When I started my blog several years ago, I searched for others that had a crow theme. Joe Hyam's blog wasn't about crows, not in the way I was searching, but he had taken a photo of a crow, and that's what came up in my search. I liked what Joe wrote and added him to my list of blogs to follow.
Joe, through his blog, introduced me to many things - art, poetry, other bloggers, other places - that expanded my limited knowledge and added a lot of pleasure to my life. He wrote about the artist Rothko, of whom I'd never heard, but whose works I find interesting.
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| Abstract by Rothko |
Joe also introduced me to another Brit with whom I've corresponded, his dear friend, Roderick Robinson. When Joe posted a photo (below) he took of friends on a park bench near his home, I immediately thought of him and Robbie. I swiped the photo, with Joe's permission, for my collection, and look at it often. Never more so than today.
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| Photo of friendship, by Joe Hyam (c) 2009 |
If you visit Robbie's blog page today, you will find a beautiful tribute to his friend Joe, who has died.
I have no idea if there is anything for us once we die, but if there is, I hope Joe has found his Beloved and they are enjoying a skyscape together as beautiful as the one he captured in the photo below.
Goodbye, Joe. Thank you for all that you gave to me.
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| Golden clouds by Joe Hyam (c) 2013 |
