Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island; And Some Vegan Food
December 2, 2018
I’m now totally convinced there is no bad weather for cemetery photography. Today’s grey and mist was perfect to explore Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island’s oldest “active” cemetery. Dating back to 1740, some of the weathered headstones are well-worn, broken, and strewn about. But there are plenty of winged ladies. Ladies who are alive as vessels of a lush green felt, time’s peculiar styling. The cemetery is surprisingly gorgeous, in all the ways I wanted it to be. I was pleased as punch and expressed it often to the many deer, myself, and my friend who recommended the cemetery after discovering an ancestor of hers was buried in a Staten Island cemetery in the 1700’s. After a stop at the informational kiosk, a dead end. So now, on the whim of the angels.
What a face
I have never seen this posture in a monument before. Pretty accurate
Her religion was love. And it took her hands and face. 
My favorite of Moravian Cemetery
Check out all the deer we saw. Wild animals love us.
Some quick vegan bites on the Island. First, Duzer’s Local in Stapleton. They have vegan muffins and sometimes vegan cookies.
We got the blueberry and “Morning Glory” muffins.
Lunch at Thali Bar Baar, a delicious Indian eatery. Flavorful and fresh, it was kind of a shock given its location in a strip mall right across from… another old cemetery. For next time. These samosas hit the spot, doused in black salt. Perfection.
The Vegetable Thali lunch special was a lot of food. All very tasty. 
With all the cemetery gates closed it was back to the Bridge.
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