Cemeteries?

I took this. its made of quartz.

 

Nice.

 

I really liked walking through the old 17th and 18th century cemeteries in England. There were a lot of gravestones for young children and the places had such an air of resigned sadness and loss, and yet a beautiful, solemn peace at the same time. Some of the inscriptions on the gravestones just tore at my heart. One particular grave for a baby said "sleeping sweetly" and that is all. Something about that really makes my eyes water.

 

in high school i read "spoon river anthology" by edgar lee masters.it is a collection of poems about people that are buried in a small town cemetery.that may have been when i first became interested in cemeteries.

 

yeah, thats alot like me. when i go and visit "baby lee" i just spend time to give him respect and put flowers on the grave and sit there. it breaks my heart to see a baby's grave. and theres been so much vandalism at the cemetery. alot of wanna-be ghost hunters that have no respect. there was a serial killer that was buried there, and alot of wierd scary things happen at that cemetery. but that doesnt give the right to use it as a playground.

 

it's very pretty, but you shouldn't just be taking people's gravestones!

 

yeah yeah yeah. its still there. i promise. i got another cool one made of coch shells. its amazing. not digital though, so its not centered very well. I'm answering questions and working on a case right now, so i have my site up right now, so i'll dig it up. its worth sharing.

 

very cool. did you happen to catch how old it is?

 

Cant remember, it was taken in a cemetery where there was battle from the civil war in the city. I took it years ago. theres an old cemetery keeper's house there. It was pretty cool.

 

My eyes are watering too but I think that's because the screens too bright.


GL and OlHippie, those pics are really good.