tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54978031556854454112024-03-18T20:35:02.012-07:00Old Soul CemeteryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-31963365514630201252012-11-13T16:32:00.000-08:002012-11-13T16:34:08.580-08:00Personal and Challanging - ArlingtonI have not been doing a lot of photography recently. Life has been a
bit challenging. In January my 100 year old father died and I had to
clean out his apartment. I have had to deal with the aftermath stress
form his illness and death. More recently, we have had some unusual
weather in Hurricane Sandy followed with an early in the season Snow
Storm, the second October storm like it in two years. I am hoping to
get back to work and have seen some new interesting looking Cemeteries
recently. I have a few Pictures I shot at my Father's interment at
Arlington National Cemetery. My father was in the Military for 26 years
and retired as a Master Sergeant in the Air Force. He started in the
Missouri National Guard, and a year later enlisted in the regular army
as an infantryman. In 1939 he was stationed at the Presidio, in San
Francisco and decided to join the Army Air Corps. He served in the
Pacific through WWII and in Japan during the Korean War. He retired
from the Air Force in 1959 and worked another 20 years for the Navy
Exchange in Groton, CT.<br />
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didn't comment, because the sequence is kind of self explanatory. I
was presented with the flag. My Son went down there with me and I was
joined by my Cousins and some of their families. It was very moving.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-69319744240906365732011-09-13T17:47:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:44:17.283-07:00Blast from the PastI found these pictures as I was looking through some of my older material and I decided to put up some of these that didn't make it previously. This cemetery has a very close and personal meaning for me. Many of my family on my mother's side are buried here, including my mother. I live in Connecticut, but for the time I have moved in with my father to help care for him. I am, therefore living in Rhode Island right now, very near this cemetery.<br />
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The urn shaped stone in the middle here is the marker for my mother and my grandfather. Many of the surrounding stones are for family of some sort. This is in the very old part of this cemetery. This is a very dark photo, as many of these are, because the weather was terrible! The day was totally overcast and at times I took pictures in the rain.<br />
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You can see the river in the background here. There is a stark beauty here. The winter had ended but spring wasn't quite here.<br />
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I think this picture conveys the starkness of the day and the setting. This stone from this angle looks like it is all alone in a desolate place.<br />
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Above are two of the mausoleum's that can be found in this cemetery. These take monument building to it's height. Certainly they can be found in many cemeteries, but this cemetery has many.<br />
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I took this picture because the stone with the angel was striking and because of the placement with the bare tree in the back. Angels are a common theme for monuments.<br />
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Occasionally you find a stone with a portrait of some kind, but not often. It is more frequent in Europe, I think. This is a stone carving of this person and it is quite impressive. This man was born in 1820 and lived to be 94.<br />
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This stone is very dark, but it is finely engraved with a scene common to this part of Rhode Island, a beach scene. Rhode island is known as the Ocean State and the sea and related activities dominate.<br />
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You can see the nautical theme here with the lighthouse stone. There is a lighthouse not too far away in Watch Hill.<br />
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I had to include this head stone. It appears to be made of pink quartz and is very unusual. The stone is unfinished and the name is inset.<br />
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I intend to take more photographs here in better weather conditions. I am very nearby now and I can mostly pick my weather and season. By the way, the cemetery's name is River Bend Cemetery.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-17825043847303130152011-06-16T14:04:00.000-07:002011-06-16T14:05:11.138-07:00Like the "Good Old Days" in New Haven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmVUhl-SKZZJsc21-RZzFhp3v4I8c49ZXLZh2CSZ1aRHuEjfEiwe8dOAcMYOug2_c4VMY5R6WgJR_S788MuKwCNEGRQ6ISJDoIMzdzhf2PrqnfKpJDeQGtiUFoK1JHP1TmkQauD8Vkkg/s1600/DSCN3696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmVUhl-SKZZJsc21-RZzFhp3v4I8c49ZXLZh2CSZ1aRHuEjfEiwe8dOAcMYOug2_c4VMY5R6WgJR_S788MuKwCNEGRQ6ISJDoIMzdzhf2PrqnfKpJDeQGtiUFoK1JHP1TmkQauD8Vkkg/s320/DSCN3696.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<strong>Nancy Aborn Wuennemann</strong>, Executive Producer of the <strong>Eldercare Channels of Connecticut</strong> and Editor of <strong>Connecticut Generations Magazine</strong> was featured as the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the <strong>Connecticut Cemetery Association</strong> on June 9, 2011. Utilizing social media for business conversion and conversation was the presentation topic at the event held at Amarante's of New Haven. Pictured along with Ms. Wuennemann are <strong>David Evans</strong> from <strong>David Evans &Associates</strong> (r) and <strong>Craig Neal</strong>, Executive Director of the <strong>Catholic Cemeteries Association Archdiocese of Hartford.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-13867099652809486762011-06-08T10:05:00.000-07:002011-06-08T10:05:11.608-07:00Historic, Patriotic CemeteriesNew England, hence Connecticut, is filled with historic Cemeteries. Each pat of the country lays claim to it's own history, but Connecticut played a major roll in the Revolutionary War as well as the Civil War. Few actual battles were fought in Connecticut but Connecticut people participated significantly. The City of Meriden, CT goes back to the 1600's as a settled area. It became an organized City in the early 1800's, but residents o the area were active in the life of Connecticut. <br />
The sign below gives a brief summary, and is locate at one corner of an old cemetery off Broad Street in Meriden.<br />
