Flower Memorial

 

©   Marilyn LaBrache Amy Fernandez Richard Spaulding Jean-Louis Grunheid Susan Fegan Guillaume Azoulay Mary Beth HalseyUp

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On Friday September 14, 2001 the Seattle Fire Department and Seattle Police Department erected a willow fence with archways around the International Fountain at the Seattle Center.  People came by the thousands to pay their respects and what was to be a 3 hour event on Saturday morning evolved into four days, with a closing ceremony at 10:00 am on Tuesday. Here are a few of the images I took between 3 and 6:00 Saturday. Already the willow fences were completely obscured by the flowers. Beautiful flute music filled the air and everyone was silent, just sharing being together and reading what people had written and left with their flowers, balloons, Teddy bears and photos.

Balloons.jpg (41616 bytes)God bless America.jpg (28971 bytes)I'm sorry.jpg (31927 bytes)

Bear and cards.jpg (33917 bytes)Fountain and flowers.jpg (34792 bytes)

Fence and flowers.jpg (41767 bytes)We Love You.jpg (30303 bytes)

Arches and people.jpg (41647 bytes)Fence and people.jpg (40771 bytes)

Flag and ladders.jpg (20019 bytes)Flag raising image.jpg (29415 bytes)

Forever Brave.jpg (32503 bytes)Peace on earth.jpg (35446 bytes)

Police car.jpg (31411 bytes)Space Needle flag and ladders.jpg (19558 bytes)

Fire truck front.jpg (41361 bytes)Cross and picture.jpg (34022 bytes)Angel and plane.jpg (13257 bytes)

 

The final image is of a cloud which formed above the Flower Memorial while I was there, and there's a plane flying across the upper left hand corner.
All images by LaBrache© 2001 Mailgraphic.gif (838 bytes)Marilyn LaBrache
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