One of the nice surprises of travel is when you stumble upon something unexpected...like a cemetery in the middle of a complex of hotels...near an airport.
As we drove up the winding hill to our hotel that first night we arrived in Springfield, my husband noticed cemetery stones beside an office complex. We passed this small cemetery a few times and finally drove up the lane to have a look.
I loved this arch...
And with my interest in the Civil War, I found this stone with it's accompanying Veteran Star from 1861-1865 most interesting of all.
It truly was a weekend of "finds".
It’s your inquisitive nature and spirit of adventure that leads you to discover and check out these “finds” - and thus, enrich your life. Such a great way to be.
ReplyDeleteThere is a certain 'hush' about a cemetary, isn't there? As long as I'm above ground, I'm fine with them! It is a wonder how some of those old stones, arches and mausoleums were built, it often makes me wonder what kind of a person it was to deserve such a permanent place. It sounds like you had a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteStrange as it may seem I like to wander through old graveyards, they have some strange but beautiful ones in Scotland, very atmospheric, and mostly energising in a way, The circle of life kind of thing.
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