Rainbow fence is a place to remember pets
Kat Riley and Rose Moorehead lost their dog Josie back in September.
They wanted to find a way to remember her and the things she loved.
“We used to walk Josie on the trail every day,” Riley said.
Riley had seen a rainbow bridge with a beach scene that somebody created in another state. All she needed was that inspiration, memories of Josie, and a little paint
The couple made a rainbow bridge fence in their backyard, which backs up to the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail in the Whispering Pines community, just west of the Lewes Senior Activity Center.
The goal is for people leave something in memory of a pet they have lost – a message written on the fence, a collar or a favorite toy.
Some people have already used a Sharpie they left there to leave tributes to their pets.
“I just figured there’s so many people on this trail every day. I hope they’ll pass it on and tell other people,” Riley said.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
