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Anna Burns

Amherst, MA

Born: May 21, 2006 (not yet passed)

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Sarah Goff

2022, Yellowstone National Park, United States

Kay Nolting

Sarah Goff

Meg Robertson

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Sarah Goff

Anna's Ascent in Production Anna's Ascent in Production Anna's Ascent in Production

Meg Robertson

Love love LOVE this! xo Love love LOVE this! xo Love love LOVE this! xo

Sarah Goff

Kay Nolting

Peter Lindenauer

Meg Robertson

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Sarah Goff

Amherst GxV and a beautiful sky. Amherst GxV and a beautiful sky. Amherst GxV and a beautiful sky.

Sarah Goff

Kay Nolting

Peter Lindenauer

Meg Robertson

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Sarah Goff

Rainbow over GxV ultimate game Rainbow over GxV ultimate game Rainbow over GxV ultimate game

Sarah Goff

Morgan Griffin

Kay Nolting

Peter Lindenauer

Debbie Gilmore

Meg Robertson

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Sarah Goff

Anna's Tree Anna's Tree Anna's Tree

Kate Coyne

Thinking of Anna and her wonderful smile. Thinking of Anna and her wonderful smile. Thinking of Anna and her wonderful smile.

Lisa Zephyr

Sooo deeply special. Anna will forever be cherished and continue to grow in our hearts. Sooo deeply special. Anna will forever be cherished and continue to grow in our hearts. Sooo deeply special. Anna will forever be cherished... Read more

Sarah Goff

Kay Nolting

Debbie Gilmore

Meg Robertson

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Sarah Goff

Anna? Anna? Anna?

Sarah Goff

Kay Nolting

Meg Robertson

Sarah Goff

Two weeks ago we celebrated Anna's birthday by planting a redbud tree in our back yard and read this Mary Oliver poem and Ada Limon's, The Mountain Lion. It was a harder day than usual but we were grateful to be surrounded by family and friends who helped us celebrate Anna, share food, and our collective tears. We have also felt fortunate this past month to have spent a lot of time at ultimate games, also really hard, but the sideline hugs and love help a lot. We have had more Anna sightings - rainbows over big ultimate games, a deer in the backyard Ian called me to see that was close, but not at all bothered by our presence, looking up at us every few minutes from its grazing - 'I think that's Anna' he whispered. I took a few hours off one morning this past week to go fly fishing with a good friend, and nearing the end of our time on the swift that morning, as we approached the last spot we were going to try out, a bald eagle flew up from a tree just ahead of us, powerful, beautiful, and majestic. We looked at each other and said, 'Anna'. I think Anna approved of us ditching work to go stand in that beautiful river and catch no fish but be perfectly happy with that for a few hours.

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Kate Coyne

Leah Leviton

Kay Nolting

Peter Lindenauer

Meg Robertson

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Leah Leviton

Oh, that sounds like very Anna approved ditching ( although I think they would never think light of ditching... Read more Oh, that sounds like very Anna approved ditching ( although I think they would never think light of ditching for themselves!)... Read more Oh, that sounds like very Anna approved ditching (... Read more

Danna Park

So beautiful and honoring...sending much care and heart to you all! Danna So beautiful and honoring...sending much care and heart to you all! Danna So beautiful and honoring...sending much care and heart... Read more

Meg Robertson

Love these moments and knowing Anna is here with us always xo Love these moments and knowing Anna is here with us always xo Love these moments and knowing Anna is here with us... Read more

