“There’s something special about visiting a graveyard. Both life and death meet together in time.”
― Eric Overby
A winged skull on a gravestone is a classic symbol, known as a "death's head," that represents the soul's flight to heaven and the transient nature of life, serving as both a reminder of mortality and a hopeful indication of spiritual transition. This symbol was particularly popular in Puritan New England in the 17th and 18th centuries.
~AI
This is a gravestone of one of my ancestors, Ruth Josselyn, Consort of Capt.Joseph Josselyn, who left this world in January 1742.
For the Record,
This day came in cool with a frost warning overnight. I've gotten in some flowering plants that we hope to save for a bit longer.
I retired from public school teaching after happily spending twenty eight years playing in Kindergarten. Now I fill my days watching cat antics, taking endless...
Visiting a graveyard and reading the grove stones can lead to some interesting contemplation. Often you can glean a lot of information not just about the length of life of the grave's occupant(s) but of their relationships. The birth and death of children and the tragically short life of some of the occupants. I usually leave feeling not exactly sad, but rather sober, and grateful for the life I've had so far.
