Harps

From Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Syracuse, NY:

From Chappell Hill Masonic Cemetery, Chappell Hill, TX:

Rifles & Swords

I've been listening to The Decemberists a lot these days, and as I was deciding on what pictures to use for this post, the multi-part song "The Island/Come and See/The Landlord's Daughter/You'll Not Feel the Drowning" came into my head.

"Produced my pistol..."
From Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica, NY:

"...and my saber..."
From Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse,NY:

The full monument

Close-up of epitaphs

 "This stone is raised to their memory by the bereaved wife and mother."

On the left, J. L. Kirby Smith was mortally wounded at Corinth, Miss., in 1862 while E. Kirby Smith was mortally wounded at Molino Del Rey, Mexico, in 1847.

Cake Wrecks

Yesterday, Cake Wrecks included a picture of a headstone suffering from a case of over-literal misinterpretation common to much of its usual fare.

Go see "He was a good soldier in script" here!

The Big Sleep

From Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA:

Four graves headed by giant pillows/cushions.

Egglike + Updates

So, since this month marks the 1 year anniversary of my first post, and since I have an irregular update schedule at best, I am going to try to post a picture a day for all of October. Hopefully everything other day at the worst. We'll see how this goes. Anyway, for starters...

From Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, NY:

A neat little obelisk I never noticed before last week crafted to look a bit like a Faberge egg on top.