Comments on The Distracted Wanderer: The 9-11 Living Memorial at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, Connecticut's Oldest State Park

Hello and thank you for posting this. I am a dire...

2015-02-16T17:13:40.712-05:00

Hello and thank you for posting this. I am a direct descendant of Thomas Newton, one of the original Bankside Farmers. I stumbled upon your post today and enjoyed reading what you have written.

I love that it is so near the water gives a feelin...

2012-01-19T13:25:10.216-05:00

I love that it is so near the water
gives a feeling of freedom and endless possibility and hope
beautiful place, beautiful photos

It was so interesting to read of the beginnings of...

2012-01-18T19:00:12.036-05:00

It was so interesting to read of the beginnings of Sherwood Island State Park and little did those first farmers know how popular it would become, especially with the beautiful memorial to 9/11. I love what they did and how it's all presented. It must have been heart wrenching to watch the smoke from the tumbling twin towers from that point of the island...no wonder it was the perfect spot to set up the memorial. As always, loved your pictures and history lesson:-) I'm telling you, one of these days I'll make it to Connecticut and see all that for myself!! xoxo

Your description of the tree, with its branch reac...

2012-01-16T11:46:41.794-05:00

Your description of the tree, with its branch reaching toward NY, is very moving. I've been to the Trade Center site twice now. I've also been to a couple of memorials to the victims. But I still find it so very difficult to write about.

What a wonderful way to remember those who lost th...

2012-01-15T21:16:05.911-05:00

What a wonderful way to remember those who lost their lives. I like peacefulness of the memorial, the hope of the metal flowers, re-blooming in a positive way, and the depiction of great loss (which it was) by making a memorial that isn't towering and huge... Reminds us of the empty spots we feel when loved ones are lost. Empty spaces.

Truly a great post. I am teary eyed reading this ...

2012-01-15T10:17:20.399-05:00

Truly a great post. I am teary eyed reading this wonderful tribute to that sad day in our history. We must never forget...

I'm overwhelmed with this post, Linda! You did...

2012-01-15T08:46:28.540-05:00

I'm overwhelmed with this post, Linda! You did so much research. It must have taken hours and hours.
I loved reading about the history of Fairfield and Westport, and the Native Americans who lived here first.

Fantastic! I had a great time that day.
So...where are we headed next?

Odd that the memorial space was designed by someone named "Towers."

GREAT post, Linda. Loved the shots of the salvaged...

2012-01-15T07:30:25.372-05:00

GREAT post, Linda. Loved the shots of the salvaged metal flowers - very powerful and beautiful.

And very cool about Joshua Piver popping up here and there - I'll wave hi to him, as well!

noted with great interest and finding this rather ...

2012-01-15T07:18:00.183-05:00

noted with great interest and finding this rather ironic here . . . in the picture above with the row of names showing to the far left there is a stone placque with the name Joshua Piver on it . . . personally I had never met Joshua P., but he was the brother of this girl I worked with . . . when members of my family went to the spot of the Twin Towers, there was flowers placed into a fence section with names above them - I wanted to take a picture of the flowers, fence, etc. and when I looked up above me to the names the very section I had chosen to photograph had the name Joshua Piver on it . . . very small odds that this would have been the section chosen by me . . . and now I look at this site and what do I see but the name Joshua Piver showing . . . . I think of this young man so very often . . . May you know that you will never be forgotten . . . Rest In Peace

Very interesting Linda and great photos, as always...

2012-01-15T06:38:03.892-05:00

Very interesting Linda and great photos, as always. :)