We went into Stromness, where we noticed Perspex figures placed on benches
and wondered why?
We both had an idea that they might be to do with remembrance – maybe remembering people we know who have passed in the last year.
That got us thinking of those who we would, at one time, have been likely to meet when walking down the street in Stromness who have passed from this life and who we won’t meet again.
There are quite a few.
This led to thoughts of the last episode of ’Still Game’, where the figures we‘ve grown to be familiar with fade, one by one.
The figures on the benches are clear Perspex, but with something about them that gives an air of ……. being present.
And this is coming up to Remembrance Sunday when we not only remember the people in the military but also the civilians who were living their lives, minding their business, and who were snuffed out by war.
I posted the pictures on my Facebook and maybe someone will let me know who and what‘s behind these figures – there might be a completely different reason/interpretation, but I like the feel of the way they turned our minds.
This happened on All Soul’s Day.
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