tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post6558296299016601549..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: Friday Flowers: Carved in StoneRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-76705901767400731702008-11-03T07:03:00.000-05:002008-11-03T07:03:00.000-05:00Thanks for all the comments. I am not the only one...Thanks for all the comments. I am not the only one with an interest in the past.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-59370652530862201642008-11-02T20:07:00.000-05:002008-11-02T20:07:00.000-05:00A lovely set of pictures, Ruth. I like old cemeta...A lovely set of pictures, Ruth. I like old cemetaries too, but often feel funny taking pics there.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-70685432979606130192008-11-02T12:34:00.000-05:002008-11-02T12:34:00.000-05:00What a beautiful web site!Here is the url to the b...What a beautiful web site!<BR/><BR/>Here is the url to the blog from the Sandusky Library if you would like to take a look. This entry<BR/>features a Victorian statue at the<BR/>end:<BR/><BR/>http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/2008/10/william-griswold-lane.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-79406164596248893012008-11-02T00:13:00.000-04:002008-11-02T00:13:00.000-04:00PS. Loved your autumn skies post and the creepy cr...PS. Loved your autumn skies post and the creepy crawly one was great too.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175754179624182953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-30049948888641814392008-11-02T00:12:00.000-04:002008-11-02T00:12:00.000-04:00Ruth,I too enjoy exploring old cemeteries. There a...Ruth,<BR/><BR/>I too enjoy exploring old cemeteries. There are quite a few interesting ones in our area. <BR/><BR/>Enjoyed seeing the beautiful tombstones. Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>It was a beautiful day to be out and about in our area today. Hope you enjoyed it. <BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175754179624182953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-64158739268651982312008-11-01T21:18:00.000-04:002008-11-01T21:18:00.000-04:00Beautiful - I fond cemeteries to be restful - gues...Beautiful - I fond cemeteries to be restful - guess it's the beauty.JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-6302472109789167632008-11-01T15:50:00.000-04:002008-11-01T15:50:00.000-04:00I'm attracted to old cemeteries as well.-When I se...I'm attracted to old cemeteries as well.-When I see grave markers, I see history and wonder what the story is behind each persons life.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-62033517946551079022008-11-01T15:13:00.000-04:002008-11-01T15:13:00.000-04:00Beautiful post!Great SWF post too!Beautiful post!<BR/>Great SWF post too!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390455875023239060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-90981174578876096012008-11-01T06:22:00.000-04:002008-11-01T06:22:00.000-04:00I love the post title Ruth... so appropriate. Old...I love the post title Ruth... so appropriate. Old cemeteries are fascinating. I love the wording on so many of the headstones.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-49484062010644280822008-11-01T00:40:00.000-04:002008-11-01T00:40:00.000-04:00Fascinating stuff! There's something about cemeter...Fascinating stuff! There's something about cemeteries and gravestones that I am drawn to. Maybe it's the solemness or the reverence that seems to linger in those kinds of places.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525699964093474408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-7999246679911302002008-10-31T23:17:00.000-04:002008-10-31T23:17:00.000-04:00Ruth--interesting that you would use cemetery "flo...Ruth--interesting that you would use cemetery "flowers" for your post--tomorrow being All Saints'Day. I posted today on the origins of some of our Hallowe'en practices.<BR/>The causes of death sounds like an interesting project--dropsy, I think, is what they called what we would probably cause congestive heart failure--filling up with fluid.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-76382205204004926572008-10-31T21:52:00.000-04:002008-10-31T21:52:00.000-04:00What is it about the Titanic that captivates us so...What is it about the Titanic that captivates us so much. It's almost become cliche, ... but visiting the cemetery where its victims are memorialized not doubt brings the tragedy home and to life. That must be a common tourist attraction judging from how well known the calamity is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-16123815913878894092008-10-31T16:06:00.000-04:002008-10-31T16:06:00.000-04:00I, too, am fascinated by cemeteries. For a year Da...I, too, am fascinated by cemeteries. For a year Dad & I lived beside the huge Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto. To go there was our favorite walk. There is a large memorial garden there also to the casualties of the Titanic, especilly a large group of Salvation Army leaders.<BR/>Here in Mexico with the day of the dead the customs are almost unmentionable with huge orgies in the cemeteries Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-11391333894456776222008-10-31T13:11:00.000-04:002008-10-31T13:11:00.000-04:00A very interesting post for Halloween! You are a ...A very interesting post for Halloween! You are a very clever lady.<BR/><BR/>Great pictures of the statuary and neat that you are out there photography those pioneer stones. I always wonder about the lives of the people that lay beneath the stones ... how their life went ... was it a happy life ... did they follow and live their dream ... or was their life a disappointment. One can't help but Cicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-49308306354123401432008-10-31T11:22:00.000-04:002008-10-31T11:22:00.000-04:00This was a really interesting post Ruth. When I th...This was a really interesting post Ruth. When I think of all the diseases that don't kill people now, many of us, including me would have been dead without treatment.Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-19926594665809788832008-10-31T10:32:00.000-04:002008-10-31T10:32:00.000-04:00Those are beautiful photos. Lovely yet sad. I've...Those are beautiful photos. Lovely yet sad. I've been studying genealogy for many years and often visit cemeteries. Most aren't as nice as the one you photographed.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-77712799350626712302008-10-31T10:01:00.000-04:002008-10-31T10:01:00.000-04:00I also love walking through old cemeteries, trying...I also love walking through old cemeteries, trying to piece together the lives of those lying there. I took a graduate course on thanatology and we made many field trips to old cemeteries. They are so much more inviting than the sterile, uniform new "Memorial Parks."NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-19876810606182011162008-10-31T09:08:00.000-04:002008-10-31T09:08:00.000-04:00I really like the top picture! Nice sepia tones. ...I really like the top picture! Nice sepia tones. Also, I'm glad I'm not the only person who likes to take photos in graveyards. <BR/><BR/>The Germans tend their family grave plots meticulously--I see folks at the cemetery every day of the year, watering and planting fresh flowers and weeding. They even supply hand tools and watering cans!africakidandtheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664490603920452905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-32244069334225870702008-10-31T07:43:00.000-04:002008-10-31T07:43:00.000-04:00I too enjoy walking through cemeteries. The older ...I too enjoy walking through cemeteries. The older "statues" and "headstones" are really a true artform in itself. The work that goes into them is unbelievable. All my family is in Holland, so I don't have a history of own here in Canada. But I still find it fascinating to spend time looking at others. I wonder about their lives and who they were. The life story of each person is held in that "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com