marble and granite

[low_delta]

Cyn and I visit her fathers's grave today. There were quite a few graves at that cemetary, of people who had given their lives for their country.

Then we stopped at another big cemetery. It is very old, with graves dating back to when Milwaukee was founded, and Wisconsin was granted statehood. We found one grave of a man born in the 1700's. Okay, I know that's nothing for you Europeans, and even some of you New Englanders, but for here, that's pretty impressive.

Of course, I didn't have my camera along. We're going to go back soon.

At one point, we pulled over and got out. It was quite a scene. We stood at the base of a small hill. there was a big dead tree standing partway up. On the top was a life-sized green bronze angel, high upon a monument. Behind her were the dark blue clouds of an approaching storm. Just as we started up, the wind whipped up, and the temperature dropped. It was a bit surreal. We couldn't help but grin.

Comments

I like cemeterys...

[shoo.livejournal.com]

there is an odd calm about them.

Re: I like cemeterys...

[cynnerth.livejournal.com]

This cemetary is so wonderful! The blustery, stormy weather with the chill in the air and a few leaves falling made it extra "atmospheric", if you know what I mean.

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I love cemetaries too...

I guess that probably goes without saying...:)

[banana.livejournal.com]

I previously mentioned a tiger related death in the 1700s. There are indeed plenty of graves of that age here, but the stones are often very difficult to read by that age, and the graves in a bad state in general. I wonder what the residents would have said if they had known what would happen? I get particularly annoyed with churchyards that use the stones for paving. Someone wanted that headstone to mark their passing, not to keep my feet out of the mud!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Somebody decides he doesn't like walking in the mud and looks for the nearest object to lay down? That's terrible!

Around a hundred years ago, the most common stone to use for headstones was marble. Now they are barely readable at best. Oddly enough, Cyn and I found some sandstone monuments, that were holding up fairly well.

[banana.livejournal.com]

I've seen some wooden ones still doing quite well after about 80 years here: http://www.atsf.co.uk/cgi-bin/www.atsf.co.uk/ildi.pl?watts1