{205 Countries Visited - Welcome Mayotte & Message to Incognito Relatives}

Already on September 13, the 205th Country Visited my humble blog - Welcome Mayotte!

Mayotte is a little Island, West of Madagascar and belongs to FRANCE.

My Dutch relatives, that visit me Incognito, I do wish PEACE!

Mom is in heaven... please find solace by her last words: 'Oh wàt zijn ze lief allemaal!' or 'Oh what are they all sweet!' 
Such a blessing to have this on video...

No, we were not crazy for toting cans with dinosaur soup & cast iron muffin pans for our nephews. We loved them and still do!

Related link:

{Mom Lived 16 Days Short of Her 91st Birthday} | Previous post by me with added message to my relatives...
{Airline Baggage Weight and Campbell Dinosaur Soup} | Previous post by me about carrying cans of dinosaur soup and heavy cast iron gifts for our nephews.

{Late Summer Jasmine}

All throughout summer we will have some heavenly jasmines blooming.
This is the thick and fully double Jasminum Sambac - Jasmine Grand Duke of Tuscany, below post you find link with more info from my previous post.n

Such a late summer jasmine, with some sunshine is pure bliss!

Placed in a tiny silver vase and photographed on the balcony.

It has some pink edges.

Playing with the light...

The backside reveals some dried up petals, from an earlier drought.

But even those dried up petals do have their charm!

Related link:

{Jasminum Sambac - Jasmine Grand Duke of Tuscany} | previous post by me

{Our Visit to September 11 Memorial in New York City}

Of course, when we got on our New York See It All Tour,  with OnBoard Tours, we also did visit the September 11 Memorial. 

This is at the South Pool, where one of the Twin Towers used to be.

Not exactly the same size, as it is about 31% smaller than the towers' actual footprints. 

Memorial Pools Will Not Quite Fill Twin Footprints

Just click the above link...

But still, it is an impressive sight with their 176 square foot presence! Or 16.35 square meters.

Here you see the 4 World Trade Center, right behind the South Pool.

Husband Pieter stands at the North Pool...

It is so impressive and so overwhelming when one thinks about all those souls that lost their life on 9/11 and before... and so many rescue workers, who lost their lives.

It makes it into a kind of a sacred ground!

9/11 by the Numbers... you can click this link for the statistics.

All those names are inscribed in bronze on parapets surrounding the twin Memorial pools.
Learn How the Names are Arranged just click the link.
Two enormous waterfalls and reflecting pools with more than 400 trees surrounding them.

Here Pieter stands near the Callery Pear Tree, that is called The Survivor Tree as a  living reminder of resilience, survival and rebirth.

It got severely damaged and burned but after its recovery and rehabilitation, it got planted back in 2010. Click the above link for the full story.

One can only admire the strength of any living creation on this planet!

We both loved to wear our caps on this very sunny short vacation in NYC.

With its branches stretched out and wounds healed, it seems to look quite happy here!

We did not have time for visiting the Memorial Museum as the bus went on after this stop.

But we both appreciate very much for having been here in person!

May God bless the many souls that lost their lives and also protect us from anything like this.

Related link:

Official 9/11 Memorial Museum Tribute In Time-Lapse 2004-2014 - 2.5 minute YouTube video
Clydesdale Horses showing us respect in a Budweiser Super Bowl Commercial - Done for the 10th Anniversary and we can all learn from them!