Saturday, February 2, 2013

Tales of Woe


We started posting pictures on Flickr of little roadside memorials that are erected by bereaving loved ones. It's surprising to me how many there are and that they are scattered everywhere. I've found them along busy freeways as well as in little obscure places that only a handful of people will ever see. Mostly they are built simply; with crosses and rocks, flowers, and favorite things like empty beer cans and angels. Some even have solar lights planted so as to shine on the crosses at night. In the set on Flickr, we have attached locations and obits we can find and links to blogs that tell about the victim's lives. It's an interesting little 'project'.

Here is one I took today. The kid was 18 years old. And the best dad, I guess.