Two Weeks Later

From "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor:

I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again

In Remembrance...

John Douglas Atkins...

Daddy I love you,
Daddy I miss you,
Daddy, I always will.

From "I Dream of Death" by Dawn Atkins

My dad was killed 31 years ago today. It was a beautiful May day, Saturday of Memorial Weekend. Here are photos I took of him just hours before the hit and run accident.



If you don't know the history behind this, here are some previous entries about my dad's tragedy:

2001-06-04:
purplerabbit: As the Sun Rises: Emotional Mobius Strip

2005-03-25:
purplerabbit: An Easter Memory -- Coming of Age and the End of Faith

2006-01-28:
purplerabbit: Challenger and Release

PurpleRabbit Kitten Love!

So when I am not holding them, Cinder and Sable have taken to finding a substitute purplerabbit to cuddle. They discovered the stuffed purple rabbit next to my bed! So so very cute!

Dad's Girl - Easter 1975