In The Waning Days Of Winter, We Made A Pilgrimage To Say Goodbye To Our Beautiful Dog (10 Pics)
Our beloved dog, Misza, passed away on November 14, 2023. The same day, in 1905, that Rasputin first met Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and changed the destiny of Europe forever. She was with us for nearly fourteen years.
Our sadness and emptiness led to unresolvable existential questions, and a reflection on our own underlying fear of entropy.
How to say goodbye and give her back to eternity without fear of forgetting? Death is the state of being where that person exists only in the minds of those left behind.
In the waning days of winter, we made a pilgrimage, carrying a white porcelain urn with a pattern of blue forget-me-nots imprinted upon it. Inside, the remains of our beautiful dog. Our last trip together, to Portmeirion: Clough Williams-Ellis’s Baroque fantasy made real in painted domes and towers. And there, as we looked out from the observatory tower, over the windswept estuary, we said goodbye, and so did she, disappearing over the sand, into the wind.
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Portrait of Misza, 2023, Hafren Forest, Llanidloes, Wales
Empty bedroom, December 2023, Greenwich, London, UK
Aeon Rose, December 2023, Lewisham, London, UK
The pilgrimage in the memory of friend, December 2023, Portmeirion, Wales
Aeon Rose, December 2023, Portmeirion, Wales
The pilgrimage in the memory of friend, December 2023, Portmeirion, Wales
The pilgrimage in the memory of friend, December 2023, Portmeirion, Wales
Aeon Rose, December 2023, Portmeirion, Wales
The pilgrimage in the memory of friend, December 2023, Portmeirion, Wales
Monika K. Adler, December 2023, Portmeirion, Wales
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Was not expecting to cry tonight. I am so sorry for your loss
Thank you! Take good care. Best wishes!
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I'm so sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is such a difficult thing. They are with us for such a relatively short time but share a closeness that is unequaled. You chose a beautiful way to honor her.
Thank you very much! Best wishes!
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Im sure Misza is with you in spirit and will be there for you when its your turn
Thank you so much for saying that! Best wishes!
Load More Replies... Was not expecting to cry tonight. I am so sorry for your loss
Thank you! Take good care. Best wishes!
Load More Replies... I'm so sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is such a difficult thing. They are with us for such a relatively short time but share a closeness that is unequaled. You chose a beautiful way to honor her.
Thank you very much! Best wishes!
Load More Replies... Im sure Misza is with you in spirit and will be there for you when its your turn
Thank you so much for saying that! Best wishes!
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