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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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.
I enjoyed seeing your nice photos, Kathy.
Linda From Maine wrote:
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.
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.
NMGal wrote:
Very interesting.
Thank you, Barb. Glad you liked them.
jaymatt wrote:
I enjoyed seeing your nice photos, Kathy.
Thanks, John. I'm sure you have many old buildings like this around your area also.
UTMike wrote:
You wander well, Kathy!
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.
Fine work Kathy. #2 and #5 are my favorites. Think about a B&W conversion for those two.
Don
Linda From Maine wrote:
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.
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.
PAR4DCR wrote:
Fine work Kathy. #2 and #5 are my favorites. Think about a B&W conversion for those two.
Don
Thanks, Don. I'll look into that.
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