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What follows are some rather distinctive stones from the 1700's. The first name is Ives and I do know that the Ives family was prominent in Meriden and Wallingford.<br />
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</tbody></table>I usually point out Obelisks when I find them there were a number of smaller obelisks and they follow.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BS-5wymtmXQ/TcmFQjpC-yI/AAAAAAAAAyI/Y0UBuf80fv8/s1600/IMG_0367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BS-5wymtmXQ/TcmFQjpC-yI/AAAAAAAAAyI/Y0UBuf80fv8/s320/IMG_0367.jpg" width="151" /></a></div>There were several stones similarly designed here. This was one of the nicest. The image was nicely carved and the engraving on the base stone was exquisite.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RkmSmArkIy0/TcmGFQ_Mu9I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/sQHcEumkoTg/s1600/IMG_0399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RkmSmArkIy0/TcmGFQ_Mu9I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/sQHcEumkoTg/s320/IMG_0399.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>This statue rests on a pedestal that indicates that this is the marker for the Parish Priests. I think that this is a nice way to do this. I have seen many individual markers for Clergy, but this one is a nice way to remember the Parish Clergy as a whole.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R6BP3Q0r9gQ/TcmG6owEm0I/AAAAAAAAAyY/GUOf11j6Yho/s1600/IMG_0371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R6BP3Q0r9gQ/TcmG6owEm0I/AAAAAAAAAyY/GUOf11j6Yho/s320/IMG_0371.jpg" width="161" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WDfc6DyTdHE/TcmHKvJSnLI/AAAAAAAAAyc/zn5TJBEgFgY/s1600/IMG_0375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WDfc6DyTdHE/TcmHKvJSnLI/AAAAAAAAAyc/zn5TJBEgFgY/s320/IMG_0375.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These are two of the many cross monuments. They are among the smaller of the crosses, but they are nice in their own way.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uZAzgOLrDjY/TcmIr26xgUI/AAAAAAAAAyk/atFl2-u14gM/s1600/IMG_0414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uZAzgOLrDjY/TcmIr26xgUI/AAAAAAAAAyk/atFl2-u14gM/s320/IMG_0414.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> This large monument was a part of what appears to be a family cluster of monuments. This is the largest of the cluster and some of the smaller ones can be seen to the right.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tej7Rlk96EA/TcmJKHlJeoI/AAAAAAAAAyo/wUxAricr4iU/s1600/IMG_0415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tej7Rlk96EA/TcmJKHlJeoI/AAAAAAAAAyo/wUxAricr4iU/s320/IMG_0415.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Perspective can make a great difference. This is the same monument from above, but from the end. Notice the nice straight lines of the other stones.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JI-gPTdBg2M/TcmJqgj_V3I/AAAAAAAAAys/Pc-Yy3xmzVY/s1600/IMG_0389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JI-gPTdBg2M/TcmJqgj_V3I/AAAAAAAAAys/Pc-Yy3xmzVY/s320/IMG_0389.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>Remember I mentioned Celtic Crosses? There are three here.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WhLE94g-pBA/TcmKDSs6GDI/AAAAAAAAAyw/aWtnLtxM0x0/s1600/IMG_0417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WhLE94g-pBA/TcmKDSs6GDI/AAAAAAAAAyw/aWtnLtxM0x0/s320/IMG_0417.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There are several more here.<br />
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I especially love the carving work on this final Celtic Cross. You can click on the picture to see a larger version. These are very traditional Irish and Celtic designs. The IHS comes from somewhere else ( it is a monogram for the Greek name of Jesus (<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> I H C O Y C</span>). The C is a sigma, so IHS or IHC is the first three letters in the Greek name for JESUS. If you pronounce the J as a Y then you will pronounce the name as the Greeks did. This use of the monogram for Jesus is common in Celtic crosses. Let me point out there are other explanations for the IHS. The other designs on the cross predate Christianity.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-63438929363416985462011-05-04T13:56:00.000-07:002011-05-04T13:56:44.167-07:00Spring is Here!Spring is here and Easter has already come and gone. The trees are budding and once again I am venturing out to shoot pictures of the area's Cemeteries. I found yesterday to be an excellent day weatherwise and managed to cover two cemeteries. One of them is in m home-town of Waterbury and the other is a historic Cemetery in the city of Meriden. These of course are all in the State of Connecticut. I will feature each of the Cemeteries in future posts, but this time I am going to feature some of the flowers I saw. Often flowers in a cemetery are in some sort of pot, but these are growing in the ground. Some of them have been specifically planted, but some are volunteer plants. Now to the flowers.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TN5P098e6A/TcG6f6uWHXI/AAAAAAAAAxg/g5xXgdZveMc/s1600/red_tulip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TN5P098e6A/TcG6f6uWHXI/AAAAAAAAAxg/g5xXgdZveMc/s320/red_tulip.jpg" width="245" /></a></div>This is a Tulip that has been planted by the stone. Tulips are beautiful, but the flower lass only a short time.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OKtN1v-RdyQ/TcG63KduyxI/AAAAAAAAAxk/v3bXBRJsBZ4/s1600/daffodils.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OKtN1v-RdyQ/TcG63KduyxI/AAAAAAAAAxk/v3bXBRJsBZ4/s320/daffodils.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Daffodils are like Tulips, they are beautiful but are short-lived. I actually cropped out some of the withered flowers.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dg4OVm2Kf7E/TcG7PuK4ysI/AAAAAAAAAxo/ctXlpPxLCy0/s1600/hyacinth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dg4OVm2Kf7E/TcG7PuK4ysI/AAAAAAAAAxo/ctXlpPxLCy0/s320/hyacinth.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Bluish flower is a Hyacinth. I don't know what the red flower is. the Hyacinth is one of the first bubs to bloom and these are well past their prime. The red flowers are beautiful.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhbrv2yp6Ho/TcG7vd_pn4I/AAAAAAAAAxs/KF76BqtpAZQ/s1600/Tiny_blue_flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhbrv2yp6Ho/TcG7vd_pn4I/AAAAAAAAAxs/KF76BqtpAZQ/s320/Tiny_blue_flower.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am not sure what this plant is. It is very small and delicate and I believe a derivative of something that was once planted. They were all around this stone. This is a closeup view.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ejmtzf2IT4w/TcG8P-2sJDI/AAAAAAAAAxw/GtNJ-Hi75TI/s1600/may_pink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ejmtzf2IT4w/TcG8P-2sJDI/AAAAAAAAAxw/GtNJ-Hi75TI/s320/may_pink.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These delicate little bluish flowers were found all over a certain area of the cemetery. I know them as May Pink. They are a wild flower and appear to be a kid of pansy, but I am not sure. Why are they called May Pink? I have no idea they are a purplish blue color. They tend to grow until someone mows the lawn.<br />
