Once upon a time, I used to mooch around cemeteries more than I probably should and photograph the older graves.
Was going through some old stuff I hadn't really looked at properly and found this. Not sure about everywhere else but there is an abundance of run down and neglected graves even in active cemeteries.
And for some reason I've always been fascinated by them and by who the people may have been.
@colorblindcowboy thank you! That kind of not knowing and guessing or what little you can see pulls me back to cemeteries.
@Rob_biondo Indeed. I grew up around the corner from a cemetery, So they always felt familiar.
@Rob_biondo millions of cool stories hide within
@Rob_biondo make sure to post on #findagrave! https://www.findagrave.com/
Not sure if you will be able to retain the rights to your amazing photos there, but even just updating the condition of the grave or entering in graves that aren’t in the database can be an immense help to families, genealogists, anthropologists, historians, etc.
@la_marteau the funny thing is that being a history graduate I'm a stickler for archiving and information but it never dawned on me to actually provide contributions to Find A Grave. Thank you for the suggestion!
@Rob_biondo This is really arresting. I love the way you've frame this for the head that isn't there.
@krishooper I didn't even think about it until you just mentioned it there! I think I just instinctively shot subconsciously thinking of the head that is not there.
@Rob_biondo It’s lovely. It almost looks as though they’re holding their head in their hand. Or perhaps the garland that should be put into n that head.