No, nobody I know has died. At least not lately. Yesterday afternoon I ran across a request on a cemetery website for photos of the 2 tombstones in Hollow Square Cemetery featured above, and living close by as well as being treasurer for the cemetery upkeep fund, I decided to respond to the request. It was late afternoon, as you can tell from the shadows.
On the site I had noticed that the list of those interred with their corresponding dates was incomplete. Mr. J. R. and Cousin Suzie Martin and their 3 sons who had died in infancy nearly 100 years ago were missing. I took pad and pen along with my camera in order to get the dates right, and later I did manage an update.
Here's the updated list of those buried there: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2271748 Sad to think of those 3 Martin children all dying so young, but those were tough times on children. Fortunately the parents later had two who survived: a boy, Richard, and a girl, Willard.
Here's the updated list of those buried there: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2271748 Sad to think of those 3 Martin children all dying so young, but those were tough times on children. Fortunately the parents later had two who survived: a boy, Richard, and a girl, Willard.
You can find out more about Hollow Square Cemetery and my involvement under the cemetery name under the PLACES tab above, so I'll try not to repeat here.
Tom's grave is just on the other side of this wonderful old evergreen. (You can see pictures of it under the PLACES entry.) I love this bush, and that's part of the reason I chose the north side of it for Tom's final resting place. I'm already toying with the idea of getting my own marker in place, with all the basic facts except for the final date, which can be inscribed later. No rush (or at least I hope not).
I guess these are the fruits on that evergreen. What I don't know about evergreens like this would fill a lot of books.
I know that a number of bodies including my May grandfather and a number of Parrs once buried in this cemetery have been removed to the Greensboro cemetery. Once I get planted I hope they will leave me alone. Well, since I will just be ashy residue, or at least that is the plan, I guess I'll be safe.
I know that a number of bodies including my May grandfather and a number of Parrs once buried in this cemetery have been removed to the Greensboro cemetery. Once I get planted I hope they will leave me alone. Well, since I will just be ashy residue, or at least that is the plan, I guess I'll be safe.
I do love the 3 old cedar trees. I have wondered if they were planted in the cemetery or if the cemetery was placed where the trees were. Certainly they appear to be the oldest cedars in the area. A branch of that central tree was twisted by the tornados of 2011 and now hangs down nearly to the ground (as you can see 3 photos back), but since it still lives and seems to prosper, I've elected to leave it alone.
This mimosa tree stands outside the fence to the west. To me those pale pink blossoms shout out that summer is upon us in a serious manner. Talk about weeds! I'm constantly trying to keep them out of my yard. Hardy plants and incredibly prolific. I find that in my old age I like them more and more.
Do you know Queen Anne's lace? It is one of our most prolific roadside volunteers in the south. This stand is underneath the mimosa tree pictured above. Historically I have had a lot of this in my yard on the rear hillside, but this year, instead of mowing around the plants, I just mowed right over. Older plants can grow quite tall, with bushes up to 10 or 12 feet high.
Queen Anne's lace up close. You can understand the lace, but I've never figured out why Queen Anne.
When I got home, I noticed that the day lilies of a more vibrant orange than the yellow ones I showed you last time were blooming.
And for the first time this year the four o'clocks were starting to bloom. Just a few blossoms now, but some there will be hundreds.
They bloom in the late afternoon, hence their name.
While I was out with the camera, I decided to go down the hill to check on the Black-Eyed Susans. So far I don't have as many as I did last year.
And just look! Note that feathery-looking plant at the bottom of the photo. Here's one of those mimosas trying to get started in my wildflower patch! Add to my to-do list.
This has been a week of plant-whacking instead of mowing. I'm doing a major job on the azalea at the northwest corner of my front porch. It's needed major work for years. I've done all I can with the clippers. Got to get out the chainsaw for what's left.
One last shot of the Queen Anne's lace:
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