First Parish Burying Ground, Wakefield, MA - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Oak Hill Cemetery, Gloucester, MA - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York - Nikon D300 - I would like to have met Julia. She’s sprinkled about the pages.

Lincoln Colored Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300 camera - as rural a look as you can get. I hope to get back there before Starbucks does.

Siegrist Cemetery, Ronks, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300 - a tighter cut from an earlier version. I did the bus/train commute working in Manhattan. No fun. Flashbacks to that time came along with this version.

First Parish Burying Ground, Rockport, MA - Nikon D300 - Hannah Jumper was a primary organizer of a Rockport, Massachusetts, temperance group. After months of planning, in 1856, Jumper's "Hatchet Gang" raided Rockport establishments that sold legal and illegal spirits. As a result of the raids, Rockport became a dry town until a voter referendum in 2005. (Wiki)

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York - Nikon D300 - I couldn’t resist. It was a festive day for the living, and the dead. This was the same day I captured the little girl on page 1 of B&W.

Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - I split the B&W image with a little aquamarine off the water.

The Burying Point, Salem, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - from Mrs. Ward’s perspective, and some oil paint on the leaves.

Southside Cemetery, Ipswich, Massachusetts - Olympus C3100Z - I remember fireside chats and scary stories with sounds from the forest. I was a cub scout for a time and still have my cub scout uniform. It’s a little tight now.

Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts - Olympus C3100Z - some dark humor once again.

Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York - Nikon D300 - Elmira Prison was a prisoner-of-war camp constructed by the Union Army in Elmira, New York, during the American Civil War to house captive Confederate soldiers.

Forty-Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300

Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300 camera - a bit of a generation gap here.

Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300 camera

Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York - Olympus C3100Z

Horton Hill Cemetery, Concord, New York - Nikon D300 camera - I don’t believe that I’ve ever tried to hitch a ride. Gravestones haven’t got thumbs, so this might take a while.

Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 camera

Maple Hill Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300

Old Military Cemetery, Pittston, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300 - I don’t know if it was intentional, but that foreground stone looks like a piece of pie. Odd.

First Parish Burial Ground, Wakefield, MA - Nikon D300 - bones, faces, wings; a skull, hourglass, pick and shovel. I think we’re covered.

First Parish Burial Ground, Wakefield, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 camera

First Parish Burial Ground, Wakefield, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - tightly packed, I remember that commute to and from NYC very well.

Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - I’ll always stop by to say Hi to Sarah whenever I’m in Oak Hill.

Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Massachusetts - Nikon D300

Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Massachusetts - Nikon D300

Upper Octorara Church Cemetery, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300

Cedar Grove Cemetery, Middlebush, New Jersey - Nikon D300

Trucksville United Methodist Cemetery, Shavertown, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300 - never really knew my Grandparents on either side. My maternal died early on; paternal weren’t a warm, hands on, couple. My parents, come to think of it, were very much like their parents.

Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York - Nikon D300 - President Lincoln’s Secretary of State. Abe’s right hand man. Do wish I had more time in this garden.

Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - death ruled as winged skulls will tell you.

Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - only they know which is the true Plymouth Rock.

Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Massachusetts - Nikon D300

Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York - Nikon D300 - there’s always one class clown.

South End Burying Ground, Concord, Massachusetts - Nikon D300

Mt. Jacob Cemetery, Gloucester, Massachusetts - Nikon D300

Anshai Sfard Cemetery, Middleton, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - a theater crowd perhaps?

Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, PA - Nikon D300 - Hurricane Agnes 1972 - Dikes collapsed, the massive water surge created a crater dispersing the remains throughout the surrounding area. Farmers found bodies and skulls in their fields and caskets floated onto surrounding porches.

Waterside Cemetery, Marblehead, Massachusetts - Nikon D300

Cypress Hills Cemetery, Queens, New York - Olympus C3100Z

Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - I could not resist the blood red roots. Creepy.

Old First Parish Burying Ground, Rockport, Massachusetts - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Lincoln Colored Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania - Nikon D300

Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA - Nikon D300 - a simple silhouette of a gravestone against snow. It has that alien look from the old 50’s space movies. Or underwater diving suits from the same period. Yes, I remember…

Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Massachusetts - Nikon D300

Beech Grove Cemetery, Rockport, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - just give me bare tree limbs.

Old North End Burying Ground, Ipswich, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - now I know how a preacher feels at a wedding. LOL

Langsford Cemetery, Gloucester, Massachusetts - Nikon D300 - a darkened background adds to the effect.

Wilson Family Cemetery, Kittery, Maine - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

As it turns out, Miss Mary (background) is Eunice’s daughter from a previous marriage to James Hutchings, who is likewise buried in this small pocket cemetery. FYI, Miss Mary was 70 years old when she died.

First Parish Burying Ground, Rockport, Massachusetts - Nikon D300