Eric's Day, The Rose Memorial.

Eric's Memorial rose is now flowering so we wanted to show it rather than do a Flashback this week.

This is the first bloom from 4 days ago.

The bedding plants are slow this year because of the very cold and wet Spring but are starting to grow at last.

Although they don't show up well here, there are 12 roses planted in the Memorial Garden to mark the graves of all the cats who went before. Some of the oldest roses need replacing, but that will wait until the autumn when the bedding plants are taken up.

We think Eric would like his rose as the centre is a lovely ginger colour as was he.

Eric's Day.

My dad did something very special for Eric.

He made this Memorial plaque to go above his grave.

Eric always loved to lie in the sun by the fence so that was the obvious place to lay him to rest.

The rose was planted to mark the grave and the bedding plants cover it.

Mum and I think the plaque looks lovely above it.

I like to sleep under the azaleas to keep close to my brother.