AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I took 3 weeks to go to Illinois and back, but I was visiting people and places along the way. Harvest was still in full swing, but the trees were just starting to turn. One of the places I revisited was an old church building north of my home town. We didn't attend there except during revival meetings.

This is the Sand Creek Church of Christ building. It was founded in 1833, but the current building was built some years later.

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The building predates electricity and has never been updated. There is a lamp in every window, two on the pulpit and four on the stove in the center of the building. I remember going to evening services there and it was light enough to read.

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The graves here go back a very long way!

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I love seeing old gravestones. Some are just rocks that have been hand-carved.

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I peered through a window and could see the lamps on the pulpit (and the reflection of the trees outside).

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Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Your two reflection photos are fascinating!

Old cemeteries can be highly photogenic, as well as wonderful places to pause and reflect or imagine the lives lived.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Very interesting.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

You wander well, Kathy!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I enjoyed seeing your nice photos, Kathy.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Thanks, Linda. I sort of like them, but I wasn't sure anyone else would!

I really love old cemeteries. And when I'm back "home," I like them to remember all those wonderful names that were part of my childhood. When people have lived in the same place for over 100 years, those names get embedded into the very fabric of life.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Thank you, Barb. Glad you liked them.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Thanks, John. I'm sure you have many old buildings like this around your area also.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Thanks, Mike. When I go home, one of the things I do is just drive the country roads that were a part of my childhood. It reminds me of people I knew and refreshes my memory of the area.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nice set, Kathy.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Thanks, Ken.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Fine work Kathy. #2 and #5 are my favorites. Think about a B&W conversion for those two.

Don

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Thanks, Linda. I love cemeteries, especially where i knew the families and they go way back. I didn't know if the reflections would work or not. They're sort of imitation double exposures. Glad you like them.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Thanks, Don. I'll look into that.

peterjoseph

Beautiful set.