May 29, 2023
A stop at the veterans’ field at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, New York. The Boy Scouts and other caring citizens put up the flags. And a trip the Rochester’s Public Market… to get the berries for a flag cake.
May 6, 2023
I have many NYC lists filled with all sorts of things of interest. But now I will begin the slow process of crossing as many places off my list as possible. St. Michaels Cemetery is one such places. Since we were in Queens for a baseball game, we made a Read more…
May 2, 2023
After some wacky school events, my school was evacuated to another right next to my beloved Green-Wood Cemetery. So lunch meant a meander in its buddy green. I’ll be back soon!
April 10, 2023
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, New York has all the right stuff for gravers: the cemetery dates back to the late 1800’s; it has some beautiful angels and peaceful lush grounds including some resident deer. In any given plot is plenty to capture, but in this visit I tried the Read more…
April 4, 2023
The Magnolias flower early in the Spring and I look forward to seeing them in Green-Wood Cemetery every year. After work, when I needed them most, their peak beauty lured me in. And because my lens seems to turn them into delicate watercolors, most of my time was spent under Read more…
March 6, 2023
I knew when the snow was falling I had to see this angel. Holy Sepulchre‘s gorgeous Corona/Di Cesare angel. So much fluffy show How I look in the morning LOL Miscellaneous droids I liked Scenes from Krudco Skate Shop
January 22, 2023
If you’ve been in the cemetery, you’ve likely heard the parrots that have enormous nest up on top of the main entrance’s archway. With my new lens, I was able to capture them… a bit.
Winter’s first trip into Green-Wood Cemetery with my new telephoto lens would seem years from the last time I walked in. This is the thing with Green-Wood. It is like a time capsule; it holds onto pieces of every time I visit and mixes them confusingly in a sequence of Read more…
December 30, 2022
The frigid Lake Ontario We were doing remote control cars. Can you tell? Two-berry pancakes. So pale! I haven’t been satisfied with my pancake making lately. The first ever Wegmans. Vintage delight. I finally won in bowling. I guess I need the bumpers up all the time. teehee Breakfast It Read more…
November 12, 2022
When we drove by Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, I knew I’d have to get in. The bright pops of color that were on the branches not too long ago was now a gorgeous carpet… red to orange to yellow. It was a quick trip, but a memorable one. Not Read more…
August 22, 2022
This is the most beautiful cemetery I have ever visited. With an overwhelming about of beautiful art within its one million burials, it sits within a rocky slope creating a layered lay-out that is trily mind-blowing. To follow some of the beauty I found within my short visit.
Cementiri de Poblenou was a big reason for my deciding to go ahead and join a friend in Spain this summer. It was number one on my list of international must-visit cemeteries. This, because of a haunting sculptured entitled El Petó de la Mort or the Kiss of Death I Read more…
August 18, 2022
Because I am mastering the subway, I hit another Madrid cemetery during my stay. The Cementerio of La Almudena is the city’s main active cemetery. Its 120 acres include several layers of graves spanning many years. I was taken aback by the size and saw many gorgeous statues besides a Read more…
August 17, 2022
Though far less grand than Cementerio Sacramental de San Isidro, Cementerio Sacramental de Santa María has some great unique works which I will let speak for themselves. Again, many vaults Loved this gal. Sliced cherub Rocky face There was a cat colony. A gorgeous stop well worth it.
It’s been awhile since I have been abroad! 7 years to be exact. With the worst school year of my life, ending in being excessed, another excessed teacher and I decided we had a lot to decompress from. I would join her in Spain on an adventure. With that in Read more…
May 3, 2022
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, NY has some lovely old sculptures on its grounds. It’s the perfect foreground for a muted overcast sky. I entered with a goal of portraiture. Many of these sad figures, in various and intense states of grief, avert their eyes but still are my most Read more…
April 26, 2022
Every year I look forward to the cherry blossoms in Green-wood Cemetery. It is a mark of Spring and, in turn, a sign of Summer on its way. Though I was only able to visit early in the cherry blossom bloom, the trees were plush with plenty of pink.
April 19, 2022
After visiting the heartbreaking crash site in Iowa in 2016, I wanted to see the hometown of the late Buddy Holly while passing through the area. To follow, Buddy-related sights to honor this special musician. At the Buddy Holly Center… closed at the time of my visit The J.I. Allison Read more…
April 10, 2022
Despite the chilling winds, it is Spring time. And the flowering trees in Green-Wood Cemetery are beckoning. A brief stop while I was nearby will hold me over for a little bit, but I’ll be back when it feels more like Spring and there is more green in the background.
March 25, 2022
The Saucer Magnolia trees bloom first of the local flowering trees… or at least the first of the trees in my favorite spot to photograph them, Green-Wood Cemetery. Just a short work from work, lugging my teacher stuff, I captured a piece of spring–though the cold air is heading back. Read more…
December 31, 2021
So the day was perfect for graving… potent white sky, a chill in the air, some time to kill. So I headed to the first municipal cemetery in the United States. Rochester, New York’s Mount Hope Cemetery, established in 1838. With two quick visits, I haven’t even scratched the surface Read more…
November 7, 2021
As long as I can remember I’ve tried to find the best parts of Long Island. From when I barreled down the parkway eastbound in search of wonder in my Chevy Citation as a teenager to now, uncovering shenanigans with a Brooklyn expat who shares my same adventurous spirit, one Read more…
October 20, 2021
A brief stop at Mount Hope Cemetery would help my extended birthday celebration include another of my favorite pastimes, roaming about historical cemeteries with a camera. Established in 1838, Mount Hope was thee first municipal cemetery in the United States, says someone on wikipedia. On a time limit, our stop Read more…
August 15, 2021
It was a quest to find one of my favorite angel replicas at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, New York: The heartbreaking Angel of Grief. But there were plenty of other beautiful sculptures to admire and capture on the grounds. Many sculptures had very nice detailing. Look at this Read more…
July 16, 2021
With a friend in town, it is busy times in Brooklyn and Queens, starting with a mermaid shoot at Jacob Riis in the Rockaways. Of course we had to jump in the water with record-high heat! Before and after the Atlantic ocean… Brekkie at Le Petit Monstre.. despite everything looking Read more…
July 9, 2021
Staying close by in Albany, I took a quick trip in Albany Rural Cemetery because my previous visit was snow-blanketed. And I am pretty nostalgic for cemetery visiting. But soon the Fall will give way to the cold and it’ll be cemetery season once again. Here are the ladies of Read more…