Hi! I’m back. Did you miss me? Yeah, I didn’t think so. File this post in the humongous category: Things I was wrong about. Some time ago, I wrote a post where I misread a headstone. Well, today I tell you about another error I made in a cemetery. The first cemetery I ever “visited” [More]
Last time I visited Ashland Cemetery, I came across this headstone. See if you are struck by the same thing I was: Yes, from this it looks as if her first name is irrelevant and it’s enough that she was the wife of W.E., but here’s the front of the same headstone: From that, at [More]
Don’t tell me you didn’t see a cemetery post coming from a mile away! Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham is one of my favorite places. It’s a pleasure to stroll through and large enough to offer plenty of opportunities for exploration. It’s also home to a grave marker I revisited many times over the years I [More]
Remember way back when I said I would soon post about “possibly the coolest headstone ever?“* Well, five days later here it is! I found it in the Mt. View Cemetery here in Ashland. Coming from Washington, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a grave marker made of wood. (It makes sense. Given the rain there, those [More]
I have something I need to tell you. This isn’t easy for me to say, but you were bound to find out one way or another. So, I thought it was better if I just got it out in the open. I can be very a teensy bit indecisive at times. There, I said it. [More]
You may wonder why I am interested in cemeteries. (Or not. I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how many people I know also like cemeteries. Of course, you may also simply not care!) For one thing, cemeteries are great photography subjects. Between the artwork of the headstones, and the stories told in the inscriptions, I continue [More]