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Peace!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-57264538438130596802011-03-28T11:58:00.000-07:002011-03-28T11:58:57.416-07:00The Hope<!--[if !mso]> <style>
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<div align="center" class="style62" style="text-align: center;">Looking to Spring and Easter</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">For all too long this has been the look out in the Cemeteries this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, this picture is from last winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This winter was far too nasty for me to be out and taking pictures in Cemeteries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not twenty any longer!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought that it would be nice to do a Blog Post of some of the flowers from last year in anticipation of this Spring and Easter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are not new photos, but I have in most cases cropped them to show mostly the flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0rUKFHE1Pp4/TZDYxBpgocI/AAAAAAAAAv4/87R_UTWUz3E/s1600/First.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0rUKFHE1Pp4/TZDYxBpgocI/AAAAAAAAAv4/87R_UTWUz3E/s320/First.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">These are very much Easter flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a palm cross with lilies in the center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In many ways this is quite traditional.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pzvjmeqKnfU/TZDY5vBLaAI/AAAAAAAAAv8/uF5zGqsqPzM/s1600/second.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pzvjmeqKnfU/TZDY5vBLaAI/AAAAAAAAAv8/uF5zGqsqPzM/s320/second.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Again this is quite traditional.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tulips are very much Spring and these are quite nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C4_IEg34JkI/TZDY-wRBp_I/AAAAAAAAAwA/5NXopaVE344/s1600/Third.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C4_IEg34JkI/TZDY-wRBp_I/AAAAAAAAAwA/5NXopaVE344/s320/Third.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">This is very beautiful, but not place here by someone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are wild flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have heard them called May Pink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not great at flower naming, but I will a times make an attempt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-93qGnaCv8ck/TZDZGfasdGI/AAAAAAAAAwE/C2wNIYw4tq0/s1600/fourth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-93qGnaCv8ck/TZDZGfasdGI/AAAAAAAAAwE/C2wNIYw4tq0/s320/fourth.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">I don’t know what these are, but I like them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This little cluster was off to the edge of the cemetery and these didn’t get mowed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-akDyvJ_lizE/TZDZO7372eI/AAAAAAAAAwI/tYNAgLUe_h4/s1600/IMG_0321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-akDyvJ_lizE/TZDZO7372eI/AAAAAAAAAwI/tYNAgLUe_h4/s320/IMG_0321.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">These were on the side of the same cemetery as were the following two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last one is a bush and is quite bright.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Px9ZabOK3Vs/TZDZVp9ln1I/AAAAAAAAAwM/aN0Z9crSMek/s1600/IMG_0326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Px9ZabOK3Vs/TZDZVp9ln1I/AAAAAAAAAwM/aN0Z9crSMek/s320/IMG_0326.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I will now post some without need for comment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G0OSbU3IaFU/TZDZm7ooNcI/AAAAAAAAAwU/JCowiSFV-E0/s1600/IMG_0728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G0OSbU3IaFU/TZDZm7ooNcI/AAAAAAAAAwU/JCowiSFV-E0/s320/IMG_0728.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">In the end the following are not the most beautiful, but they may be the most meaningful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are a form of Lilly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lilies are symbolic of the resurrection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christians will find this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>important as the message of Easter and ultimate hope from God.</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-15444715038879903212010-12-07T15:16:00.000-08:002010-12-07T19:51:51.849-08:00Egyptian, symbols and PatrioticOccasionally I encounter a Cemetery that has so much of interest that I think I won't have enough room for the interesting pictures. This was one of the places. I was driving with a friend along the Naugituck river in Connecticut and I noticed this Cemetery and just had to stop. I used my older purse camera.<br />
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Many of our monuments take their inspiration from Ancient Egypt. The stone below is obvious. The design is a kind of Spynx.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP68XAtIofI/AAAAAAAAAq4/2La7QOFxgNY/s1600/IMG_0809_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP68XAtIofI/AAAAAAAAAq4/2La7QOFxgNY/s320/IMG_0809_CR.jpg" width="204" /></a></div>I have featured obelisks before, but this one is very tall and beautiful.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP68wVE3kEI/AAAAAAAAAq8/WyvTZGimZQU/s1600/IMG_0824_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP68wVE3kEI/AAAAAAAAAq8/WyvTZGimZQU/s320/IMG_0824_CR.jpg" width="177" /></a></div>The Egyptian symbolism is found almost everywhere. There is also other kinds of symbols. The stone below has a Masonic theme.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP69UIY3B8I/AAAAAAAAArA/LDksxvRWlvU/s1600/IMG_0810_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP69UIY3B8I/AAAAAAAAArA/LDksxvRWlvU/s320/IMG_0810_CR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And another Masonic stone with a Husband and Wife, the husband in the Masons and the wife in the Eastern Star. Though I was never in the Eastern Star, both my mother and aunt were and my grandfather was a Mason.