April 13, 2024
You know I love a rural cemetery that dates back to the 1850’s, that holds a spectacular array of flowering trees and many texturous decaying angels. So I got myself to the historic Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery in Charlotte’s downtown on a day off. One of many decapitated… “Strange” is dead. Read more…
March 26, 2024
The turn of the seasons are my very favorite times to photograph cemeteries… And on foot, in the newly docile air, one discovers the gems not visible from the road… The van from afar Cat 1 Cat 2 Still snow on the ground Aren’t we? Sealed up A little birdhouse Read more…
December 26, 2023
What more is there to say about a visit to Green-Wood Cemetery that I haven’t said before? Within some well-deserved downtime, the peace that this place used to bring was pure nostalgia. But there is always something new I discover in its trails. To follow, my stop inside this familiar Read more…
November 24, 2023
There is so much to discover at Mount Hope Cemetery, one of the two beautiful historic rural cemeteries in Rochester. On this visit on Black Friday (i.e. “Buy Nothing Day”) I caught the last of the fall’s color before a cold snap would drop the rest of the leaves to Read more…
November 4, 2023
As I moved from one cemetery to the next one on my itinerary, I happened to pass see this on en route. I quickly pulled in, spying some monuments of height. Once I took a closer look, I was blown by its beauty, blown away by the woeful women who Read more…
Missing Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, I crafted a graving itinerary to explore some of the area cemeteries. I set off realizing the effort might be in vain, given the size and beauty of where I come from. But I was happily surprised to find three gorgeous historic cemeteries that reignited Read more…
October 15, 2023
I love an old cemetery, a plot of land that hasn’t gone the way of the parcels around it. The walk about it much like the how the walk was hundreds of years ago. I step to meet its characters. Some illegible from the passage of time, some sharp, some–a Read more…
September 18, 2023
If anybody ever sees what happens to my focus if I drive by a cemetery, they’d surely give me a lecture. Darting my neck to and fro looking for angels I might very well find an angel of my own. But when I was placed in front of Saint Joseph Read more…
August 19, 2023
With many headstones containing the cause of death, the Old Tonopah Cemetery makes for a gripping meander. Adjacent to The Clown Motel, the souls of the interred are rumored to haunt its rooms. And it is no wonder… some of the causes of death include suicide by dynamite, suicide by Read more…
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…
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
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…
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 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.
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…