Sarah Goff

Joanna and Jesse McCool

Jane Scanlan-Emigh

Meg Robertson

Kay Nolting

Sarah Goff

Joanna and Jesse McCool

Jane Scanlan-Emigh

Meg Robertson

Kay Nolting

Sarah Goff

Joanna and Jesse McCool

Jane Scanlan-Emigh

Meg Robertson

Kay Nolting

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Sarah Goff

'Seeing' Anna in the natural world and feeling their energy in various places and spaces has been something of a comfort these past 6+ months. Friends have also shared their sightings - owls, hawks, butterflies, so many beautiful things. I have been in Costa Rica teaching for nearly a month. I went on a service trip with my students a few weekends back and I felt Anna everywhere around this impoverished fishing village. The host organization is called Mariposas de Golfo (Butterflies of the Gulf (of Nicoya). Their founder started the organization after having to get married at 16 because her family didn't have enough money to feed all of their kids. She started it to empower women to have their own trade and build economic independence, no easy task, as she noted in a culture known for machismo, particularly back then. In her forties now, she is a force of nature. While in the small butterfly garden at the site a blue morpho butterfly landed on me and walked all over my back, head, neck and up the front of my shirt for about 5 minutes. No butterflies landed on anyone else.  Hi Anna. Then one of my students showed me a tiny owl in the tree right outside my room. It may have left at night but it was there in the tree every time I looked. Hard to see in the picture, but if you look closely near the arrow, you can see its big eyes. An incredible sunset over the gulf completed feeling Anna's presence and power that weekend. More recently, we saw a tiny red and blue frog on a forest night walk - it felt similar. Please feel free to share encounters if you have them.

'Seeing' Anna in the natural world and feeling their energy in various places and spaces has been something... Read more 'Seeing' Anna in the natural world and feeling their energy in various places and spaces has been something of a comfort these... Read more 'Seeing' Anna in the natural world and feeling their... Read more

Joanna and Jesse McCool

Loved reading your account of Anna’s visits. What a perfect place for their spirit to shine through! Loved reading your account of Anna’s visits. What a perfect place for their spirit to shine through! Loved reading your account of Anna’s visits. What a... Read more

Danna Park

Oh , so beautiful, Sarah! Being aware, deeply connected and open to receiving all those “gifts of soul and... Read more Oh , so beautiful, Sarah! Being aware, deeply connected and open to receiving all those “gifts of soul and spirit” from Anna... Read more Oh , so beautiful, Sarah! Being aware, deeply connected... Read more

Debbie Gilmore

Such a beautiful way to celebrate Anna’s life. Would love to see you when you get back. When I left your... Read more Such a beautiful way to celebrate Anna’s life. Would love to see you when you get back. When I left your neighbors house after... Read more Such a beautiful way to celebrate Anna’s life. Would... Read more

Meg Robertson

I so love hearing how Anna is visiting you! I had a chuckle about the butterfly climbing all over you. Anna... Read more I so love hearing how Anna is visiting you! I had a chuckle about the butterfly climbing all over you. Anna spirit and humor. ... Read more I so love hearing how Anna is visiting you! I had a... Read more

Sarah Goff

Joanna and Jesse McCool

Jane Scanlan-Emigh

Meg Robertson

Kay Nolting

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Naomi Darling

Hi Sarah - So glad to learn that you are in Costa Rica and Anna is visiting you through so many spirits. ... Read more Hi Sarah - So glad to learn that you are in Costa Rica and Anna is visiting you through so many spirits. I've been thinking of... Read more Hi Sarah - So glad to learn that you are in Costa Rica... Read more

Alice Robbins

What a blessing to have such wonderful photos. The one Anna took of the pink flowers above the Alps is amazing. You guys have taken some wonderful trips together, and in the Eiffel Tower photo, Anna looks so like Steve. What a wonderful smile! Thinking of you and your loss often, with love.

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leslie unger

I am happy to contribute to something that Anna loved.
It is good to know that her Spirit lives on through others and the
outdoors.
Leslie

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Meg Robertson

Sarah Goff

Debbie Gilmore

Meg Robertson

Lorraine Cordeiro

Kay Nolting

Khalid & Kathleen Elkalai & Traphagen

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Debbie Gilmore

Such amazing pictures! Sending love ♥️ Such amazing pictures! Sending love ♥️ Such amazing pictures! Sending love ♥️

Sarah Goff

Yellowstone

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Debbie Gilmore

Meg Robertson

Lorraine Cordeiro

Kay Nolting

Cheryl Edgerly

Claire Lindsey

Khalid & Kathleen Elkalai & Traphagen

Sarah Goff

Yellowstone

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Debbie Gilmore

Meg Robertson

Lorraine Cordeiro

Kay Nolting

Claire Lindsey

Khalid & Kathleen Elkalai & Traphagen

Sarah Goff

RMNP

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Debbie Gilmore

Meg Robertson

Lorraine Cordeiro

Kay Nolting

Claire Lindsey

Khalid & Kathleen Elkalai & Traphagen

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Gina Kaufmann

I love that face! I love that face! I love that face!

Sarah Goff

Me too! That was in response to me disrupting an artistic moment to ask for a photo - I got the glare and... Read more Me too! That was in response to me disrupting an artistic moment to ask for a photo - I got the glare and then a big smile that... Read more Me too! That was in response to me disrupting an artistic... Read more