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP69txkexKI/AAAAAAAAArE/g1_z1JJBV-Y/s1600/IMG_0814_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP69txkexKI/AAAAAAAAArE/g1_z1JJBV-Y/s320/IMG_0814_CR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The next stone was just unusual. I like the unusual stones and this one is really a stone.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6-Hh5iqkI/AAAAAAAAArI/DDZoX3wbQhk/s1600/IMG_0813_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6-Hh5iqkI/AAAAAAAAArI/DDZoX3wbQhk/s320/IMG_0813_CR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We now go for the rather unusual or I might better say the out of ordinary. This stone has colored engraving.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6-cdGbPiI/AAAAAAAAArM/LxpEWqsKfVU/s1600/IMG_0816_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6-cdGbPiI/AAAAAAAAArM/LxpEWqsKfVU/s320/IMG_0816_CR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And this one is engraved with what I believe is Japanese, but I am not positive.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6-xHrBqgI/AAAAAAAAArQ/o3-CDbFHKMs/s1600/IMG_0831_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6-xHrBqgI/AAAAAAAAArQ/o3-CDbFHKMs/s320/IMG_0831_CR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I just like the shape of this one.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6--SLYMcI/AAAAAAAAArU/aAShxUd0hc8/s1600/IMG_0817_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6--SLYMcI/AAAAAAAAArU/aAShxUd0hc8/s320/IMG_0817_CR.jpg" width="255" /></a></div>And this one.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6_JkOWboI/AAAAAAAAArY/dnQlKnB8gCc/s1600/IMG_0825_CR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TP6_JkOWboI/AAAAAAAAArY/dnQlKnB8gCc/s320/IMG_0825_CR.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I think that this is a family cluster of stones around a Cross.<br />
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And finally, This row of stones is rather special. They represent men who died in foreign lands and who's bodies were interred in those foreign lands. It is a reminder of the dedication of the young people who go off to protect our country. <br />
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Some of them never return!<br />
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><!--Session data--><input id="jsProxy" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" type="hidden" /><div id="refHTML"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-31641042681006263562010-11-09T08:35:00.000-08:002010-11-10T08:01:34.331-08:00Very Old and Very BeautifulThere is almost nothing to compare to New England in the Fall. Colors seem to just pop out at you and the air is so clear. These are some quick shots I took for a different project, but certainly fit here. I was shooting in Norwalk Connecticut and this church is on the green in Norwalk. It is St. Paul's Episcopal Church and is one of the older Churches in the area.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TNl3Vv0uQKI/AAAAAAAAApI/OgKSGDhfnG0/s1600/Backgrounds_0005_C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TNl3Vv0uQKI/AAAAAAAAApI/OgKSGDhfnG0/s320/Backgrounds_0005_C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This sign is at the entrance to the cemetery that is part of the church grounds of this Parish. I will show you another view.<br />
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Occasionally I am reminded that this is the real world and not everything in a cemetery exactly fits the place. In my travels I have taken some pictures of things within cemeteries that don't exactly belong there.<br />
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<o:p>This theme, I am sure, will appear again as I investigate new places and walk in new sacred fields.</o:p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-43162060897557387842010-09-03T13:56:00.000-07:002010-09-03T13:56:03.410-07:00Olde East Street Burying GroundsI have a friend that lives in Plainville Connecticut. I vist her often and I pass by this little cemetery every time I visit her. I decided to stop and shoot some pictures, but to my distress the Cemetery is closed to the public. It is completely fenced with high fences which are locked. The fences on two of the sides is chain-link so I was able to shoot some photographs from a distance.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TGwi_uTQJAI/AAAAAAAAAlk/rcG0RZlAeK0/s1600/DPP_0521_2_i84.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TGwi_uTQJAI/AAAAAAAAAlk/rcG0RZlAeK0/s320/DPP_0521_2_i84.png" width="320" /></a></div>Though it is difficult you can just see the highway (I-84) to the right and in the background. Notice the name on the stone, Frisbie. Could this person be related to the toy manufactures (which is actually named after a New Haven pie maker, I think.)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TGwlYD2RHBI/AAAAAAAAAl0/lt6T-Q2yVx0/s1600/DPP_0529_3_i84.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TGwlYD2RHBI/AAAAAAAAAl0/lt6T-Q2yVx0/s320/DPP_0529_3_i84.png" width="320" /></a></div>These were two rather unique stones that caught my eye.<br />
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This lovely monument with a stone urn was very tall. There was also a nice old tree next to it.<br />
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As usual in old cemeteries there were a number of Civil War Veterans, buried there. This is quite normal, but I was in for a real surprise when I went to the very back of the cemetery.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TGwpRySU3lI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/0tTcjRyshvI/s1600/DPP_0539_8_i84.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TGwpRySU3lI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/0tTcjRyshvI/s320/DPP_0539_8_i84.png" width="320" /></a></div>This stone caps it all off for me. This William Kelley died at Cold Harbor. After Grant took control over the Union Army he pressed the Confederate forces. Grant pulled troops who had been protecting the Nations Capitol into the offensive battles. The Connecticut heavy Artillery company had been one of those units which were pulled from Washington, D.C. There were many many casualties from Connecticut at Cold Harbor. General Grant later stated that he regretted his attack at Cold Harbor. Regret or not Grant and his Army were able to wear down the Confederates to win the Civil War. This stone is a piece of history!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-25823917665909295862010-08-09T13:38:00.000-07:002010-08-09T13:40:17.678-07:00View from Interstate 84I drive on Interstate 84 almost daily. I drive by two cemeteries that are at least partially visible from this heavily trafficked highway. I have long wanted to stop and take some photo in them. I finally got a chance and was able to photograph both of them in the same day. One of the Cemeteries is called the Quinnipiac Cemetery and is located in Southington, CT. It dates from the 1770's and I will do a whole post on what I found there.<br />
