Thursday, March 11, 2021

COVID19 Memorial

 There is a Heart Shaped Memorial on the beach in Belmar, New Jersey.
Created in true Jersey style, shells painted yellow, placed on the beach in the shape of hearts...
filled with hundreds of rocks,
each rock bearing the name of a loved one, who lost their battle with Covid.
It was initially created to honor people from the Shore area,
but has grown to represent any person who would like to add the name of a loved one.

Rima Samman created the memorial as a tribute to her brother.
 It started as a single heart and has grown to nine.

We stood in silence and read the names, so many, too many...







There are also pretty yellow ribbons on the snow fence...
this is such a beautiful memorial...

on a very pretty beach!

You can read more about the memorial here.

17 comments:

jp@A Green Ridge said...

You are right, Debbie. What a beautiful memorial to their loved ones as well as far too many. It is such a sad truth...jp

Lowcarb team member said...

A beautiful memorial to their loved ones.
My thoughts and prayers are with all who have lost loved ones.

All the best Jan

Linda said...

So precious and heart touching.....

The Furry Gnome said...

So touching!

Ruth Hiebert said...

That is sweet, but oh so sad as well.

Anonymous said...

That is really special.

Marie Smith said...

Oh my. So many..l

Kim said...

'Tis so sad and tragic the loss of lives due to Covid in your country. Such a beautiful and moving tribute and memorial to each life lost. I would have tears in my eyes as I read each name.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Debbie,

What a beautiful memorial! I love the hearts. It is sad so many lost their lives due to Covid. Take care! Have a great day and a happy weekend!

Hena Tayeb said...

What a beautiful memorial!

Changes in the wind said...

A beautiful tribute.

Pam said...

That is beautiful yet so sad. Just lost our second classmate this week to that mess. Shot next week. Great pics though.

BeachGypsy said...

Oh Debbie that is a beautiful memorial----beautiful tribute to those lost.

Mica said...

What a beautiful memorial. it is sad there are so many lives lost, I hoe things get safer in the US soon!


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Brian King said...

That is sad and sweet at the same time. A really nice memorial.

LeAnn said...

This is a beautiful memorial! All the rocks made me feel extra sad. The losses with Covid have been so big. Praying so hard that it goes away. I'm happy at least there is a vaccine. We got our 2nd one this week; and I was so happy to finally have both of them. Stay safe and happy! You posts bring me joy.
Sending hugs your way!

Conniecrafter said...

memorials like this sure to bring it closer to home how many people have lost their lives. a great way to memorialize them!