There have been and will be many tributes to Tina Downey. Here’s one more. She was a sunny spot in the world. |
The A to Z Team is celebrating the life of Tina Downey with a big splash of yellow. Sunflowers were her favorite flower, so here’s as many sunflowers as we can dedicate to her memory.
I’d only met Tina this year, but I enjoyed our exchanges both in comments and emails. She was a witty, no nonsense, take charge kind of gal I appreciate. I’m sad that I won’t have a chance to know her better.
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My regular post will be up on Wednesday.
Thanks to M. Pax for understanding and being flexible.
Shannon Lawrence says
Lovely flower! Once you meet Tina, you never forget her.
DMS says
What a lovely tribute! Tina sounds like an amazing woman! 🙂
~Jess
Caffe Maggieato says
Lovely tribute. It's wonderful seeing all the yellow and hearing more about Tina, whom sadly I never got to meet.
Anna Nordeman says
12th September 2014
Lovely Sunflower.
I'm a little envious. I wish I had met her. I live so far away. It would have been fun to actually have a conversation in Swedish with her. But she still made me feel as if I had met her through her writing.
Best wishes,
Anna
Birgit says
I never had the pleasure of meeting her but she was indeed very much loved and this is a nice tribute
Natalie Aguirre says
Awesome you got to meet her. Lovely tribute to Tina. I've enjoyed reading the posts.
Suzanne Furness says
All the sunflowers are looking so beautiful, Tina would love them.
Tyrean Martinson says
Sweet tribute! Love that there is an education fund!
Tammy Theriault says
what a great warming idea. 🙂
Arlee Bird says
Tina helped lay the foundation for what the A to Z Challenge has become. Now it's up to the rest of us to keep the machine running. We've got some high standards to maintain, but we can do it thanks to what Tina has already laid out for us.
Lee
Tossing It Out
Shooting Stars Mag says
I didn't know Tina, but this is a lovely tribute. It's awful to lose someone.
-Lauren
Mason Canyon says
Such a beautiful flower for a beautiful lady. I only got to know her a short time, but she was amazing.
Trisha F says
The blogosphere has been exploding with yellow sunflowers today – it's a lovely sight to behold!
TBM says
It's wonderful to see the blogging world honor such a fantastic person. My thoughts are with her family.
Empty Nest Insider says
It's wonderful seeing so many sunflowers in Tina's memory today. Though I wish I'd known her better, I can't help but see how many lives she touched. Lovely tribute, Lee.
Julie
writerlysam.com says
Tina threw the best Tree-house parties:) Here's to many fond toasts in her honor…
Epitaph
Morgan says
The picture is perfect, Lee! So bright and sunny… just like Tina. This was beautiful. <3
Beverly Stowe McClure says
I wish I'd had the pleasure of knowing Tina. God bless her family.
Heather M. Gardner says
Really nice post.
Tina would have enjoyed you on the team.
Thank you,
Heather
Chrys Fey says
That is a beautiful, bright sunflower. It sure is nice to see all the sunflowers on everyone's blogs.
Jemi Fraser says
I'd never met Tina online, but I think she'd love all the flowers I've been seeing today!
Susan Gourley/Kelley says
Tina would smile at all the sunflowers being enjoyed in her memory.
Rhonda Albom says
A beautiful sunflower for Tina, nice to see so many of us splashing them around the web.
Jay Noel says
This has been wonderful getting to read all of the memorials for Tina. I've been reading through her posts so I can get to know her better.
Michelle Wallace says
Tina really touched many, many lives…
Great tribute, Lee.
Sue McPeak says
A lovely tribute to a very special lady in blogland and her homeland. I feel so fortunate to have been on her AtoZ Sponsor List in 2013. She was a bright spot in my comments when she visited and we swapped some special stories with her Swedish history and my Texas ancestors. She will be remembered fondly.
Sue at CollectInTexas Gal
Elise Fallson says
I think there are many who wish to have gotten the chance to know her better. Love that big bright sunflower, it does suit Tina's personality really well.
Nicole says
Your sunflower is so bright, what a great choice to honor Tina and she was a sunny spot among all of us.
~Nicole
Michelle Stanley says
Nice tribute to a lovely person.
Mark Noce says
Lovely tribute:) I'm posting my pic on Twitter later today:)
C. Lee McKenzie says
That's very kind.
Theresa Milstein says
I love these ideas. Tina is clearly missed in the blogging and writing community.
C. Lee McKenzie says
Yes, it's quite evident, isn't it?
Sherry Ellis says
Tina was a sunny spot in the world. I love this huge outpouring for her!
C. Lee McKenzie says
I'm still not believing how big this is and how much of a tribute it is to her.
J. Lenni Dorner says
That's a beautiful sunflower. I'm sure she'd like it.
C. Lee McKenzie says
You can never have enough sunflowers, so today is truly special.
Catherine Stine says
She was well-loved, and she's probably so very happy, looking down on all of these amazing sunflower images.
C. Lee McKenzie says
I'm sure she is.
Melissa says
A lovely tribute, Lee. We'll miss her. 🙁
C. Lee McKenzie says
It will take me all day to visit the blogs involved. That's amazing.
Al Diaz says
Tina will is missed. So many sunflowers today. I wish she could see it. Dragon hugs!
C. Lee McKenzie says
Thanks Mr. Dragon. I'm sure she knows how much she meant to the community.
SA Larsenッ says
Oh gosh, this is just so beautiful! I am one of the few who didn't know Tina that well. I believe I met her in passing through others' blogs only a few times. It's obvious I missed out on an amazing person. I'm so glad she was able to touch so many lives.
C. Lee McKenzie says
You know her now. This tribute has introduced her to a lot of people.
Hilary Melton-Butcher says
Hi Lee – great post for Tina .. she was unique that's for sure and will be so sadly missed by many …
Cheers Hilary
C. Lee McKenzie says
She touched people from around the world.
L. Diane Wolfe says
That's a beautiful sunflower for Tina. She was a bright spot.
C. Lee McKenzie says
They're among my favorite flowers, so this was an easy task for me.
Jeremy Hawkins says
Tina is awesome… thank you!
Jeremy
C. Lee McKenzie says
This tribute attests to that.
Angela Brown says
It is sad that she has gone but it is beautiful to see all the love being shared in her honor.
C. Lee McKenzie says
Lovely to know she was so respected.
Alex J. Cavanaugh says
She was indeed a sunny spot! So many sunflowers this morning. We would've made Tina cry.
C. Lee McKenzie says
This has been quite a community effort. I'm sure she'd appreciate it.