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The second Cemetery is a roman Catholic cemetery just off I84 in Waterbury, CT, named St. Joseph's Cemetery. I see the above stone from the highway almost daily. The rest of the pictures will be from St. Joseph's Cemetery which had some very attractive monuments.<br />
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This very tall and narrow marker below is made of red granite and is very striking next to white stone next to it.<br />
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This stone is more conventional in size and shape but is carved quite nicely.<br />
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Not only can this cemetery be seen from the highway, but you see the highway from within the cemetery. Additionally, the cemetery overlooks a large shopping center.<br />
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Resting in peace I guess can be done even in the rush of our modern pace of living.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-22295623197425623062010-07-20T12:08:00.000-07:002010-07-20T12:23:42.068-07:00Monuments and StatuesTo this point I have not done a lot with pictures of monuments and statues as grave markers. In many cemeteries there are some rather special forms of grave marker carvings. I passed by a cemetery recently that I had know of, but not visited recently. This was the first visit to take pictures. It happens to be a roman Catholic Cemetery and many of the monuments are in a Roman Catholic religious theme.<br />
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This is a fairly modern cemetery. It is very well maintained and there were many people in the cemetery taking care of the grave sites of their loved ones. I shot more pictures, but this will have to suffice for now. I have a great backlog of pictures to post and little tome to do the posting.<br />
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Peace!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-46263047406672799562010-06-29T11:52:00.000-07:002010-07-12T10:26:40.378-07:00Damaged Grave StonesIt turns out that the topic of stone damage is really, really big! I am guessing that I will be posting on the subject many times. If you don't see what might be important to you please send me an email and I will try to get information and of course some original pictures.<br />
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I mentioned before that my Mothers monument suffered from some damage from Lichens. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen">Lichen</a> is a kind of plant that grows on stone. It make acids and attaches to stone and can eventually break the stone. Lichen is one of those forces that we call erosion. Stone is a resilient material, but it can be damaged and even destroyed.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TCo3yIPo3sI/AAAAAAAAAbs/T_A1yNlyOH4/s1600/Damage_mother_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TCo3yIPo3sI/AAAAAAAAAbs/T_A1yNlyOH4/s400/Damage_mother_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is part of the monument that is above my Mother's grave. There is a base and this vase-like stone piece. Flowers can be placed in the vase and I some time do that. This was taken during the very final stages of the Winter, so no flowers. The monument server as a marker for My Mother, her Father and Mother. Her Mother, my Grandmother died in the 1938 Hurricane along with a generation of mothers from Christ Church, Westerly, Rhode Island. Notice the discolored rings at various spots on the vase.<br />
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As common as Lichen on the stones are broken stones. I do not know what caused these breaks, but some of these stones were broken and then later repaired. This is an interesting stone as well as having been broken.<br />
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Both of these stones were broken at one time and then repaired. There is no indication as to the cause of the break. At various time I have read of vandalism in Cemeteries. Often stones are broken or overturned in such episodes of vandalism. I am providing a link to an<a href="http://www.ctgravestones.com/vandalism.htm"> article on this kind of vandalism</a>. I do not know that any of the damaged stones were caused by vandalism! I do not know what caused this damage at all.<br />
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This stone has fallen from it's base and is lying on the ground. The base is tilted here. The monument is located at the edge of the cemetery and there is a sharp drop off. Perhaps there was some erosion under the base stone and the whole thing tipped over. This is also in the down town area of Meriden, CT so other things are possible.<br />
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This damage is quite different. Large portions of the side of this stone have broken off. I am guessing that this is from weathering. Stone can fracture if water gets into small cracks and freezes. The winters in New England are often hard and this is a monument from the mid 19th Century.<br />
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I will from time to time revisit this topic with new pictures and possibly some new thoughts on damaged monuments. Nature I am sure is the greatest cause of damage, but people have to be considered as causes also. As for nature, all we can do is choose better materials and try to protect and maintain the stones. The damage from people is truly sad and totally preventable.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-49053417471398383862010-06-23T11:36:00.000-07:002010-06-23T11:41:47.099-07:00Modern MonumentsMost of the stones and monuments I have featured to date have been older. Many of them are from the 19th Century or before. I have obviously taken far more photo shots than I am able to show here. I have taken many shots of contemporary stones. Many of the more modern stones are what I would term conventional, but some are quite different. Some of them are quite strikingly different. One of the things I discovered in preparing the pictures for this site is that many of the stones have incomplete inscriptions. This I believe is because one partner in a couple still survives, but their name was put on the stone when their loved one died. I have attempted to scrub some of the identifying information from some of the pictures to be sensitive to the feelings of possible survivors.<br />
