My Grief Will Never Leave...

Mourning my son's death has become a bit less intense now that we are in the eighth month since his passing, but the grief I feel about his death will never be completely gone from my heart. Those of you who have lost a child are about the only ones who will truly understand that statement, but that is okay with me.

With less intensity filling all my days, I have slowly started moving back to placing a focus on my photography. Up until now, though, the only decent images I have made have been at Lonnie's grave. "Tear Catchers" is one of my favorites:

"Tear Catchers" was made at Lonnie's grave shortly after his marker went into the ground in early April.

If you look closely at the image, you see not just the raindrops that fell on these roses that day, but also, in the "bowl" of each rose, a small puddle of rainwater -- a perfect metaphor for a grieving mother.

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