I figured if I could have valley ghosts in our cemetery, surely we needed at least one vampire. This particular vamp looks like he hasn’t had a decent meal in eons. What a scrawny vampire. I can’t even tell if… Read More ›
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A GRAVEYARD DANCE
The year I was fifteen, I started my senior year of high school. That September (1962), while I was sitting and watching television, I found a rather big, hard lump near my right ankle. I checked the other leg. No… Read More ›
TOMBSTONES IN TOWN
A Photo a Week Challenge: History History. Old tombstones in a Revolutionary war cemetery in the middle of town. And just for you, Judy, this is Tombstone, the town.
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: THE OLD CEMETERY IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN
THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: TRACES OF THE PAST Y3-01 There’s ancient. There’s historically old. And then, there’s just old. Or, about as old as you find around here. Definitely traces of our past.
AUTUMN AT PROSPECT HILL – HISTORIC UXBRIDGE
Photos by Marilyn and Garry Armstrong Uxbridge is an old village, one of the oldest in the area. From BlackstoneDaily.com: The Uxbridge area was originally known as Waucantuck or Waucantaug from the Indian word Waentug meaning “place near the waters”. On… Read More ›
OLD STONES IN A CEMETERY
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2016 Week 40 Garry and I went out to shoot foliage and never made it out of the cemetery. I know. That sounds odd, but this is a special cemetery. Old. Pre-Revolutionary War, which is about… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015 – 29: VETERANS DAY
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015 – 29 11 NOVEMBER 2015: VETERANS DAY Photographs by Garry and Marilyn Armstrong Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, initially celebrated the end of the first world war. The fields in Europe where the war was fought were full… Read More ›
FADING FLOWERS AND LONG MEMORIES
Who left the little flag and the fading flowers by the old tombstone? It could have been anyone in this town, where memories are long and roots run deep. The cemetery is in the center of town, across from the dam and… Read More ›
Dancing among the tombstones
The year I was fifteen, I started my senior year of high school. That September (1962), while I was sitting and watching television, I found a rather big, hard lump near my right ankle. I checked the other leg. No… Read More ›
Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece – Revolutionary Tombstones
I have always loved this picture though not everyone shares my enthusiasm for photographs of tombstones. This is Uxbridge’s Revolutionary War cemetery. There are newer residents too, but more than half of those interred died in one of our early… Read More ›