Memorial Day
So here we are, almost a month on from the Feb 22nd quake in Christchurch and with the situation in Japan going from bad to worse.
I went outside in the early morning and the only sound in this quiet town was a tui singing. This seemed like the sweetest memorial song of all for the people who have died here and in Japan. What is it about this planet we live on? One minute dealing death, the next - a beautiful day and haunting birdsong.
My girls and I stood and observed today’s two minute silence, but I have to say we haven’t the stomach to sit through several hours of speeches from the Hagley Park Memorial Service. Watching it on TV seems too much like being a gate crasher at someone’s funeral. From what we did see, I thought Mayor Bob Parker and the Prince of Wales both spoke well.
Tomorrow I’m going to be working in the CBD for the first time since Feb 22nd, in a media role. I can’t say I’m looking forward to it … My husband has been seeing the central city every day & understands more than I do the extent of the wreckage.
