Blogging is a funny old thing. Those of us who post regularly discover a world of Virtual Friends: bloggers who share our interests, who care about the same kinds of thing, or who inspire and teach us. Sometimes, when we’re lucky, we manage to meet in real life. These people are our blogging friends.
I only discovered Bren about a year ago, at Brashley Photography. I relished her commitment to photography and to her love of sharing her skills and knowledge. She loved flowers, and visiting historic places. We had made tentative plans to meet one day, probably at Fountains Abbey, a place which inspires us both.
Then she was diagnosed with cancer. Instead of having years ahead of her, suddenly she had few. She began to tell her story in Bacardi Girl: My Cancer Journey. And then swiftly, things got even worse than that, and this week, she died.
Leanne Cole has suggested those of us who ‘knew’ Bren should post images of flowers in her memory. I’m posting white ones – apart from my header photo, showing Fountains Abbey at very yellow daffodil time. This is the place where I’d once had high hopes of meeting Bren and her camera.
I hope her family will see these floral tributes: there are many of them. I hope too it helps them realise how much Bren and her work was appreciated in so many countries round the world.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
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