Painting the tombs by eudora

Painting the tombs

Preparing for All Saints Day by painting the tombs at St John's Cemetery, Plaquemine, Louisiana. To maintain these elaborate above-ground tombs, many families paint them every two years or so.

Local wonders challenge: local custom
Nice capture. I think it's so nice that people take care of their plot.
October 30th, 2013  
This is very interesting. I never gave this much thought about painting these before
October 30th, 2013  
oh this is great
October 30th, 2013  

Are they getting together with the people who own the pot next to them so they all look uniformly painted? it's a good idea.
October 31st, 2013  
I think a small crop on the right would remove those ugly power lines without impacting the picture. This is a picture that tells the good story of people preserving memories of their loved ones.
October 31st, 2013  
This reminds me of the time when Jesus called the Pharisees "white washed tombs". When the dignitaries came to Jerusalem the same thing was done to the grave there. The outward looked so lovely in white, but inside there was nothing but death. It's a rather graphic idea! Great shot!!
November 6th, 2013  
Looks great - well captured.
November 6th, 2013  
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