This is the special day we take time to remember all of our pets who have left us for the Rainbow Bridge. Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day was founded in 2015 by award-winning author and blogger, Deb Barnes, as a special day for pet families to honor the memory of the pets in their life they have loved and lost, but have never forgotten – “whether fur, fin, feathers, scales or something else”. It’s held every year on August 28, in honor of the day Deb had to say goodbye to her precious Ragdoll cat, Mr. Jazz, the meow author of “Purr Prints of the Heart – A Cat’s Tale of Life, Death, and Beyond.” There is a blog hop, links at the end of this post, hosted at her blog, Zee and Zoey’s Cat Chronicles, and there is also a Facebook event page where you can share photos and memories of your own beloved pets who are gone.
For this day, we are simply sharing this photo of Luke next to our pet memorial garden. We often pass this garden when we are out on our walks, and every time we do, I say “Good morning girls!”. Buried here are our cat Samantha, beagle Cricket, golden retriever Sheba, and one of our Buff Orpington chickens. The trellis in the back has tags hanging on it, one for every dog and cat my husband and I lost while living here in New Hampshire.
Please feel free to share memories of your own beloved pets who are at the Bridge, in the comments area below.
We are also joining our friends at Comedy Plus for the Wordless Wednesday blog hop. You may visit them and other blogs through the links below.
So precious!! We love your remembrance garden. I want to plant on Ginger’s area this soon.
xoxo,
Matt, Matilda & Mama
You should share it with us when you do! ♥
Your memory garden is a lovely tribute to those special pets who left for the Rainbow Bridge.
Thank you.
I like the idea of the tag trellis. I hold my departed pets closely in my heart, and sometimes, I feel like it needs a bit of breathing room. I’ve lost too many. Perhaps an outward display would help. Beautiful garden!
Thank you. I’ve never really been big on memorials, but I’m very glad I did this. I originally saw the tag trellis idea on a Facebook page, and loved it. I think hers tinkled in the wind, which I’ve never been able to get mine to do!
A beautiful memorial.
Thank you. ♥
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That is a beautiful memorial garden. XO
Thank you, Ellen!
What a beautiful garden you have to remember those precious pets who hold such a special spot in your heart.
Love and purrs from Deb and Mr. Jazz of Purr Prints of the Heart
Thank YOU for making this day so we can take a special time to remember. ♥
Your memorial garden is such a lovely tribute to your furbabies that are gone. Purrs to you on this day of remembering them.
Thank you. ♥
It’s just so sad how many pets are gone. Time changes everything so fast.
Too fast, way too fast. 🙁
What a beautiful way to honor your babies. Just gorgeous. It has to bring at least some comfort. My brother-in-law has something similar in his backyard, I swear he will never move because of it. Just beautiful. (((hugs))) as you remember.
It was really tough leaving behind my first garden at our old house, so I know how your brother-in-law feels.
Thank you, Caren. xo
TW used to bury her goldfish in the yard when she was a kid. Thanks for sharing your heart with these fur and feather babies and sharing them with us. They’ll always be with you and live in your heart.
Thank you so much, CK. ♥
Hugs from all of us as you remember your special Angels.
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What a beautiful Memorial Garden and a lovely way to remember!
Thank you!! ♥
I absolutely love your memory garden. I have my dogs and cats’ tags in my office.
I had to have some of the tags made up special, since our cats didn’t always wear them, or I neglected to keep them!
How lovely. They do leave paw prints all over our hearts. It’s a good thing. We were lucky to have them and they were lucky to have us.
Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥
It really does work both ways, doesn’t it? ♥
We really love your memorial garden and send purrs for all
Thank you, Timmy. ♥
Such a beautiful way to remember all your furry and feathered friends who have gone ahead. And a sweet pic of Luke, too! ❤️
I think of my angel girls – Kissy, Callie, and Shadow – multiple times a day every day, and Ducky misses her sisters as well.
Stupid Autocorrect!! That’s Kissy, not Missy!! One of these days I may just disable the autocorrect again!
I know your girls live on forever in your heart. ♥♥♥
What a wonderful and caring memory garden … although we never knew many who rest here … little Cricket we
did know for a short time.
But for each and every one, all we know holding their own special places in your heart, may they be forever
at peace.
Fondly,
Ann
Thank you so much, Ann. ♥
Your memorial garden is just beautiful. Our furfriends live on forever in our hearts♥
Thank you, Molly. Indeed they do. ♥
hugs to all who miss someone … our love lasts furever and ever..
It absolutely does. ♥