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These are both quite distinctive and I believe reflect the interests of the people when they were alive. Many of the modern stones do seem to reflect the persons active life or love.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TCJSQV9PN8I/AAAAAAAAAbU/k29ZMpKp4VU/s1600/IMG_0711_web7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TCJSQV9PN8I/AAAAAAAAAbU/k29ZMpKp4VU/s320/IMG_0711_web7.jpg" /></a></div>I managed to capture parts of three different stones in this picture. I see the double or single heart frequently. Polished granite is quite popular and durable and the red or black granite make a variation from the gray. Very large stones and obelisks are not as popular in modern monuments. This could be a matter of cost, but may be just a factor of fashion.<br />
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I am working on a post on damaged stones and monuments. I have done a little research since I noticed that my mother's stone has some lichen growing on it. Lichen I know can do long-term damage so I have been looking at possible remedies. In the process I have noticed other kinds of damage to other stones wherever I go. Look for that post soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-55719688901043456632010-06-21T13:36:00.000-07:002010-06-21T13:55:29.951-07:00Obelisks as MonumentsFor a while I have been wanting to post on the use of Obelisks as markers in cemeteries. Obelisks I think originated with the Egyptians a very long time ago. If they were not the first, they were certainly the most spectacular to use these elegant stone monuments. Unfortunately, I have never had the opportunity to travel to Egypt and therefore have no pictures of the actual Egyptian Obelisks. I do have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk">link here to the Wikipedia article</a> on them. The word obelisk isn't Egyptian, but Greek from the word ὀβελίσκος (obeliskos), meaning something like pointed pillar.<br />
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Fortunately, there are samples of American Obelisks in most cemeteries that go back to the 19th Century or before. I therefore have some American Obelisks to show you.<br />
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These are very large monuments measuring 10 feet or more in height. The obelisk to the far right of the right-most photo is wide and about 4 feet tall.<br />
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This is a sample of a modified obelisk. It has a bulging ornate top that replaces the pyramid at the top. Surprisingly to me this is a very common variation.<br />
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Next I will post some modern stones that I have photographed. I have mostly concentrated on the older stones, but this generation has produced some striking monuments.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-26890649709628010302010-05-28T11:50:00.000-07:002010-05-28T12:08:56.556-07:00Church-Yard CemeteriesThere is a tradition that was carried here from Europe of using some of the most hallowed ground, Church Yards for burials. In New England there are many very old churches and some of them have cemeteries on the church property. There are many that own cemeteries but most of those are located away from the church proper. What is pictured here is from Cheshire Connecticut. In New England and Connecticut in particular the best candidates for churches with attached cemeteries are Congregational and Episcopal Churchs. This is St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Cheshire Connecticut. The Cemetery wasn't very visible from the front of the church so I am showing you this view.<br />
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This stone is especially ornate and beautiful, unfortunately there was no way to photograph it without the cars.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TAAItG0qYTI/AAAAAAAAAUo/eRKXY5PkY2w/s1600/StPeter_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/TAAItG0qYTI/AAAAAAAAAUo/eRKXY5PkY2w/s320/StPeter_5.jpg" /></a></div>I came upon a stone that was a first for me. There was even a sign pointing to this stone because it is so special. This stone marks the grave of a Civil War Veteran who survived the war and later became the Headmaster and Principle of Cheshire Academy, a private school in the community. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Civil War. This is my first Medal of Honor marker.<br />
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Many of the cemeteries I have seen have little or no care. Some get very basic care, mostly lawn mowing. This church cemetery is very well kept as the picture below shows.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S_K72boG20I/AAAAAAAAAS0/au2iI0NJXNc/s1600/Hig_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S_K72boG20I/AAAAAAAAAS0/au2iI0NJXNc/s320/Hig_1.jpg" /></a></div>I found several things of interest at this Cemetery, the Higganum and Burr Cemetery. It is located just off Rt 81 in Higganum, Connecticut. This is a small cemetery for a small community. It is apparently a merger of a community cemetery with a family cemetery. There is a very old section some of which you can see below.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S_K9MnOeujI/AAAAAAAAAS8/fCnzkhjOjYk/s1600/hig_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S_K9MnOeujI/AAAAAAAAAS8/fCnzkhjOjYk/s320/hig_6.jpg" /></a></div>Though old is often interesting, this cemetery has several very interesting occupants. It seemed to me that there were a large number of veterans buried here. As the picture below shows every grave of a veteran has an American Flag and there are a lot of them. (Remember this is not a specifically military cemetery!)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The marker below is quite different because it identifies not only the soldier who is buried there, but also identifies the battle in which he died. He died in one of the most terrible of Civil War battles, the Battle of Antietam. Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle of the war with 23 thousand casualties. He apparently was seriously wounded in the battle and died later in a Hospital. Today we think of people surviving if they make it to a Hospital for care. Medicine and medical care were quite different then. Antietam Creek is located in Maryland near Sharpsburg. This Connecticut man died a long way from home.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S_LCWnSnIoI/AAAAAAAAATU/78k6pbl5YZM/s1600/hig_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S_LCWnSnIoI/AAAAAAAAATU/78k6pbl5YZM/s320/hig_4.jpg" /></a></div>There is much more to be seen in this small cemetery. It will have to wait for another post. Peace.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-55681958879025508982010-05-10T13:55:00.000-07:002010-05-10T13:55:31.535-07:00Brief ShotThese were taken by the side of a very old cemetery in Meriden CT. The cemetery is practically in the middle of town and right next to a Lutheran Church. I did not have time to get any more detailed shots and these are not very great. The first one I took becase there was a contrast between the monument and the stump of a dead treethat was in the midst of the stones.<br />
