Auckland Cemetery
This was an old cemetery from the mid-1800s. The headstones could be limestone or granite. Lichen was growing on many, others had turned dark, trees had pushed their way through to dishevel their arrangement. There was a silence in this cemetery despite being directly on a 5 lane road during rush hour. I am drawn to the contrast of death and life in the graves and the trees. I like the tilting of the stones that suggest movement – albeit at a very slow rate. I like peeking through to the stone that far in the back and the group hiding in the shade of the tree.
3 comments:
There's definitely a lot of interesting stuff in that one picture!!
Sue
I used to love wandering thru very old cemetaries, they're hard to find now. Kaite
Thanks Sue!
Katie - That may be why I enjoyed it so much - finding a very old cemetery is so hard to find - and this one just appeared in our path!
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