A bouquet of flowers rests on top of a gravestone in memorial of a pioneer of the area in an old cemetery, with other gravestones in the background on a bright sunny day in Muskoka, Ontario.
on the downside i'm sick at home w/ a chest infection but on the plus side my friend sent me a bunch of photos he took years ago at the Progressive Musical Benevolent Society section at Mount Hebron Cemetery. I was bugging him with questions about the Prog. Mus. Ben. Soc. lol.
photo looking over the shoulder of a longhaired person in a baseball cap who is himself taking a photo with a camera. the view is looking across a road at a gated cemetery section. at the top of the gate is a harp logo and the words PROG. MUSICAL BEN. ASS'N.
I've never been, but I guess this photo of the gate is of the P.M.B.S.'s second cemetery site at Beth Israel in Woodbridge, NJ. Like many NY Jewish mutual aid societies, they bought a second plot as their first one started to fill up.
Even just looking closely at the gates tells me some things.🥸these are photos from before high resolution digital smartphone photos sadly, but in some of the closer shots you can read some of the names who donated to put up the column in 1939.
A badger, otter, red fox, and chipmunk are sitting in the middle of a graveyard under a half moon and starry sky. They listen as the badger tells spooky stories.
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Cemetery Cat.
A cemetery cat watches in the graveyard, fur highlighted from behind by moonlight on Halloween, while something moves underneath a broken gravestone.
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Cemetery Cat.
A cemetery cat watches in the graveyard, fur highlighted from behind by moonlight on Halloween, while something moves underneath a broken gravestone.
A black and white landscape photo of a graveyard. The treeless graveyard and numerous headstones and crosses sit on a grassy rounded hilltop. There are numerous puffy clouds in the sky.
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Cemetery Cat.
A cemetery cat watches in the graveyard, fur highlighted from behind by moonlight on Halloween, while something moves underneath a broken gravestone.
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Cemetery Cat.
A cemetery cat watches in the graveyard, fur highlighted from behind by moonlight on Halloween, while something moves underneath a broken gravestone.
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Graveyard with Cat in Moonlight, in celebration of Halloween.
Sketching new,old and abandoned graves, some pristine, some neglected . A cat ran ahead of me, then stood on top of a flat gravestone, outlined in light, casting a dark shadow.
My interpretation is of this scene at night, with a full moon.
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Graveyard with Cat in Moonlight, in celebration of Halloween.
Sketching new,old and abandoned graves, some pristine, some neglected . A cat ran ahead of me, then stood on top of a flat gravestone, outlined in light, casting a dark shadow.
My interpretation is of this scene at night, with a full moon.
Photo of a headstone in a cemetery. Just a close view of the word ‘year’ carved into the stone. Partly covering the word is a perfectly circular orange and white moss. (It’s a moss right? Not a lichen???) anyway there are a couple white and orange circles on the stone. Despite death, there is life.
This was the first cemetery photo I ever took - Stanley Cemetery, Tasmania. Three weathered crosses, standing watch over the sea, quietly invited me into a world of memory, history, and stillness. That moment became the beginning of Gardens of the Silent.
Here, I share images from cemeteries across Australia - spaces where time softens, stories linger, and beauty often hides in plain sight. Each photo is a gesture of respect, a glimpse into lives once lived, and a reminder that silence can speak volumes.
Whether you're drawn to heritage, reflection, or the quiet poetry of stone and shadow, I hope this page offers you a place to pause, feel, and connect.
A somber and evocative photograph of a weathered angel statue standing against an aged stone wall, its head bowed in quiet reverence. Darkened by time and rain, the angel’s detailed wings and flowing robes convey both strength and fragility.
Gentle rain falls through the scene, softening the outlines of the background and adding a sense of stillness. Autumn trees with sparse orange leaves offer a muted contrast to the cold stone and grey sky, heightening the emotional impact.
Perfect for adding a contemplative, moody atmosphere to living rooms, libraries, or quiet personal spaces.
This image resonates with those who appreciate cemetery art, Gothic architecture, and melancholic beauty.
A weathered, ornate white cross stands in the foreground, with a quaint, small church in the background. The structure is blurred, emphasizing the cross and its detailed design. This is one of the many old churches and cemeteries in Iceland.
A weathered, ornate white cross stands in the foreground, with a quaint, small church in the background. The structure is blurred, emphasizing the cross and its detailed design.
October 2023
Workers dig graves for victims of an airstrike at the cemetery in the village of Groza, Kharkiv region. A Russian strike killed at least 52 people who had gathered for a wake after the reburial of a soldier in an eastern Ukrainian village.
So one moment you’re bragging about having ”the strongest and most lethal fighting force in the world” (Kamala Harris) and the next you’re terrified about how your new fascist regime is going to use it against its own people.
I find it highly concerning that some of us still don’t understand that every weapon we produce – whether it’s surveillance technologies, coercive laws, police, soldiers, or bombs – will eventually fall into the hands of the worst people possible. There is no such thing as a weapon that can only be used by The Good Guys™; there is only a weapon.
So maybe, just maybe, it’s in our best interests not produce them to begin with. Or to limit them to the absolute minimum. Or at the very least not to glorify them and to enact the strongest checks and balances possible at a constitutional level. But, most of all, to strive to create the kinds of societies where they would not be required to begin with.
I feel it’s especially important to keep this in mind here in Europe where we are, rigthfully, concerned about the twin threats of Russia and the US. Must we do more to defend ourselves and stand up to bullies? Yes, sadly, we must. For there’s only one language they understand. But in the process, we must keep the germ of a different – better – future alive, lest we become, ourselves, that which we abhor.
So yes, we must shore up our military strength, band together, and protect our sovereignty in the face of Russian and American threats. But we must also show that a different way of life is possible. A fairer, more just society. One that is not only tolerant of differences but celebrates them (but is equally as intolerant of intolerance and threats to its tolerance). A society where your worth is not defined by the size of your bank account. One where everyone can live and die with dignity.
And it is possible.
This is what our level of technology enables, as much as all the terrible things.
This isn’t idealism. It’s realism with imagination.
We’ve allowed the worst of us to destroy even our ability to imagine a better future and so, in learned helplessness, we conflate resignation with realism.
This is a time of change. But we – not a relative handful of overstuffed psychopaths – decide what shape that change takes.
The Marx Brothers' first sound film, based on a musical of the same name which was written specially for them. Groucho plays a hotel manager, Harpo and Chico are a pair of pickpockets and Zeppo is the hotel receptionist. ...
48:40 "Now look! I'm gonna take you down and show you our cemetery, I've got a waitinglist of 50 people at that cemetery just dying to get in but I like you"...
The Cocoanuts (1929) (first Marx Brothers sound film) ( fedi.video )
The Marx Brothers' first sound film, based on a musical of the same name which was written specially for them. Groucho plays a hotel manager, Harpo and Chico are a pair of pickpockets and Zeppo is the hotel receptionist. ...