Near our house there is a small cemetery, with many graves from the original settlers in the area. The area was settled by farmers many of them European, including some German and Dutch. There is a lot of history and many interesting memorials from the fancy to the simple and plain. I liked this one with hardy plants growing
Looking at the grave, I got to thinking: the person buried underneath it must have been a lover of nature...
ReplyDeleteseeing this reminds me of my hubby's memorial plan that wasn't used as he opted to be cremated according to his last wish.
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I love visiting graveyards but they are becoming a thing of the past.
ReplyDeleteHow nice that this is lovingly tended still.
Happy weekend Colin.
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ReplyDeleteVery hard to buy a plot or even a lease here in Adelaide. We have friends, whose parents have bought plots in country areas that they like.
Most people are cremated and put in a little post box type memorial.
You can hardly see such nicely manned cemetery anymore. Nice one there. :)
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I love that the grave has been planted with hardy plants. It's a great idea!
ReplyDeleteExcellent choice - off to check my genealogical listings for Hoskins in SA :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a grave!
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I think a garden is a wonderful memorial. Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to have a little garden of sorts marking your gravesite. I'd love to have something like that for my own if I were going to be buried. It makes me think of the book Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a grave like that before! Very original and a great memorial to the person.
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Good take on the theme. I finally came up with one.
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Excellent take on this weeks theme. I love little grave yards, seems like their story is more personal.
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