Saturday, September 15, 2012

A Moment In Time ... Saturday Snapshot



This picture is a cliche for so many things that have gone through my mind this week. Changes, passages, fragility of life, the miracle of life that persists against the wind and rain and time and such.
We flipped on the news last week to see a story about the sudden loss of a dear citizen of Hopkinton, NH. Rick Schaefer, the town's beloved Fire Chief, suffered a massive heart attack while on duty at the Hopkinton State Fair. He's gone. Just like that, he left the sweetest woman wife and three grown children, a grandchild, a corps of admiring firemen, a town of grateful citizens, and people farther afield who worked with him over the years. He was a young man, only in his early 50's. A fluke. A travesty. A sad reminder that life is, indeed, fragile.

And now he goes on a strange voyage to solve the great mystery that we all wonder about ... safe travels, Rick ...






I'm sharing this on Alyce's photoshare this week. Saturday Snapshot is a weekly tradition ... check out at home with books to see the challenge rules  ... join us! Life is short and it's nice to leave a footprint here and there!


 

27 comments:

  1. Susan, what a lovely shot. It's so hard to find pretty flowers for the butterflies this time of year.

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  2. Lovely and so symbolic of the themes you were pondering. Thanks for sharing your photos and your thoughts.

    Here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST

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  3. It sounds like your fire chief will be dearly missed by you and the other citizens of your town. Your photos are lovely.

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  4. How sad. It is indeed a reminder that life is fleeting. What beautiful butterfly and flower pictures!

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  5. Great photos and great thoughts! Fleeting moment is really hard to capture!

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  6. What lovely photos and a lovely tribute for a man so many thought well of.

    Here's my Snapshot.

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  7. What a beautiful tribute for a departed friend. Sounds like much love went with him on his next journey.
    My Saturday Snapshot

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  8. I'm sorry for your loss but what a beautiful tribute your words and pictures are. Life is fleeting - but exquisitely beautiful too.

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  9. Beautiful shots of nature!

    So sorry to hear about your fire chief. It is always a shock when someone goes suddenly and in the prime of life. My sympathies to his family.

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  10. You always get such amazing shots of insects. This is beautiful. http://goo.gl/ZsnvZ

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  11. Sad news indeed, but a beautiful tribute and lovely photo.

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  12. The photos capture that end of summer moment, so appropriate for your sad news. Here's Mine

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  13. I love you beautiful photos (I have a bit of a thing about insects). They are a reminder that life is fleeting.

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  14. I'm very sorry to hear about your friend. An all too common occurrence. Your first photo certainly is a moment in time, and a reminder that our lives are too.

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  15. Wow, gorgeous photos! They really do capture the emotions you described.

    Sue

    Book By Book

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  16. Lovely photos, sorry about this tremendous loss.

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  17. Beautiful butterflies and flowers. Sorry for the loss for your community. Good for you for finding an expression of the feelings.

    Joy's Book Blog

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  18. The gorgeous gorgeous monarch. These are truly great, such clear pictures of such a peaceful, lovely creature.
    And life is definitely fragile, yes.

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  19. Those are beautiful photos! How sad that he passed away.

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  20. Those are lovely photos to post in memory of a dear friend.

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  21. Beautiful photos! So simple but so perfect.

    I'm sorry for the loss of your friend Rick. We have been to the funeral home twice in the last two weeks, for two men the same age. They will be dearly missed as well. It speaks volumes that your friend meant so much to so many. It sounds like he lived his life well.

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  22. How sweet of you to post this memorial.
    Thanks for dropping by and visiting.

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  23. So sad for your fire chief-that is a lovely post in his memory.

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