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Ziggy Swimming in the River...

Wednesday 25th May 2011


I don't know where the last month has gone.  Literally.  The first 10 days went in a blur of forcing myself to continue.  Making terrible phone calls.  Greeting people.  Serving biscuits.  Making smalltalk.  While my mind was swirling in a benumbed haze.   Then we were organising for the Memorial Service booking the ferry journey, driving over a 1000 miles, to be with family and loved ones...
and now I am back home...

A month ago today, my brother Paul, drowned in an accident at his lake in Brittany, and for a while I never thought I would be able to bear looking at water again...  it was an agony sitting on the ferry looking at the grey murky water as we travelled from Belfast to Stranraer...

Then we started taking Ziggy for walks... and her favourite destination was the river...  


Ziggy was Paul's dog...


She is a year and 1 month old...  just a big fluffy silly puppy...


His wife Steffi bought her for him after his beloved German Shepherd Roxy died...


For a while, he and Ziggy struggled to bond...  all the grumbles he had about Roxy... became grumbles because Ziggy did not possess these qwerks of personality...


My brother Paul was born on 12th July 1967 with the music of the local Orange Band getting ready to march for the 12th July celebrations (they were starting that year next door from us)...


Paul was a typical Cancerian... and always loved water and was drawn to it as a child... it didn't matter if it was an ocean, a lake, a pond, a rock pool or a puddle... he would find pleasure in the water...


Ziggy also finds immense pleasure in going for a swim and cooling down...


She is a beautiful dog...


With a vibrant, warm, caring personality...


She was the last living creature with my brother...


As they walked around the lake together...  a month ago... 
and this is why she is featured today for my Watery Wednesday...  as I think about him...

And Ziggy has a new life with Paul's gorgeous daughters and his wife Steffi...





11 comments:

I am so sorry for your loss! But your photos of Ziggy, and your comments about Paul are a beautiful tribute to him! Thank you for sharing!!

 

Ohhh...I am so very sorry for your loss...
Such a hard time for you and your family...But I just love your photos of Ziggy! Take care.

 

I´m so sorry for your loss of your brother!
Thank´s so much for the wonderful pictures of Ziggy and for your fantastic comments!

 

Looks like Ziggy enjoys the water tremendously! I'm sorry for your loss and I'm sure you miss Paul terribly..

 

So sorry for your loss. Must be so hard to cope. These photos are really great though, so expressive. (And I'm not even a huge fan of dogs, generally...)

 

I was so sorry to read about your brother Paul. Ziggy is beautiful and your photos are wonderful, they really capture the enjoyment she's having.

 

This is a very sad tale. I wish even more healing for you as the months and years come and go.


WATERY SATISFACTION

Puddles of water and drops of dew—
What does it take to satisfy you?
A rushing river, a roiling sea—
That’s what it takes to satisfy me!


© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Rambling Desert Stream

 

Oh, Nikki, so sorry about your brother Paul. I am sure that Ziggy is a good company for his wife and kids. I love the shot where Ziggy is shaking off the water.

My brother drowned too some 29 years ago.

 

Tho this is a sad post and tears well...I also find myself smiling at the terrific action photos of Ziggy!! He is special.

Thanks for stopping by yesterday, I didn't get a chance to visit with anyone on Wednesday, so I'm playing catch-up!!!

Thursday's post: Pure Imagination

Have a terrific Thursday y'all!!

 

Sorry.....Ziggy is 'she'!!!!

 

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments. So appreciated. They made me smile. We all miss Paul and it seems so sad that he will not see his lovely little girls grow up. We have to keep moving forward and I do find that nature and the beauty of the world around us is a great help.

 

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