tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post8751448434105426560..comments2023-10-14T18:34:30.879+02:00Comments on Lost in Arles: The abandoned cemeteryHeather Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-5213030469172123982013-11-25T15:33:08.356+01:002013-11-25T15:33:08.356+01:00Oh, I will go look that up. Thank you Ann!Oh, I will go look that up. Thank you Ann!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-18085892358242324572013-11-25T15:32:20.362+01:002013-11-25T15:32:20.362+01:00What a very fine compliment. Thank you so much for...What a very fine compliment. Thank you so much for that.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-69534168795314957312013-11-25T15:31:46.406+01:002013-11-25T15:31:46.406+01:00I am glad that Remi reassured my initial resistanc...I am glad that Remi reassured my initial resistance, it was quite an experience...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-36288638984513752272013-11-25T15:31:05.923+01:002013-11-25T15:31:05.923+01:00Thank you Laura.Thank you Laura.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-88876755453785603182013-11-25T15:30:16.436+01:002013-11-25T15:30:16.436+01:00David, if I have read this poem (and I believe tha...David, if I have read this poem (and I believe that I have) it was many moons ago and means something else to me now. Thank you, as always for these little gifts.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-86015570492551747422013-11-25T15:27:48.799+01:002013-11-25T15:27:48.799+01:00It looks as though you and Jeanne were on the same...It looks as though you and Jeanne were on the same page in your reactions to this, Judi. I am very moved by all of the responses, actually.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-88266542613720376212013-11-25T15:26:41.907+01:002013-11-25T15:26:41.907+01:00That is a truly beautiful sentiment. And a Buddhis...That is a truly beautiful sentiment. And a Buddhist one too. I have been trying to be more aware of it as I grow older. You will see too in my next post...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-35137110981609699492013-11-25T15:24:59.970+01:002013-11-25T15:24:59.970+01:00Me too Michel, certainly as the village nearby is ...Me too Michel, certainly as the village nearby is still active...?Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-22439300912605785502013-11-24T22:07:33.466+01:002013-11-24T22:07:33.466+01:00Every now and then I stumble across abandoned cem...Every now and then I stumble across abandoned cemeteries too. They are mostly plague cemeteries. The sad think is that they mostly consist of unmarked graves.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-15708841921205658722013-11-23T16:23:49.733+01:002013-11-23T16:23:49.733+01:00Looking forward to the next segment - it is a beau...Looking forward to the next segment - it is a beautiful, touching series of photos and emotions that you provided us today!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-58893983021963650692013-11-23T16:04:16.451+01:002013-11-23T16:04:16.451+01:00ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!That root covered tombstone!!!...ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!That root covered tombstone!!!!Thats a piece of ART!I adore cemetery's…..what a find.Your photos are beautiful.Do share MORE!!!La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-70466606681972785472013-11-23T14:50:03.755+01:002013-11-23T14:50:03.755+01:00I believe you! I believe you! Judith Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079409605010969088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-58109014537117074762013-11-23T14:31:13.876+01:002013-11-23T14:31:13.876+01:00I think that these pictures are beautiful! So e o...I think that these pictures are beautiful! So e of the most beautiful I have seen for some time..........please, I hope that you have more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903838110710538140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-85387698911174664922013-11-23T14:06:36.779+01:002013-11-23T14:06:36.779+01:00Dear Heather, The most beautiful and thought provo...Dear Heather, The most beautiful and thought provoking photographs you have shared with us. Thank You. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-47848848937701741632013-11-23T12:20:39.372+01:002013-11-23T12:20:39.372+01:00I have an strong affinity to cemeteries ...don'...I have an strong affinity to cemeteries ...don't know why. Going there gives me so much inner peace and happiness. Mumbaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371965577645396996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-2606035048139437022013-11-23T04:58:39.288+01:002013-11-23T04:58:39.288+01:00oh what a lovely timbre.......but we could feel ho...oh what a lovely timbre.......but we could feel how cold it must be already......many layers of cashmere being sent virtually your way.....beautiful shots, truly. *deepthoughtfulgazeathescreen*teamgloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818073291595571546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-62218839675948619572013-11-23T04:39:07.618+01:002013-11-23T04:39:07.618+01:00One of the last places to say goodbye and once a y...One of the last places to say goodbye and once a year, honors. A meeting place for the souls.A sacred place though there should not be a separation of the sacred and the profane.<br /><br />I think your photos capture beauty in an unexpected place.<br /><br />I remember reciting the "Elegy" in high school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-37778133991859216022013-11-23T01:01:43.950+01:002013-11-23T01:01:43.950+01:00Such beautiful photos. I love your honouring of th...Such beautiful photos. I love your honouring of the abandoned graves. If that were my grave I would have sensed your gentle presence. I feel sure you laid a loving hand on a stone or two. One of my favourite poems/blessings is by John O'Donohue "On Passing a Graveyard" http://www.johnodonohue.com/words/allsouls I think it explains why we can experience such peace in a place like the one you and Remi found. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-33073356018868743782013-11-23T00:59:36.894+01:002013-11-23T00:59:36.894+01:00Absolutely beautiful...and sad to know that the li...Absolutely beautiful...and sad to know that the lineage of these individuals has been lost based on the condition of the gravestones and markers. So beautiful...and so well loved at one time.... (sigh) Where are they now?JEANNE ILLENYEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781450579870189214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-40686593377121994102013-11-23T00:02:05.462+01:002013-11-23T00:02:05.462+01:00Hi Heather, how wondrous to find this resting plac...Hi Heather, how wondrous to find this resting place. It does make you wonder about the many lives and how they lived.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena <br />The Arts by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-36468692287385028742013-11-22T23:17:41.102+01:002013-11-22T23:17:41.102+01:00Heather, these are some of the most stunning and m...Heather, these are some of the most stunning and moving photos I've ever seen. Thank you. It is sad, yes, but isn't it really what will happen to us all eventually? Your photos ca help us to embrace that truth.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148984113186294070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-66238539345683789192013-11-22T22:46:19.825+01:002013-11-22T22:46:19.825+01:00Great idea! Thanks a lot! -
--JudiGreat idea! Thanks a lot! -<br />--JudiJudi of Little Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139266622691344314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-78008439235457017642013-11-22T22:05:45.647+01:002013-11-22T22:05:45.647+01:00I am glad you stopped to explore this mysterious p...I am glad you stopped to explore this mysterious place so you could share these fascinating photos with us.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299152873788609754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-29739996884738318452013-11-22T21:58:07.047+01:002013-11-22T21:58:07.047+01:00I have walked through and photographed old cemeter...I have walked through and photographed old cemeteries and they are always sacred, special places. I must say however, these photos go beyond any I have ever seen. Beautiful imagery Heather, a fine tribute to this abandoned place.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724871775184361617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-23596255630060067312013-11-22T21:50:02.498+01:002013-11-22T21:50:02.498+01:00Hey, Judith...We done got ourselves three cemeteri...Hey, Judith...We done got ourselves three cemeteries (18th throughgcurrent centuries) at every end of this old street here in Hillsborough. Bascially, I can't walk the dogs more than six or so houses without having to worry that they're pee-ing on one of my long-established neighbors' ancestor/s.<br /><br />no kidding,<br /><br />daviddavid terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009130338123162371noreply@blogger.com