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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2010 23:15:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2010 4:57:19 GMT
Is that New Orleans, Casimira? (I assume so because of the tombs being above ground.)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2010 9:13:10 GMT
Yes it is K...not far from my house,in UPTOWN,took yesterday afternoon...it's the Green Street Cemetery,might officially be called something else.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2010 11:31:34 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Dec 22, 2010 18:41:56 GMT
A nice final resting place by the Chapel by the Sea on Captiva Island, Florida.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 22, 2010 22:23:48 GMT
Oh -- that is beautiful!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2010 20:09:36 GMT
These are lovely. Where is # 63 taken Kerouac? I want to go and gather some seeds from those poppies growing there,they are perfect.There's a particular wildness,a sense of neglect but, not forgotten look to this that so appeals to me. If I was a watercolor artist or any kind of painter,I would do a painting of that.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2010 21:07:06 GMT
I have always liked sandy cemeteries, but I don't trust them for keeping the dead down.
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Post by fumobici on Dec 25, 2010 22:29:02 GMT
These are lovely. Where is # 63 taken Kerouac? I want to go and gather some seeds from those poppies growing there,they are perfect.There's a particular wildness,a sense of neglect but, not forgotten look to this that so appeals to me. If I was a watercolor artist or any kind of painter,I would do a painting of that. Those look like Papaver somniferum var. peoniflorum that have partially atavized back to species type.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2010 22:31:57 GMT
These are lovely. Where is # 63 taken Kerouac? I want to go and gather some seeds from those poppies growing there,they are perfect.There's a particular wildness,a sense of neglect but, not forgotten look to this that so appeals to me. If I was a watercolor artist or any kind of painter,I would do a painting of that. Those look like Papaver somniferum var. peoniflorum that have partially atavized back to species type. Yes exactly!! They do!!!And I would love to have some of those seeds!!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2010 22:44:59 GMT
Frankly, that is an old photo that I scanned, and I don't have the slightest idea where it was. I am not even sure if it was in France.
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Post by imec on Feb 2, 2011 4:56:17 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 2, 2011 5:26:51 GMT
That is truly beautiful, Imec. One could meditate on that photo.
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Post by tod2 on Feb 3, 2011 12:40:14 GMT
What an incredibly unusual photograph imec! Like an enormous white duvet & pillows over those at rest.
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Post by thill25 on Feb 3, 2011 17:24:53 GMT
I have a few from the oldest graveyard in Orlando...I'll see if I can upload them soon. Gotta host them somewhere first...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2011 18:11:05 GMT
Fantastic photo, imec.
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Feb 3, 2011 18:50:11 GMT
I grew up in a town called Marshfield, MA. The cemetery at the end of my street dates from the 1640's-1650's and contains the graves of some of the first settlers/pilgrims, such as Governor Edward Winslow. The grave below belongs to Daniel Webster, a noted senator from the first half of the 19th century who was known as one of the greatest orators of his day and who also served three presidents in the position of Secretary of State. My house sits right behind his house and our land was once part of his estate. When I was a kid there was a flagpole behind his grave and we used to stand on top of his tombstone and swing on the rope attached to the flagpole. In legend, Webster is rumored to have won a debate against the devil (known as Mr. Scratch in the story) to save a mans soul. The legend was immortalized in a short story by Stephen Vincent Benét called The Devil vs. Daniel Webster. Click on the link to read the story. www.gckschools.com/vhs/eng3/fall/romantic/danwebread.htm
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2011 18:56:58 GMT
But what happened to the flagpole?
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Feb 3, 2011 20:04:33 GMT
I imagine the town decided that was a neighborhood tradition that was best not passed on to future generations of grave stompers. I believe it has since been moved outside of the grave plot.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 3, 2011 22:14:27 GMT
Great picture and story, Fmt. Those old iron fences around the graves remind me of a cemetery in my home town.
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Post by imec on Feb 4, 2011 4:01:12 GMT
That is truly beautiful, Imec. One could meditate on that photo. What an incredibly unusual photograph imec! Like an enormous white duvet & pillows over those at rest. Thank you. I was actually out taking pics of the snowbanks after a major plow (hope to post tomorrow) but couldn't resist pointing the camera over the cemetery fence.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 4, 2011 15:29:36 GMT
I'm sitting here at the computer, with the usual ambient noise -- computer fan, dog barking somewhere in the neighborhood, birds chirping, etc. But looking at your last two pictures, a peaceful silence seemed to fall. Those are lovely, Imec.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 12, 2011 13:50:57 GMT
The graveyard at St Mary de Castro...
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Post by thill25 on Feb 25, 2011 2:19:57 GMT
Hi guys! Finally got around to getting back on the forum. Here's one from Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando: I thought it was kinda creepy with the "I know".
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 25, 2011 3:52:32 GMT
Don't know about creepy, but definitely intriguing.
Personally, I think it should be a law that all cemeteries have Spanish moss on their trees.
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Post by Kimby on Feb 28, 2011 20:13:03 GMT
cheery's flowery graveyard at #82 deserves a second look. Lovely.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 1, 2011 2:47:52 GMT
You are so right, Kimby. I really thought I'd commented on it, but obviously not.
It's intriguing on so many levels -- the expanse of bright flowers leading to the somber background and their crisp definition contrasting with the suggestive moodiness of the brooding trees, stones, and church.
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Post by Kimby on Mar 1, 2011 6:40:19 GMT
(you may have been thinking about another thread, bixa, perhaps What's in Bloom?)
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Post by Kimby on Apr 15, 2011 17:29:52 GMT
A cemetery near Wallace, Idaho. The shrine in the background is to the firefighters who died fighting the great fires of 1910.
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Post by nycgirl on May 30, 2012 15:34:03 GMT
These are all beautiful cemeteries, and some of them are in such unexpected surroundings.
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