Yellow Blooms in Early April

Images in Memory of Ann Monahan and Ruth Stein

After our aunt Ruth Stein died in 2011, our cousin Ann Monahan reliably sent us lively messages of remembrance on Ruth’s birthday, April 9. She often introduced her cheers for Ruth with the yellow blooms of early April.

Ann’s death on April 7 this year cut short such special poetic reminders to us and countless others in her life. The striking loss led me to gather images of yellow blossoms, in honor of Ann’s great array of ways to supportively connect people.

All photos, are from Cambridge, somewhere near my home, except the two side by side below in the Arnold Arboretum, Boston.