Cape Cod cemetery pics, part one.

[valis2]

So while we were on our honeymoon, I told Husband that we had to visit some graveyards. He was a bit appalled at first, which bewildered me, but when we visited the first one he actually seemed to get into it, and wandered about reading epitaphs and even getting in the way of shots, lol.

So here is the first set of images. There will be three entries total, one for each site, and I'm warning you that this is the most boring set of pics of the three. The light was very low because the sun was setting, and the pics aren't as nice as I would have hoped. Still, they hold interest for fellow taphophiles, so here you go.

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These shots are all from West Yarmouth Woodside Cemetery. It was surrounded by a fence that I saw repeated at many other gravesites in the area, made of cement pillars with metal lengths embedded in them. The fence for this particular cemetery was dated 1919 or somewhere around there.

You can get a sense of what it looks like here:

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The name Crowell was very well represented in this cemetery. The cemetery's website lists many Crowells.

Here's one long row:

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I always am fascinated by the symbols on gravestones.

I loved this detail. An infinite loop of chain, beautifully rendered:



And here's a willow. I don't know why, but this symbol always resonates with me very strongly.

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I took a picture in Australia that was similar to this, with a yucca plant growing next to a gravestone. Of course, that yucca was about as tall as building.

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I love looking at the lichens that grow on gravestones.

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And this gravestone was a bit unusual, though I found similar examples in some of the other cemeteries:

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Comments

[droxy.livejournal.com]

wonderful shots, cemetary art is fascinating.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Isn't it, though? I'm always intrigued.