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The second I took because it highlights a theme that has been developing in my mind. Many of the larger and some of the smaller stones were certainly inspired by ancient Egyptian monuments. Many appear to be obelisks of some sort. I plan to do more on this. this next picture is of a cluster of obelisk-like stones. I apologize for the fence and the wires, it was in downtown Meriden.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-hyshjKmkI/AAAAAAAAARo/0OYIHd0xbpU/s1600/Meriden_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-hyshjKmkI/AAAAAAAAARo/0OYIHd0xbpU/s320/Meriden_2.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-62189341264147932552010-05-07T09:17:00.000-07:002010-05-07T11:30:02.093-07:00Pequot Trail RevisitedSince I travel to visit my father in Rhode Island every two weeks or so, I frequently drive on a section of the old Pequot Trail that goes through Stonongton Connecticut. In a recent post I put up some pictures taken at a small cemetery just off the road. About 300 yards down from that cemetery there was another one. I stopped this time and investigated this new little cemetery.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-QsnH6C1KI/AAAAAAAAAQc/WWIlVB2AJrE/s1600/Pequot_IIa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-QsnH6C1KI/AAAAAAAAAQc/WWIlVB2AJrE/s320/Pequot_IIa.jpg" /></a></div>I had to get the flowers in, I am a sucker for flowers! As you can see in the above picture This is old, small and not extremely well kept. The stone wall is in great need of repair and many of the stones were tilted and some were turned over totally and lying flat one the ground.<br />
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I am guessing that this cemetery is a family cemetery. One of the houses nearby was probably the family "homestead." Many of the stones have the family name Noyes. One of the stones was for a Captain Noyes and another one was for the wife of a Captain Noyes. In many cases I would assume that this was Military, but Stonington was part of the great shipping and Whaling industry of the 18th and 19th Century New England. I am guessing that the Captain's Noyes were Sea Captains, though I do not know for sure. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-Q30gFYxPI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/aq1N1fAFbTE/s1600/Pequot_IId.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-Q30gFYxPI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/aq1N1fAFbTE/s320/Pequot_IId.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>You can click on the pictures to get a larger version of them. You can then see that one stone is for a Capt Noyes and another is for the wife of a Capt Noyes. Though it is hard to see Mrs Noyes was born May 1, 1776 a very significant year for our nation.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-Q36X754WI/AAAAAAAAARE/jXOPm_L9r1c/s1600/Pequot_IIf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-Q36X754WI/AAAAAAAAARE/jXOPm_L9r1c/s200/Pequot_IIf.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>I shot these photos late in the afternoon. It was a bright and warm day and there was a great deal of sun in the west. You may notice that there are shadows on some of the stones. I did very little editing of these because there was such great texture already. The trees cast some distinct shadows over the stones and some areas were in full light still.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-Q7v9CDOwI/AAAAAAAAARM/L5iHh3hs0kc/s1600/Pequot_IIe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-Q7v9CDOwI/AAAAAAAAARM/L5iHh3hs0kc/s320/Pequot_IIe.jpg" /></a></div>There was a very interesting circle of dandy Lion Puffs in an area of the cemetery. They gave the whole scene a mystical and pastoral quality. Who could guess that just yards away cars were rushing by on the asphalt highway? <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-Q70mAn2yI/AAAAAAAAARU/U7W43VYqBWQ/s1600/Pequot_IIh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S-Q70mAn2yI/AAAAAAAAARU/U7W43VYqBWQ/s320/Pequot_IIh.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-20658298387581556152010-04-28T09:43:00.000-07:002010-04-28T09:46:28.642-07:00Family CemeteryIt seems that I am the queen of finding small out of the way cemeteries. I found this one while driving to visit my father who lives in Westerly Rhode Island. This is just off the Pequot Trail in Stonington, Connecticut. It is extremely small and seems to be a family cemetery. Most of the stones with recognizable inscriptions are from a family name Rhodes. I know nothing else about them. I do find it curious that the name is similar to the Rhodes in Rhode Island. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S9hgInJYCgI/AAAAAAAAAKg/C09LCjzVDLA/s1600/Pequot_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S9hgInJYCgI/AAAAAAAAAKg/C09LCjzVDLA/s320/Pequot_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One interesting thing is that the whole cemetery was surrounded by a 4 foot high stone wall. There was a very rusted metal gate. I didn't try to go inside because I was afraid of damaging the rusty gate. I am a bit too old to climb the wall. The cemetery was located just off the road and there was another one about 300 yards down the road. Parking was difficult. Just outside the cemetery I found these flowers (I am a sucker for flowers!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S9hh2W8LqRI/AAAAAAAAAKk/iGCnkWm6TPY/s1600/Pequot_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S9hh2W8LqRI/AAAAAAAAAKk/iGCnkWm6TPY/s320/Pequot_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Some of the stones were well preserved and all that I could make out were from the mid 1800's. One was for an 88 year old woman who had been born in 1767.<br />
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Here are some different angles and some different stones. Some of these stones I could not see well enough to decipher well.<br />
