After the wedding ring story yesterday, it got me wondering about famous lost and found stories. Most of them are about people being lost and found. Under the heading Heartwarming Reunions:
Raudhatul Jannah: A young girl swept away by the 2004 Indonesian tsunami who was found a decade later after being cared for by a fisherman's family.
Jaycee Dugard: Kidnapped at age 11, she was found 18 years later living in a suburban backyard, though she had been hidden in plain sight the entire time.
There are many Lost Cat and Dog Stories:
Emily the Cat: Found in a shipment of paper bales, this tabby cat had traveled 4,500 miles before being reunited with her family by Continental Airlines.
Howie the Persian Cat: After running away from home, this Persian cat was found a year later, having crossed 1,000 miles of Australian outback.
Georgie
Georgie, a black and white dog, went missing in Tlisi, Georgia, in 2015. His owner, Mr. Biani, searched for months with no success. Three years later, employees at a local business saw a dog matching Georgie's description and contacted Biani. The subsequent reunion was filmed and went viral, with tens of millions of views, capturing the emotional moment the dog recognized his owner.
And consider the famous paintings that were lost and then found. They includeVan Gogh's "Sunset at Montmajour", found in an attic after the owner's death, and "The Scream" by Edvard Munch, which was stolen and recovered twice from different locations. Stolen paintings recovered is a long list with some of the works still "missing." You wonder whose walls they are showcased on.
There are many Stradivarius thefts, and most of them seem poignant and sad. Take these two examples:
Lost: Violin prodigy Min Kym's 1696 Stradivarius was stolen in 2010 while she was eating at a sandwich shop in London.
Found: The violin was recovered in 2013, but was not returned to Kym. The trauma of the loss and recovery is detailed in her memoir, Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung.
Lost: This 1727 Stradivarius was stolen in 1995 from the apartment of virtuoso violinist Erica Morini, just weeks before her death. It was replaced with an empty case and has never been found.
The best lost and found stories are about connection and caring, and never giving up - and especially poignant when it comes to dogs and cats.
This garden is at one of the seniors' condominiums in Grimsby - it has a covered gazebo with a waterfall and pond. Quite a lovely spot.
