happy birthday, m'lady!
we celebrated the 125th birthday of miss lady liberty, yesterday
a sunny fall day
we shared the afternoon with our dear friends who are in town
(first two pictures were taken by chad & lindsay)
as you'll see we were mini-versions of miss liberty
taking yourself seriously is overrated
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ellis island was fascinating
how stunning the tile is on the ceiling of the registry room
a room that immigrants filled for over two decades,
anticipating their journey and new life on american soil
the hall was grand, indeed
my family heritage in america began with the names:
trebnik, halvorson, bjork & santrach
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late in the week we visited the 9/11 memorial
through the somber, thick air we touched the names inscribed around the memorial pools
heartbreaking, yet beautifully done
in honor of so many lives & legacies lost on that fateful day
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the last picture is the beloved pear tree that the city named,
"survivor tree"
workers managed to save the tree amongst the surrounding debris
it was moved to the bronx and nursed back to health
keating crown, a survivor of the south tower, said as it was replanted next to the memorial pools,
"it reminds us all of the capacity of the human spirit to perservere."
amen.
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(from top to bottom)
lady liberty
usa
nerd alert
a serious moment
okay, we'll take our crowns off for just one picture
nerd alert (times four five, lindsay's expecting!)
a glimpse of the registry room
empty sky 9/11 memorial honoring the lives of those lost from new jersey
memorial pool, ground zero
so fitting (we're always taking pictures)
survivor tree
