Julie's Web Journal: Monday Photo Shoot

Fresh when it gets here from Julie Barrett
Monday, August 6, 2007

Take a picture of, or in, a cemetery. Your local cemetery is good, but if you've been to, say, Paris, to see Jim Morrison's grave, or took some arty shots of an ornate headstone elsewhere, something like that works, too.

I love old cemeteries. There's something about the art associated with death and grief that touches me. I suppose it's the mixture of sadness and hope displayed in the statuary and headstone carvings.

These were shot at Bowman Cemetery, and old family plot almost within walking distance of where I live:

Such is the Kingdom of Heaven

Urn

The entire photo set is here.

This is St. Louis No. 2 Cemetery in New Orleans. Situated on the edge of the French Quarter, it had been heavily vandalized. The metalwork crosses that decorated many of the graves had been removed and sold to antique dealers, all so someone could have another hit of smack. A local preservation society stepped in and began raising funds to restore not only that site, but other old graveyards that had met a similar fate. I visited in 2001. This was one of the few remaining metal crosses:

Alaux

This poor angel still stands guard over a family crypt:

Headless Angel
More pictures are here.

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Julie said:
Love the photo's. Julie
Date: 8/6/2007 2:04:44 PMDate: 8/6/2007 2:04:44 PM

Jessica said:
Lovely pictures!
Date: 8/6/2007 11:10:59 PMDate: 8/6/2007 11:10:59 PM

Paul said:
I got a bit of a chuckle out of the first picture and its caption.
Date: 8/9/2007 5:16:34 PMDate: 8/9/2007 5:16:34 PM

Jude said:
Hi, I followed you from John Scalzi's link. I love cemeteries simply for the history. Cemetery art is another subject entirely. It amazes me how wonderful some of the stonework is. I loved your photos.
Date: 8/9/2007 6:23:07 PMDate: 8/9/2007 6:23:07 PM

Gerry said:
headless angel sad somehow, i was too old (76) for this assignment. Shudder Gerry
Date: 8/10/2007 4:26:30 PMDate: 8/10/2007 4:26:30 PM

Julie said:
Love the photo's. Julie
Date: 8/6/2007 2:04:44 PMDate: 8/6/2007 2:04:44 PM

Jessica said:
Lovely pictures!
Date: 8/6/2007 11:10:59 PMDate: 8/6/2007 11:10:59 PM

Paul said:
I got a bit of a chuckle out of the first picture and its caption.
Date: 8/9/2007 5:16:34 PMDate: 8/9/2007 5:16:34 PM

Gerry said:
headless angel sad somehow, i was too old (76) for this assignment. Shudder Gerry
Date: 8/10/2007 4:26:30 PMDate: 8/10/2007 4:26:30 PM

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