someday in the mist of time
When they asked me if I knew you
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine
And the sadness would be lifted from my eyes
Oh when I'm old and wise
As far as my eyes can see
There are shadows surrounding me
And to those I leave behind
I want you all to know
You've always shared my darkest hours
I'll miss you when I go
And oh, when I'm old and wise
Heavy words that tossed and blew me
Like autumn winds that will blow right through me
And someday in the mist of time
When they ask you if you knew me
Remember that you were a friend of mine
As the final curtain falls before my eyes
Oh when I'm old and wise
As far as my eyes can see

Alan Parsons
-Old and Wise
The Alan Parsons Project

 

CHRISTMAS CATCUS
(My dad's favourite flower)



Photograph Credit: www.flowersfloralflorist.com

he used to say;
"you put it into the dark for 40 days,
in order for it to be able to re-bloom again"
- murray bruce schwenger




(find this pic, it feel off)

Photography Credit: Arlene Lehto