So, maybe this is a morbid post for the weekend but there is something very soothing about cemeteries to me. I enjoy thinking about the stories involved in each life represented by the headstones. Like this confederate soldier and his wife at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, GA.
Do you like visiting cemeteries or do they creep you out?
There is something peaceful about cemeteries... Unfortunately I've really only ever visited them to lay someone to rest, and that's not a peaceful experience. I did visit Oscar Wilde's grave in Paris, and I loved wandering around the cemetery where he was buried, so I understand where you are coming from :)
ReplyDeleteThey are very peaceful. The only time they would creep me out is at night. When I was younger, a friend of mine and I would visit a cemetery every once in a while (weird, I know), but she would always want to go at night! Needless to say I'd stay in the car, but a lot of times we'd go during the day and just walk around. So much history and peace & quiet.
ReplyDeleteI love cemeteries! Especially old ones in the South. So peaceful and serene. My favorite cemetery is down South where we vacation each year - it's for victims of shipwrecks and yellow fever. I love all the old wrought iron and Spanish moss. I posted photos last year on my blog if you want to check them out: http://runninglawyer.blogspot.com/2010/06/cemetary-photos.html
ReplyDeleteI like them, I love history, and I like getting to know the stories of people who have sacrificed to give me the life I have. Sometimes its hard to remember that without those sweet souls who died in the revolutionary war, my life would be way different. Anyways.. enough with my sap. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love cemeteries especially old ones. We have a cemetery on the island of Ovalau where many of the old European settlers are buried, people come from far and wide to look for the resting place of their loved ones. Have a wonderful weekend :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely LOVE cemeteries, they are part of life. One of my husband's and my first "dates' was touring all the cemeteries in London. A great day.
ReplyDeleteI only like old cemeteries. The ones where people haven't been buried there for years. Newer ones where there are still bodies being buried make me sad and kind of creeped out. Probably because I think of the people as people who just died, instead of souls at peace for a hundred years. But that's just my take. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a COOL headstone. I love old cemeteries like that. I agree, they're very peaceful, but I can't hang out in one too long because it reminds me I only have a few decades (hopefully!) before I have a headstone somewhere...
ReplyDeleteI agree! And if I wasn't terrified of blood and needles, I would totally be a nurse because I feel the same way about hospitals. I know they creep most people out and they are usually associated with negative things, but there is something calming about visiting and taking care of others in the hospital... I guess I'm just weird!
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They definitely creep me out at night, but during the day I think they are peaceful. I like how well-maintained they are.
ReplyDeleteI think they are beautiful. I regret not seeing any when I was in new Orleans in the fall.
ReplyDeleteVisit a cemetery once a week for a reality check... It does wonders for my brain to engage into drive mode :)
ReplyDeleteIt can definitely be peaceful and cool (especially if it is an older one!)
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Cemeteries don't creep me out. I find them more depressing than anything else. However, I have found the perfect cemetery for an upcoming photo shoot ... So ... They must not bother me too much.
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I think it depends on the particular cemetery. Visiting a local one at night...not on my list of favorite things to do, but I once visited the Arlington cemetery, and it was touching and powerful.
ReplyDeleteFunny, my husband and I had the same discussion last week. We both aren't big cemetery people...we don't go visit past relatives or anything and we both rather be cremated. But I do enjoy going to really old cemeteries. There were some up in the mountains where I used to live (NC) that were from settlers back in the 1700s sooo cool!
ReplyDeleteI too think they are peaceful! no more "to do" stress for the people resting there. And I like to imagine what their lives where like!
ReplyDeleteA good place to think!
I absolutely love cemeteries, especially really old ones. When I lived in New Hampshire, the property was connected to a very old cemetery with dates going back to the 1700's! I would take walks out there all the time and it was so peaceful!
ReplyDeleteThey creep me out...I heard too many superstitions that scared me as a kid.
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