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ivy league (sort of)

The cemetery chapel was covered with ivy that was just starting to think about putting on its fall reds, which would have been a beautiful display. But, really, I didn’t hate the way it looked when I saw it, and especially liked the way the wavy gold glass was peeking through the leaves.

Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco, Maine

photographed 9.15.2025

chain/link

On the far side of this cemetery, there was a little metal shelter, with three benches. Two sides of the shelter had chains across them.

So, for a change in scenery, I laid down on one of the benches and tilted my head far enough back that I was seeing things upside down. And this is what it looked like.

Hollene Cemetery
Hollene, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2025

room to make the big mistakes

“There’s nothing to see.”

“It’s so flat.”

“It’s boring.”

“The openness is weird.”

(All incorrect statements about the Plains.)

Hollene Cemetery
Hollene,  New Mexico

photographed 8.31.2025

gate-implied fence

I can’t really decide if the presence of the gate implies a fence or if it’s the other way around. Or if it even matters.

But besides that philosophical situation, here’s a photo that captures the entirety of the town of Inez, New Mexico.

Inez, New Mexico
photographed 8.17.2025

one-half mile

The cemetery was about knee-high in weeds and it’s both snake territory and snake season, so I didn’t walk around. But from what I could see, the number of headstones on the sign is roughly equivalent to the number of graves in the cemetery.

Fun fact: the town and the town’s cemetery are spelled differently.

Roosevelt County, New Mexico
photographed 8.17.2025