Sunday, March 1, 2009

Macro Monday Cemetery


Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign Mr Linky. Don't forget to visit each other. :)


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A little, out of the way cemetery near Devils Lake, Wisconsin.


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This is the second cemetery that we’ve seen a sign for unmarked children’s graves.


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Not yet buried under snow.


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And while many people do not fly our country’s flag while living, there are usually plenty found in cemeteries.



38 comments:

  1. Oh no.....are these old graves? I can't imagine a child being buried without anyone knowing who they are.

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  2. Great pictures. The snow is great for them. I have never seen a burying ground for unknown children. How very sad.

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  3. Beautiful photography Lisa. It is sad to think these children go unknown. Very sad.

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  4. I, too, am saddened that no one knew those children. At least they were buried. Love your photos.

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  5. Wow. The unmarked graves of children hit home. And so did the solitary little flag.

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  6. How sad they don't know who the children are. Great shots.

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  7. What a moving post. I wonder if the children's graves are very very old and the markers are now gone. Your use of shadow in these shots is very nicely done and helps to tell the emotional part of the story.

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  8. That is sad. The sign is odd -- it looks like a government sign but the wording isn't right. The photo of the snow and the flag is stunning Lisa.

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  9. Finally I'm back for Macro Monday! I missed this and everybody! My trip to Virginia included a tour of the aquarium and there are always photo ops there!

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  10. Wow, great shots. I see you still have snow. I'll suggest to you, not to visit my blog post tomorrow. You'll hate the LA weather tomorrow..............................:)

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  11. How sad that there were children who were "unknown." Beautiful snow!

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  12. From Devil's lake I only know the parc where I have been many times together with my American aunt and uncle they lived in Wisconsin. We always did a barbecue there. I didn't know that there was a cimetary near by.

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  13. Since I live so far away from home, I am never near cemeteries to visit the beloved ones who are gone... I have never seen an unmarked grave before, it's heartbreaking particularly because these are children!

    Love the dry flowers and the flags!! Happy Monday!

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  14. The signs about the children are so very sad. I have also seen them before. The flowers and the flag are my favorites. You captured the snow perfectly!

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  15. There is something about a graveyard in the snow, is it the serenity?
    Beautiful series Lisa!

    I'm in this week, it's up now!

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  16. I fly my flag out the front door - especially on holildays.

    Cemetery s are great places for some quiet time to think and relax.

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  17. Likewise...can't imagine enough children being unknown to warrant a graveyard, but there it is. Sad. That first photo is particularly poignant.

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  18. Lovely post. I am actually speechless. Thank you for the beautiful photos which provoke deep thought.

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  19. beautiful pictures.

    Im actually quite sadden that there are unmarked graves for children. The poor things. That breaks my heart.

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  20. How sad to have unmarked graves for children. It's sad enough to see a child's headstone but to see unmarked ones is really sad. I've never seen any around here. I wonder how they came to be.

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  21. Touched me deeply.
    Beautiful message as well...
    TJ

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  22. The snow just glistens! How sombering is the child's gravesite marker. Are you really in Plover? My step-daughter is now in Steven's Point, after staying with her mom in Plover, WI:)

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  23. Near my old house in Ohio, an old grave "yard" (only 20 or so graves) was found near the Acme grocery store -- donations poured in and a bench and marker were erected to mark the site. Since it was within walking distance of my house, I would often walk the dogs there - very sobering, when you read the marker. Reminds us all how short our time on this earth, and to take full advantage of every second! (Oh, and by the way, if I ever decide to relinquish my mexican bowls, I'll keep you in mind! :)

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  24. Beautiful shots.
    The sign for the children is a bit strange. I have never seen one like that.
    Mh.
    We actually have 4 flags hanging.
    An American, a German, a Mexican and one from Arizona ;)

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  25. for a child to die and not be laid to rest with grieving relatives seems. 3rd world, to me.

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  26. I guess I have to get aboard the Sad Express ... the whole idea of an unknown child's grave is heartbreaking.

    PS: My macro filters arrived over the weekend. I'm still getting used to them, but ... I like what I see so far. You may have a new player by this time next week...

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  27. Lovely photos, I have never seen a grave for an unknown child. Seems out of place.

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  28. Sad and tender post, important for us to all see and consider. Thank you for sharing.

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  29. The weed is great.
    Shivering in the cold.
    Like me.

    Lovin' Macro Monday,
    Cameo @-->-->---

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  30. Wow, how interesting. Don't think I've ever seen an "un-named children's" grave before. So sad, yet so nice that someone cared enough for them to mark the spot...

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  31. That's scary: graves of unknown children. I can't imagine how that could happen!

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  32. Kind of sad photos - but still beautiful. I believe I have seen a grave like that, in Oslo. But it is not marked like that, but with a sculpture. I don't know more about it, other that the grave always is filled with flowers and small teddybears at religious holidays.

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  33. Unmarked children's graves here in Wisconsin -- I didn't know, how sad. Hopefully in heaven they are with their loved ones.

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  34. Nice photos. Sad there are children's graves unmarked.

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  35. Gorgeous photos but very sad topic. It is hard to imagine what would lead to a child's grave being unmarked.

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  36. I love visiting old cemetaries also.

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