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I didn't have time to go and photograph the other small cemetery down the road, but I visit my father frequently so I will look to do that in the near future. I expect that one of these days I will have to start planning visits to cemeteries, but for now I seem to just stumble on them. I have recently been by many more that I haven't yet photographed. This was intriguing because it was so small. <br />
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It would be nice if I had other contributors or even some suggestions. Commenting is open and you can email me at <a href="mailto:oldsoulscemetery@gmail.com">oldsoulscemetery@gmail.com</a>. Have a lovely day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-25484267623434088872010-04-26T22:04:00.000-07:002010-04-26T22:07:34.103-07:00Accidental encounter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S9ZqPbyOGfI/AAAAAAAAAJI/w_FctNCi5Ug/s1600/Dar_plaq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S9ZqPbyOGfI/AAAAAAAAAJI/w_FctNCi5Ug/s320/Dar_plaq.jpg" width="294" /></a></div>Many of the cemeteries that I have been to recently and have photographed have been accidental encounters. The cemetery here is located on a country road in Cheshire Connecticut. It is a very small cemetery and has some very old graves. I could do a thesis on the stones in this cemetery alone. For a small cemetery there seemed to be a great proportion of war veterans. This stone had been placed here to commemorate veterans of the American Revolutionary War. Many of the stones were very old and some were terribly warn and weather damaged.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S9ZqzbuJ1_I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/UrkZ2Vcuitg/s1600/Cheshire_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S9ZqzbuJ1_I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/UrkZ2Vcuitg/s320/Cheshire_1.jpg" /></a></div>I found stones from the late 1700's and the one below is one that was still in relatively good condition. There were many others, but they were in very bad shape or very worn.<br />
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I did not find any of the markers from the Revolutionary War, but I did find several from the Civil War. This is only one of several. They all seemed to have survived the Civil war and died years later.<br />
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</a></div>There was also a stone from a Veteran of the First World war that didn't come out well and interestingly several stones for people identified as "foreigners." There were two stones indicating the people buried there were born in England. There were also several stones of veterans of the Second World war.<br />
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Death is often looked at as a tragedy to us. It is in fact one of the phases of our lives. Some people live long lives and some not so long. Grave stones say very little about the quality of a person's life. There are exceptions, however. The stones here indicate the tragedy of extreme family loss. These are stones of individuals who died before much of their life could be actualized. They died in infancy.<br />
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The stone above is worn so the only remaining information is that the individual was an infant. The name is only "Baby" so possibly the child died before the sad parents could name the child. There must have been grieving because they cared enough to purchase and place a grave stone. <br />
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These other two stones are placed together in the same cemetery and have more information, but both represent great sadness in lives that ended before they could begin. Both stones have the names of the child, though you can't see that in this picture. One stone says the child died at 4 days. I don't know them or their families, but it does make me sad for their loss!<br />
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WRXEQGXJ9356Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497803155685445411.post-53520077170480374142010-04-06T11:58:00.001-07:002010-04-06T12:34:10.264-07:00The Flowers of Easter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uIT8Ki0zI/AAAAAAAAAG0/agOZpi_Fme8/s1600/easter_2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 201px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uIT8Ki0zI/AAAAAAAAAG0/agOZpi_Fme8/s320/easter_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457105249638732594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uGtlPNz5I/AAAAAAAAAGs/zIvmNXX-wOY/s1600/easter_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 191px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uGtlPNz5I/AAAAAAAAAGs/zIvmNXX-wOY/s320/easter_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457103491137654674" border="0" /></a><br />Easter is a season of flowers. Because it is positioned in Spring it corresponds with the flower blooming. It also corresponds with the greening and otherwise regrowth associated with Spring. The Easter theme for Christians is Resurrection and the renewal that Spring brings fits right in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uIgBnhFkI/AAAAAAAAAG8/rhKXLQPyXjQ/s1600/easter_3.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uIgBnhFkI/AAAAAAAAAG8/rhKXLQPyXjQ/s320/easter_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457105457260860994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Many people visit the graves of their loved ones near Easter and place flowers on the graves. The ability to do this is sometimes limited by the Cemetery rules. This cemetery allows putting cut flowers out. I do not know any of the families involved but one thing that is obvious is that there is love involved.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uJejcg56I/AAAAAAAAAHE/8SzZvDsKvw0/s1600/easter_4.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uJejcg56I/AAAAAAAAAHE/8SzZvDsKvw0/s320/easter_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457106531493406626" border="0" /></a><br />Many of the flowers are not only beautiful, but they are costly. For some people the cost is insignificant. For other people it may be too much expense. The economy certainly has hit many very hard. So what does one do when one can't afford the expense of flowers?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uKAT53J4I/AAAAAAAAAHM/TNZxK2zq15Y/s1600/Easter_5.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_86RHcyFh-AU/S7uKAT53J4I/AAAAAAAAAHM/TNZxK2zq15Y/s320/Easter_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457107111437084546" border="0" /></a><br />Spring is great, because everything is blooming. Some Forsythia does just fine!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0