tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656676447117981125.post4192611085281321852..comments2014-05-06T09:54:23.723-04:00Comments on The Last Leaf Gardener: Nyctinasty: A Flower's Moment of SilenceThe Last Leaf Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05911264708148372608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656676447117981125.post-53147137371748316912011-09-21T23:02:14.297-04:002011-09-21T23:02:14.297-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Bikirl. Thought you'd ...Thanks for stopping by, Bikirl. Thought you'd appreciate knowing that on Tuesday, September the 20th, many 9-11 First Responders were allowed into the 9-11 Memorial without the "general public". Evidently the First Responders will be given this opportunity for seven more Tuesdays.<br /><br />According to one source, "First responders who rushed to the burning World Trade Center 10 years ago visited the new 9/11 Memorial for the first time Tuesday morning. With heads bowed and rain drenching their uniforms, the firefighters and police officers walked slowly along the edge of the memorial's cavernous waterfalls, searching out the carved bronze names of their lost friends and colleagues." <br /><br />If you want to read more about this, Bikirl, please see the link posted below.<br /><br />http://www.dnainfo.com/20110920/downtown/first-responders-visit-911-memorial-for-first-timeThe Last Leaf Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911264708148372608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656676447117981125.post-91112216409988644082011-09-20T21:35:49.631-04:002011-09-20T21:35:49.631-04:00Thanks for remembering those who suffered their ow...Thanks for remembering those who suffered their own tragedies on 9-11, but unrelated to the attacks, or who were downtown at the time, as I was (but thankfully not close enough to see individual people). We New Yorkers have lived through a lot of suffering and stress over these ten years and it's good to acknowledge that. Now happy to get back to your regularly scheduled programming.Bikirlnoreply@blogger.com