| ALL THE DOGS IN MY LIFE |
| WAITING AT RAINBOW BRIDGE |
| THE FINAL RESTING PLACE UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN |
| OUR PET CEMETERY SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE DURING THE THREE HURRICANES OF 2004. REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE AND PICTURES WILL BE UPDATED. |
| ANGEL STANDS GUARD AT THE ENTRANCE |
| A NEW SOLAR-POWERED "WELCOME" DOG HAS BEEN ADDED |
| ST. FRANCIS STATUE & DEDICATION PLAQUE |
| CLOSE-UP OF DEDICATION PLAQUE |
| ST. FRANCIS - THE PATRON SAINT OF ANIMALS |
| ONE OF FOUR FOUNTAINS THAT SURROUND THE CEMETERY |
| FOUNTAIN #2 |
| FOUNTAIN #3 |
| ANGEL MAKING A WISH AT ONE OF THE FOUNTAINS |
| I SIT ON THIS BENCH WHEN I WANT TO HAVE QUIET TIME WITH MY FURBABIES |
| THIS IS THE INSCRIPTION THAT IS ON THE BENCH (Read the Complete Poem at the End of This Page) |
| HOMER |
| GYPSY AND SANDY |
| ANGEL RESTING AT THE GRAVESITE OF HER SISTER, TABITHA, AND FIVE OTHER JACK RUSSELL PUPS FROM LITTERS MY DAUGHTER RAISED OVER THE YEARS |
| THE FOUNTAIN ON THE DOXIE SIDE OF THE CEMETERY |
| TIFFANY |
| GINGER |
| BART |
| MY PRECIOUS DOXIE'S ARE ALL TOGETHER AGAIN |
| MAGGIE'S HEADSTONE HAS NOW BEEN ADDED TO THE CEMETERY. HER PICTURE WAS HAND DRAWN FROM AN ACTUAL PICTURE AND ENGRAVED INTO THE STONE. |
| CATHERINE STORMER 1920 - 2003 |
| AS NIGHT FALLS, A CIRCLE OF LIGHT SURROUNDS THE CEMETERY TO LIGHT THE WAY FOR MY PRECIOUS LITTLE ONES, AS THE MOON SHINES ABOVE WATCHING OVER THEM |
| I DEDICATE THIS PAGE OF THE WEBSITE TO MY MOM. I AM SURE HER LOVE OF ANIMALS, AND OF DOGS IN PARTICULAR, WAS A GREAT INSPIRATION TO ME AS I WAS GROWING UP. |
| THE YEAR 2003 WAS A YEAR OF GREAT LOSS FOR ME AND FOR MY FAMILY. IT BEGAN WITH THE LOSS OF MY BELOVED MOTHER ON APRIL 6, FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF SANDY ON APRIL 11 AND THEN MOM'S BELOVED DOG, GYPSY, ON APRIL 26. ON JULY 7 OF THAT YEAR I LOST MY FIRST LITTLE "HOT DOG", TIFFANY, AFTER A 9-MONTH BATTLE WITH CANCER. TIFFANY'S MOTHER, GINGER, FOLLOWED HER DAUGHTER TO RAINBOW BRIDGE ON OCTOBER 5. THEN SUDDENLY ON DECEMBER 4, BART JOINED HIS MOTHER AND SISTER. AFTER THE LOSS OF BART, JOHN AND I DECIDED THAT A LIVING MEMORIAL SHOULD BE PLANTED TO HONOR ALL OF THOSE LOST IN 2003. AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE PLANTED A SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA TREE IN THE HOPE THAT IT WILL THRIVE AND BE A CONSTANT REMINDER OF THOSE WE LOVED AND LOST IN 2003. WE WILL ALSO BE PLACING A GRANITE PLAQUE AT THE BASE OF THE TREE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS A PERMANENT MEMORIAL. THE TREE IS STANDING TALL AND UNHARMED. EVEN AFTER THE SEVERE HURRICANES OF 2004, ITS TOP BRANCHES STILL POINT TOWARD THE HEAVENS. |
| DEDICATION OF THE TREE MEMORIAL RING MAY 1, 2005 |
| On May 1, 2005, a Memorial Tree Ring was dedicated to those beloved pets we lost in 2003. The Ring was placed at the base of the Magnolia tree that was planted at the end of 2003 to remember them. Here are pictures taken at the dedication. |
| Exactly 2 weeks after the Memorial Ring was put down, the Magnolia Tree presented us with its very first flower. I do believe this flower was sent directly from Rainbow Bridge. |
| The fountains in the cemetery are once again in operating condition following the hurricanes of 2004. Additional improvements are being planned for this year. |
| NEW ADDITIONS TO THE CEMETERY DURING THE SUMMER OF 2005 |
| "PAWPRINTS ON OUR HEARTS FOREVER" |
| "DOGS LEAVE PAWPRINTS ON OUR HEARTS" |
| THIS IS SOLAR POWERED AND LIGHTS UP AT NIGHT |
| ANGEL OF THE GARDEN |
| If Tears Could Build A Stairway If tears could build a stairway And memories were a lane We would walk right up to Heaven And bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken No time to say goodbye You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why. Our hearts still ache in sadness And secret tears still flow What it meant to lose you No one can ever know. But now we know you want us To mourn for you no more To remember all the happy times Life still has much in store. Since you'll never be forgotten We pledge to you today A hallowed place within our hearts Is where you'll always stay. |
| CLICK BELOW FOR "LIVING LOVE" A SUMMARY OF THE BRIDGE DOGS |
| WITH OF LOSS OF DEE DEE AND TARA DURING 2009, SOME ADDITIONS AND CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE CEMETERY IN THE FALL OF 2009 |
| THE DOXIE GARDEN |
A BUTTERFLY WINDCHIME HAS BEEN ADDED ABOVE DEE DEE'S GRAVE |
| NEW FLOWERS ARE PLANTED |
| THE MEMORIAL STONES FOR TASHA, DEE DEE, AND TARA WERE MADE BY A COMPANY CALLED IMAGES ON MARBLE. I CREATED THE DESIGNS MYSELF AND "IMAGES ON MARBLE" LASERED THEM INTO THE MARBLE. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THIS COMPANY AND WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM. |
| TARA'S FINAL RESTING PLACE WITH THE OTHER DOXIE'S, GINGER, BART, AND TIFFANY. MAGGIE IS ALSO WITH THEM IN THEIR SECTION. |
| A NEW MEMORIAL STONE IS ADDED FOR TASHA'S FINAL RESTING PLACE |
| DEE DEE'S FINAL RESTING PLACE. THANK YOU, CHERYL, FOR THE PLAQUE. THE WORDS ARE SO TRUE AS WE DON'T KNOW THE REASON DEE DEE WAS TAKEN FROM US SO SOON. |
