Cemetery Walk - 2008 July 09

[valkryor]

I really like Mount Hope Cemetery. It feels more like a park with statuary than a cemetery, and I asked joncaunuck if we could go for our weekly walk there and he agreed.



The cemetery is very serene. And after work, it's good to be in a place that's peaceful. :)

These are two of the many statues that top monuments. The angel on the right I've made into an icon.



I don't know why, but I love funerary urns on top of stele. It's so Victorian and reminds me of Edward Gorey. The celtic cross is part of the Seagram monument in a fenced off portion of the cemetery.



This large urn is on a smaller, squatter base. It's obviously made from limestone, since you can see the pits and the erosion (and the rust stains on the base).



There's a pretty significant dead tree in the middle of the cemetary. In some ways, it's both appropriate and haunting.



Another monument in a classic Greco-Roman style. I know this is probably less than 200 years old, but with the missing arm and the wreathe in her hand, it could easily be in a museum.



A close up of her face. joncaunck remarked that it looked a little like the_eardstapa. I don't see it myself, since the girl looks so sad (and I've seen the_eardstapa smile). :D

I did apologize to joncanuck a couple of times for taking pictures, but he was perfectly okay with it. :)

Comments

[bec76.livejournal.com]

What lovely monuments!

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

If you ever come to Canadaland, I can show you the cemetery. :D

[bec76.livejournal.com]

*grin* I'll make sure it's on the to-do list.

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

Hurray! :)