Monday 8 September 2014

Sunflowers for Tina Downey



Today is the day when the blogosphere is remembering Tina Downey, who sadly passed away recently well before her time. The folks from the A to Z Challenge are putting on this special blog hop in Tina's honour.

"Tina loved her sunflowers, and we want to splash the blogging world with sunflowers that day and honor a truly amazing woman who was friend and family to so many."

I'm sad that I didn't know Tina well, though I did visit her blog, and those three words "Life Is Good" definitely stuck in my mind. From what I have heard about Tina, those words really summed up how she approached life. Even in the hardest of times, her spirit and love of life shone through ... like fierce sunbeams falling on gorgeous yellow flowers.

Unfortunately where I live, it's not common to see sunflowers growing on the side of the road, or in fields, or anywhere. I do, however, have some pictures to share, from when my mum had some beautiful big flowers in a vase...



Rest in peace, Tina.

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  1. Tina would appreciate those!
    No matter what she was going through, Tina always saw the bright side of life.

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    1. She definitely set a good example for the rest of us!

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  2. Tina was really amazing. Great you still could find your sunflower pic. It's beautiful. :)

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    1. yeah, originally I was planning to post a bunch of other yellow flowers I've taken pics of. But then I found these & remembered!

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  3. Hi Trish .. lovely tribute for Tina - she was a power force ... and we shared much mirth over the email waves ... well done on finding your Mum's flowers in a vase .. I bought some too - thinking I can catch the seeds and scatter them around here and around the Nursing Centre grounds ... bring some sunny thoughts to the fore next year ..

    Cheers Hilary

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    1. That would be lovely to see sunflowers growing next year! Would love to see pictures of those, if you do get them to grow.

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  4. Your sunflowers are beautiful! Tina would love them.

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  5. Such a lovely tribute. I couldn't get the flower either but posted anyway as well.

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    1. Yeah, guess they just don't grow well in every part of the world. :)

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  6. She was always upbeat... a ball of energy...
    #Life is good!

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  7. I forgot to post for this, but will be planting sunflowers near my back fence. Your tribute was lovely.

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    1. Those sunflowers out back of your place will be gorgeous! Look forward to seeing some photos sometime, perhaps? :)

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  8. Those are really great. I'm glad you joined in.
    Thank you,
    Heather

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    1. I was happy to join in, despite not knowing Tina very well at all. I feel that I've got to know her better from reading other people's posts. :)

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  9. Perfect, Trish. Absolutely perfect. The pictures are so lovely!

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  10. Lovely flowers! Tina would have loved them.

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