Wrapping up 2013

Wow! Where did the year go? I've had a great time working on my photography business and am excited for what 2014 holds.

I'll be back to blogging on a regular basis in the new year. I had hoped to end the year with 350 as my count for cemeteries I've photographed (partial or complete). I'm at 349.

My son returned in early August from his second deployment to Afghanistan. We are so thankful for his safe return and that we will celebrate Christmas all together.

Thank you for following my blog and taking these cemetery walks with me. In case I don't have time to post before the end of the year I'll leave you with this photo from the St. Thomas Cemetery in Denton County, Texas.

Ludwig Blumberg walked this earth a short time. In the 1900 Federal Census, for Denton County, Texas, he was 11 years old. His mother had 4 of 8 children living at the time. Ludwig would die 7 years later. Such heartache I can only imagine.

Texas cemetery walks

I really appreciate that some of my family understands my love of cemeteries.

While visiting family in Texas a couple of weeks ago I visited a few cemeteries. My niece's backyard actually backs up to one of them. Close to perfect if you ask me ;)

Krum Jackson Cemetery

I took walks in these cemeteries:

• Krum Jackson
• Roselawn
• Sanger

Wordless Wednesday

Medlin Cemetery

Password?

I felt like I was supposed to know the secret password to visit Stony Cemetery. The lane was blocked by cattle. They finally moo-ved. Hee hee!

I got a chance to take a few cemetery walks while visiting family in Texas earlier this week.

Denton Co.
Stony
Medlin

Tarrant Co.
Whites Chapel
Lonesome Dove

Tombstone Photo of the Week

Eakins Cemetery

Silas R. Christal
1/10/1810 - 6/30/1883

Elezabeth Burnett Christal
2/16/1811 - 7/15/1883

GYR Carnival

The interesting, odd & beautiful

In almost every cemetery we can find a tombstone that fits into the interesting, odd and beautiful categories. These are the ones we most likely share on our cemetery blogs.

Interesting

Mt. Calvary Cemetery - Saline County, KS

I have not located information on this grave.

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Odd

Mitchal Runnels Grave

Valley View Cemetery - Finney County, KS

Read this online article from 1970

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Beautiful

Highland Cem. - Comanche Co., OK
Eakins Cem. - Denton Co., TX
Eastside Cem. - Reno Co, KS
Eastside Cem., Reno Co, KS

I am drawn to tombstones that tend to pull my heartstrings.

These are a few that fit the beautiful category.

Tombstone Photo of the Week

Huh? I haven't been able to find anything on this.

Eakins Cemetery

Charlie Martin

We spent a long weekend in Ponder, Texas. I had the opportunity to take a quick visit to Eakins Cemetery. Here is the grave of Charlie Martin 2/12/1902 - 6/10/1905. I did find a few transcriptions online for this cemetery. All have his death year as 1903 but enlarging the close-up headstone photo clearly shows it as 1905.