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Outhouse
This remote country cemetery was a few miles down a dirt road; in addition to the things you expect to see at a cemetery (graves, for example), this one had a picnic arbor, so you could have a nice lunch after the burying was done.
And, it had a couple of outhouses, too. This is the larger of the two – it was what we call around here a “three holer.” You can probably figure out what that means…
Red Mud Cemetery
near Spur, Texas
photographed 3.14.2015
Handless King Stands Guard
The cemetery behind this country church was tidy, with straight rows, whitewashed markers, trimmed grass.
The north edge of the cemetery was also the edge of the softball field. The outfield butted up against a horse-racing track.
And this handless little king kept watch over it all.
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Eunice, Louisiana
photographed 1.10.2016
Upon Row
Above-ground tombs like this are always a sign of a high water table. Or a low elevation. The camera’s GPS says the elevation of this place is 39.4 feet, which is actually relatively high for this part of Louisiana; there were many places that had elevations in the negative numbers.
It was a lovely cemetery, nicely kept with new white paint on rows and rows of markers.
St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
St. Charles, Louisiana
photographed 1.9.2016
An Unexplained Estrangement
Who knows why a few graves are set away from the main part of the cemetery, pushed to the corner like that?
St. Charles Borromeo cemetery
St. Charles, Louisiana
Its Cold Grip
Winter held the cemetery near Las Truchas in its cold grip, a marked change from the the conditions when I was there in March.
Las Truchas, New Mexico
photographed 12.24.2015
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