October first it begins. The time when all things scary and creepy and unexplainable, weird stuff that knocks you just a little off-kilter….begins. The veil between the worlds thins to its faintest version of itself and sometimes you get to take a peek to the Other Side. Or they get to take a peek at you…
Over the years I’ve taken photographs in many cemeteries. From Virginia City, Nevada, to Easton, Massachusetts. I visited abandoned cemeteries in the Midwest in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. I took pictures during a thunderstorm in Quincy, Illinois, where I was the only one inside Woodland Cemetery. After a clap of thunder I felt a tap, tap, tap on my shoulder and when I looked to my right, I saw a tall figure of a man dart behind a big headstone. I left immediately. I was completely freaked out.
Here are a few photos (out of hundreds that I’ve taken over the years) of various cemeteries I’ve visited in New England, Illinois and California.
I leave soon for another place I’ve never been to. From what I’ve heard, it has the most fantastic cemeteries ever. Just in time for the Spooky Season.
Nothing like B&W to lend to the spookiness of grave stones! I love old cemeteries, the stories they tell… death comes to all, tragically young or of a life long-lived. Living in MA, we have the oldest in the country. Stone walls and grave yards, as well as cellar holes, mark our woods with reminders of the past. A whisper of advice to embrace life while we still can. 🙂
I love MA!!! New England. My son went to college in New Hampshire. I really enjoyed exploring that whole area!
I love where I live, and I say that nearly every day!