12/12/19 ~ End of the day Reflection: A Final Good-bye ⋆ LOVE IN ACTION NOW

it is with very deep sadness that i share that our wonderful adopted grandpa don passed on at 6pm pacific time. we received a phone call from his daughter just a few minutes after he had left. since last sunday i had felt he would be leaving today. his birthday was on the 12th (different month) and well, just sometimes you know and feel things.

earlier in the day my mate called me outside after getting home from the store to show me a beautiful rainbow in the sky that had been there for over 30 minutes – very unusual. i grabbed my camera, took some pictures. as i reflected quietly on it, i suddenly knew this was the sign – this was grandpa don’s way of saying good-bye. when i spoke with his daughter tonight she told me about the rainbow and how she had felt this was a sign. yes, we had the same experience i said.

he knew about my site, the work i do. he would show amusement when he would see me outside taking pictures of the sky. once he said he liked seeing how much of a kick i could get over a particular sunset or sky image. there were many times i or we would knock on his door to call him outside to enjoy the skies with us. we even saw a UFO together once – 4th of July 2015.

sigh……..

what else is there to say. it’s been expected for a good 6 weeks now – the quickness of it though since last friday. tonight? there’s now the finality to it and it hurts every bit as much as first finding out the news of his diagnosis back in early november.

i haven’t had a loss like this – not with someone who was like family and who was a part of our daily life experience. other than 2 dogs that is and those were difficult enough – w/the one i didn’t think i would get past the grief.

but i did as we all do. he’s headed Home. and i can only hope he will be one of our greeter’s. all day i saw songs on the tv soundscape channel about Home. too many to count.

for now i leave you with his rainbow – the Grand D Rainbow. he would like that. and of note – it started in our general area of town and ended over by the rehabilitation place in which he called home the last 6 weeks of his amazing life. i can only wonder what amazing things he will be creating next.

love, v.