Long Walks and Tokens of Remembrance and Affection

There's an old baptist church (est. 1875) in our little community with a church graveyard. There is a long paved path around this graveyard and I love to go walking there when it's pretty out. Today was a lovely, sunshiney day and I needed some fresh air and exercise. So off I went.

When walking, I love to imagine what each person was like when they were alive. After all, each gravestone represents a life lived, a person loved by someone - a mom, a dad, a son or daughter, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, friend, sister, brother... One can always tell where the older graves are located in a graveyard. There are rarely any tokens of affection or flowers left on these graves. Sad, really... but life goes on. To everything there is a season.

Here are 3 Christmas wreaths standing in a row at the gravesites of 3 family members.

A couples' wedding date etched in stone many years after they said their I Do's.

A lovely Christmas arrangement still adorns this gravesite, 2 months after Christmas day.

A Valentine arrangement sits atop this gravestone.

One of our beloved veterans is buried here.

This lovely angel figurine and glass rose sits in front of this gravestone. This lady passed not too long ago.

Here is the sweet Valentine arrangement left at this same lady's grave. So touching...

I always enjoy my walks here. Till next time....