We went for a drive today on back roads we haven't ventured on before. We were headed for home, when we passed a neat old wooden railroad trestle. As we pulled off to a turn around spot, I saw this cemetery. The gate was locked so I had to find a gap in the hedge to get in. It was a small area - very steep - in fact the wires you see in the upper left are the power lines that run along the road. I will post more pics this week but some of the grave sites were covered in all kinds of stuff - plastic statues, windmills, gardening gloves, pop bottles, snow globes - plastic flowers - like someone wanted to put holiday cheer on a loved ones grave site - then left it to freeze in time. Most of these things were pretty weathered. Only one grave site had fresh flowers. It made me sad as I listened to the roar of traffic - not a very restful site - although I imagine years ago the road was barely used. There was no church or chapel - just a hillside with a fence and gate. No definition of rows either - and the oldest I saw was from 1924.
@maggiemae - i didn't see much much repetition in names, though, Maggiemae. I inadvertently found the gravesites of the founding family - when I got home, I googled the town. I think there must be a small church somewhere on the other side. After I walked to the top of the hill, I was hedged in my shrubs and could see some kind of junk yard on the other side - but there was also a dirt path - I didn't want to make hubby wait too long in the truck - so I didn't go down the path - but now I wonder if there is a little chapel there.
It's quite common here to have the old graveyards away from the chapels or churches. They were usually built on the outskirts of towns. I love the way you've processed this. It adds to the eerieness.
