Last day of #Cemtember! Let's close out the month with my unnecessary comparison between London's Highgate and Paris's Père Lachaise (though really, I enjoy celebrating cemeteries almost every day): kelseyobrienauthor.substack.com/p/highgate-c...
Detail of a white weathered, gothic style, carved headstone: a wreath of flowers encircles an open “Holy Bible” with a Freemasons symbol of a compass and ruler with a “G” in the center. This cemetery has several early Freemasons, indicating it was a large part of this once wealthy community. More people in the cemetery than live in the town currently.
A white headstone from 1864 was partially embraced by a tree, then the tree was cut down, leaving a stump covering half the stone. A beautiful symbol of the process of life and death.
A white stone statue next to a grey headstone of a woman holding a floral wreath in one hand, dropping a flower with the other hand.
A marble gothic headstone with a willow detail. “Departed in peace PIETY Wife of Rev.B.F. Williams DIED July 12, 1861 Aged 36Ys. 2Ms. 22Ds.”
Headstones in Leon, Iowa.
Cemeteries are a beautiful blend of art, nature and humanity.
#Cemtember #gravestones #cemetery #headstones #funeraryart #stonecarving
Sun setting over derelict cemetery gates in a partly cloudy sky.
A bulbous dead spider hangs from its web next to a headstone in a cemetery. Maybe it was caught unaware by an early frost.
A rusted iron bench sits atop a hill in a cemetery.
A close up view of the rusted bench, with swirling patterns of rust, white and black.
Good things I saw today.
#Cemetery #spider #bench #caterpillar #Cemtember #photography #nature
A white and green embroidered patch that says “We are all going to die” and a mostly yellow, gold, royal, blue, green, and peach stained glass style illustration of a character known as “Barb” making an anguished face.
If you’re also a fan of The Greedy Peasant, then you can “hear” these two items, and understand why I practically cackle every time I look at them. 🤣🪦🙏🏼 #cemtember #grabjoy
Lots of fun things in their shop, especially since it’s Cemtember! www.greedypeasant.com
a wide view of a shadow dappled cemetery, with a large dead tree trunk. Set further back in the image, quite small, is a woman in a blue skirt with a black parasol shielding her from the sun.
Another excellent #Cemtember romp, this time thru a small portion of Rosehill Cemetery. Even a short visit was filled with so much history and a few triumphs. The cemetery has graves dating back to the mid 1800's, and is still active to this day.
I am also continuing my love of the parasol.
#Cemtember is upon us! If you're a Hayes Presidential Library & Museums Member, your #MemberPerk this month is going to a different area museum all month and learning the stories behind them.
#rbhayespres #historiccemeteries #ohiotheheartofitall #lakeerielove #thisistoledo #membership
Bronze angel holding a bowl. Forest Home Cemetery.
Angel holding a scroll. Forest Home Cemetery.
Mausoleum door with the name Blatz. Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee.
Pond and weeping willow tree with a mausoleum and some gravestones.
Mariah Carey "It's tiiiiiiiiiime" scream but for #Cemtember
a second life photo of a dream-like scene: a small cemetery with a small empty chapel in the middle of it. the whole scene is shades of pink and white. the grass is pink, the leaves of the trees are pink, and the sky is pink with overcast white clouds. the gravestones are made out of a pink marble and are outlined with a white glow. large pink and white crystals grow from the ground at random places throughout the cemetery. the chapel is white with a large geometric arch for an entryway. pink paper lanterns hang from the top of the arch.
happy cemtember !
here's an old pic of a little surreal pink cemetery i did a while ago 🌸 🪦
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As it's #Cemtember next month (cemetery month 😉): which London cemeteries (other than Highgate) should I visit next weekend? I have all Sunday. Which one is worth having a good look at (& is photogenic?)
