Showing posts with label Rob. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rob. Show all posts

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Truman Track

This is where we went today:
More info on this track here, where you'll note I've copied the photos from (is that allowed? please tell me quick if I've lined myself up for a court case). No camera was even thought of in our haste to take off with our chicken sandwiches and fruit.
We walked down through native forest in wonder, then through flaxes and then some kind of primrose and then onto the beach. We explored caves, let beautiful multi-coloured pebbles run through our hands, climbed on rocks, drank in the sky and sand and waves, marvelled at the echo which magnified the sound of the waves.
And I thought of Rob. Of Denise and Woody and Mungo who will bury their husband and father today in England. Goodbye Rob. Will you let the pray-ers pray for you? I hope the Spring birds sing when you go down into the ground.
As we left, I gathered a small handful of sea kelp and carried it back up to the road, to the car. It's resting on the garden at the moment, but it will go in the hole which we dig when we plant a tree in your honour, Rob.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Rob

Rob our mad Essex friend. Dad to our friends Woody and Mungo and husband and partner to our friend Denise.

We will miss you. We enjoyed your company (even the conspiracy theories!) so much in England but we never thought the goodbye was forever when we left your place to catch the plane back to New Zealand on New Year's Eve, 2005. We'd all talked about New Zealand and thought we would see you again over here one day.

Life can be cruel; death infinitely more so.

I wish you peace as you go to rest in your woodland grave. I think of daffodils and trees and bluebells growing around and hope for more peace in this world.

We love you all.