Remembering a backwards glance that could simultaneously hold so little and yet so very much. #GoodbyeMom #GoodbyeDad #StillSayingGoodbye

Photo: Leaving my hometown in the rearview mirror after a weekend visit for my mother's funeral. Photo taken October 27, 2017.

Here's a photo from October 23, 2017. When I originally posted it, I wrote: "The road into town will never feel the same again. #GoodbyeMom"

I took this pic somewhere on PA 255 in Elk County. It was the last leg of my drive to my hometown for her memorial service.

Eight years later, this photo is a wonderful example of fall foliage in PA, as well as a bittersweet memory.

On 10/24/2017, the day before my mother's funeral, I spent an hour or so reading DEATH POEMS in a tiny chapel within walking distance of my hotel room.

I still recommend this book. And the 14-page sampler in PDF format is archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20211025101756/https://redwheelweiser.com/downloads/deathpoems.pdf

#GoodbyeMom #memories #SevenYearsAgo