Tag: gravestones
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October 20, 2007 01:18 AM EDT --
Round 3 FINAL ROUND
In the black hills there is a gravestone and upon that gravestone are words summarizing a life of the old west. In part, the words read:
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July 04, 2008 10:58 AM EDT --
These are from "Funny Stones to Tickle Your Funny Bone" at http://www.webpanda.com/ponder/epitaphs.htm
Boot Hill Cemetery, Tombstone, Arizona
He was young
He was fair
But . . . more
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August 13, 2006 02:46 PM EDT --
Witches in Salem, Mass. are fighting for the right to have a symbol of their religion, such as pentacles placed on their headstones. Two separate groups have asked the federal government to let them use . . . more
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August 28, 2007 09:53 PM EDT --
A young man I know fell off an outcropping of granite this summer, fell eight vertical feet, fell into a six-week land of cast and crutch and exotic metal pins. Shattered tibia. Surgery. June plans as . . . more
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October 19, 2007 11:21 PM EDT --
Round 2
In Sussex there is a gravestone and upon that gravestone are words summarizing a life of creativity, poetry and madness. In part, the words read:
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July 03, 2008 03:06 PM EDT --
I love epitaphs, and here are some from a collection:
In a London cemetery
Ann Mann
Here lies Ann Mann,
Who lived an old maid
But died an old Mann
Dec. 8, 1767
In a Ribbesford, . . . more
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June 18, 2008 03:16 PM EDT --
Christopher Moore, one of my favorite authors, posted this slide show on My Space. I am providing the direct link to it at photobucket. It contains some of the most beautiful and/or intriguing . . . more
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August 04, 2008 09:14 PM EDT --
At a certain point in the day, the sun blazes over the hill in the oldest section of the cemetery and creates a landscape of light and shadow.
On camera, the sun becomes a starburst of light. . . . more
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March 19, 2007 06:56 PM EDT --
Legend/history (as I heard it) of the Moriarity tomb in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA:
Mr Moriarity was an Irish immigrant who came to America as a young person. He helped out in a . . . more
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October 06, 2006 02:44 PM EDT --
It is a common malady that strikes almost every genealogist: You love to visit cemeteries. When I was younger, I wouldn't set foot in a cemetery (well, maybe on a dare) because it was "too creepy". . . . more
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September 21, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
Based on the most delightful events of last night. It came out a lot sweeter than I was originally going for, but I rather like the direction it took...
Ignoring the Invisible . . . more
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October 15, 2007 02:24 AM EDT --
THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN WITH AN HP PHOTOSMART M425 6.0 MP. THE FIRST TWO PHOTO ESSAYS FOR MY NEW ENGLAND AUTUMN SERIES ARE HERE:
New England Autumn I
New England Autumn II
(If I mixed . . . more
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May 29, 2008 04:07 PM EDT --
My husband and I used to ride bikes every night after work and on weekends. One of our favorite things to do were to stop at old cemetaries and try to find the oldest gravestone. It may sound a bit . . . more
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