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Old Cemetery Pics

Hey Eric, great thread and Really Cool backstory about your family's trip over here. I drive thru Des Allemands all the time but never knew how it got its name. I know a Triche that lives here on the westbank. I wonder if he even knows where his name comes from. :D
 
Wow, the picture that's exposed for the sky is very powerful. Awesome subject matter, I especially love the exposed brick and moss covered Crypts.

My Grandma used to live right next to a cemetery (as in it was only seperated from her yard by an iron fence), so I guess I feel nostalgic when I see headstones and small personal mausoleums now. I love bringing along my camera for strolls through cemeteries.

Thanks for sharing!
 
This thread was really interesting. One of the tombs has a short pillar next to it which appears to be some sort of Totem Pole?

If you ever go to Europe (Italy is best for this, I think), go walk through the catacombs...bones and bones and bones and bones just lying there on either side of you.

Also...I happened to have your ReptileGeeks page open in another tab and have been listening to some awesome music while perusing this thread. :D
 
I love wandering through old cemeteries and looking at the tombstones and mausoleums, reading the names of the people, and wondering about what their lives were like. The one you photographed reminds me of a couple in Edinburgh, Scotland, where my husband is from.
 
OkeeteeMom said:
This thread was really interesting. One of the tombs has a short pillar next to it which appears to be some sort of Totem Pole?

If you ever go to Europe (Italy is best for this, I think), go walk through the catacombs...bones and bones and bones and bones just lying there on either side of you.

Also...I happened to have your ReptileGeeks page open in another tab and have been listening to some awesome music while perusing this thread. :D
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That, I was taught by my grandfather, is a "Woodmen of the World" tombstone.
 
I know this thread is older, but I missed it the first time! :awcrap:

The house I grew up in backed up to a cemetery. We used to climb over the fence all the time, and read the grave markers. I've been fascinated with cemeteries ever since, and have spent many hours in them.

Those are incredible photos, Eric - thanks for posting! And OkeeteeMom, thanks for bumping it up!

Kathy
 
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