Summertime ...

      Summer begins ....                                               

A first for me on Memorial Day, I attended the Gettysburg Memorial Day Parade with dear friends.  We  met a Southern gentleman on the way...he was so kindly giving  me his card, just  in case I ever needed anything? Guess even war heroes can't resist a pretty girl in a big hat....

 

The real "moments" came after the Parade as we walked to Evergreen Cemetary....all the soldiers graves were decorated with flags and flowers by local children....it was very touching and I felt the "real" meaning of Memorial Day...and YES!! it will be an inspiration for  future bobbi becker paintings

At the end of the Memorial Day program a reenactor played "Taps" on a trumpet (Can you see him back by the trees to the right ?)....it was the most inspiring rendition I ever heard ...slow, mournful,....passionate...in that incredible setting...yes ..so moving ....what a wonderful experience