Tut, tut, looks like rain -- or sunshine or storms.....

Hedda Gabler

Kurben said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Cemeteries, graveyards are historical places. Where my dad is buried, very spread out, well maintained and there is an old section separate from newer. 

In the photo nb shared, it appeared to have old and new headstones, but can’t really be sure of that given the irish weather, i’m sure that is a lot of wear on markers.  But it also looked maintained, but close quarters. That could be due to what flake said: real estate.

Also, they appear to all have a boundary of stone around them which we don’t have at my dad’s place. But that might be different cemetery regulations, or maybe regional. I mean, obviously geography and geology plays a part in burials (above ground because of water table etc....). I do have a cousin whose daughter is buried in a cemetery where stone outlines are in place and people decorate those graves quite elaborately. Customs are interesting. 

I’ve commented in the what are you watching thread that i pay  close attention to my foreign shows when they show graveyards and burial services.  It’s one of the things i love about the show The Casketeers set in NZ. I learn about people and customs that teach me more about myself. 

They sure are! From a period that is called The Older Ironage in sweden (500 bc -500 AD) there was a custum among those with nice graves to have a marker in the middle that would tell if it was a man or a woman lying there. A rounded big stone showed it was a woman and a slightly more erect shaped stone marked a man. These markers, when there, was always accurate. And they had preferences for where to place their graveyards too. I can often, when in a place in sweden i havent been in before, just look and figure out where the graveyard ought to be. I'm almost always right. They arent visible anymore but the location and perhaps a line that appear a little unnatural gives it away. Occupational sickness....

That is fascinating. And super interesting that there are “tells” in geology on where cemeteries should be kurben. Your work takes a lot of patience, but when you find a discovery, i can imagine the elation of the group! 

Notaro

Misty chilly morning, 1C/33F...

FlakeNoir

I know this is very similar to a recent snap but the sunset was better and I just loved the silhouette that the dogs were making. 

Notaro

FlakeNoir said:

I know this is very similar to a recent snap but the sunset was better and I just loved the silhouette that the dogs were making. 

You could frame this and hang it on a wall Flakes, incredible snap. 😎

FlakeNoir

Thanks Irish, I was almost in the river getting it. In fact the dogs nearly pushed me in when they ran back with the stick, I got saturated anyway when they both shook their water off. 😁

Notaro

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Beautiful day, 10C/50F... don't panic Scott it's not a UFO it's just the sun...

I need more info on the graveyard shot.  Tidbits of history or stories?  That place is packed.  You roll over and you are right on top  of someone. 

Not much to say about that cemetery Hedda, it's Bohernabreena Cemetery, it's extremely crowded, graves are back to back with a very small walkway between each row. 

There are a couple of huge graveyards in Dublin that are for more interesting. 

Glasnevin Cemetery 

https://www.glasnevintrust.ie/

https://www.glasnevinmuseum.ie/index.cfm

Mount Jerome

http://www.mountjerome.ie/

Hedda Gabler

Notaro said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Beautiful day, 10C/50F... don't panic Scott it's not a UFO it's just the sun...

I need more info on the graveyard shot.  Tidbits of history or stories?  That place is packed.  You roll over and you are right on top  of someone. 

Not much to say about that cemetery Hedda, it's Bohernabreena Cemetery, it's extremely crowded, graves are back to back with a very small walkway between each row. 

There are a couple of huge graveyards in Dublin that are for more interesting. 

Glasnevin Cemetery 

https://www.glasnevintrust.ie/

https://www.glasnevinmuseum.ie/index.cfm

Mount Jerome

http://www.mountjerome.ie/

I love the genealogy search you can do with that one link.  My ancestry is Irish so i’m going to try and track a surname.  

FlakeNoir

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Beautiful day, 10C/50F... don't panic Scott it's not a UFO it's just the sun...

I need more info on the graveyard shot.  Tidbits of history or stories?  That place is packed.  You roll over and you are right on top  of someone. 

Not much to say about that cemetery Hedda, it's Bohernabreena Cemetery, it's extremely crowded, graves are back to back with a very small walkway between each row. 

There are a couple of huge graveyards in Dublin that are for more interesting. 

Glasnevin Cemetery 

https://www.glasnevintrust.ie/

https://www.glasnevinmuseum.ie/index.cfm

Mount Jerome

http://www.mountjerome.ie/

I love the genealogy search you can do with that one link.  My ancestry is Irish so i’m going to try and track a surname.  

Little Nana turned out to be 51% Irish, but she was an orphan so we don't even know if the mother's name on her birth certificate was real. There was no named father. Mum and my aunt spent years trying to track down a relative..any relative, but nothing ever panned out. We were so desperate to solve this for her during her lifetime, it just didn't happen. 

Hedda Gabler

FlakeNoir said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Beautiful day, 10C/50F... don't panic Scott it's not a UFO it's just the sun...

I need more info on the graveyard shot.  Tidbits of history or stories?  That place is packed.  You roll over and you are right on top  of someone. 

Not much to say about that cemetery Hedda, it's Bohernabreena Cemetery, it's extremely crowded, graves are back to back with a very small walkway between each row. 

There are a couple of huge graveyards in Dublin that are for more interesting. 

Glasnevin Cemetery 

https://www.glasnevintrust.ie/

https://www.glasnevinmuseum.ie/index.cfm

Mount Jerome

http://www.mountjerome.ie/

I love the genealogy search you can do with that one link.  My ancestry is Irish so i’m going to try and track a surname.  

Little Nana turned out to be 51% Irish, but she was an orphan so we don't even know if the mother's name on her birth certificate was real. There was no named father. Mum and my aunt spent years trying to track down a relative..any relative, but nothing ever panned out. We were so desperate to solve this for her during her lifetime, it just didn't happen. 

If mum and aunt do DNA through one of those places, it can hook you to relatives.  People that are probably related to Nana on that Irish side.

That's about the only thing I trust on those DNA tests now.  When you lose a whole continent, something ain't right.  

FlakeNoir

Hedda Gabler said:

FlakeNoir said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Beautiful day, 10C/50F... don't panic Scott it's not a UFO it's just the sun...

I need more info on the graveyard shot.  Tidbits of history or stories?  That place is packed.  You roll over and you are right on top  of someone. 

Not much to say about that cemetery Hedda, it's Bohernabreena Cemetery, it's extremely crowded, graves are back to back with a very small walkway between each row. 

There are a couple of huge graveyards in Dublin that are for more interesting. 

Glasnevin Cemetery 

https://www.glasnevintrust.ie/

https://www.glasnevinmuseum.ie/index.cfm

Mount Jerome

http://www.mountjerome.ie/

I love the genealogy search you can do with that one link.  My ancestry is Irish so i’m going to try and track a surname.  

Little Nana turned out to be 51% Irish, but she was an orphan so we don't even know if the mother's name on her birth certificate was real. There was no named father. Mum and my aunt spent years trying to track down a relative..any relative, but nothing ever panned out. We were so desperate to solve this for her during her lifetime, it just didn't happen. 

If mum and aunt do DNA through one of those places, it can hook you to relatives.  People that are probably related to Nana on that Irish side.

That's about the only thing I trust on those DNA tests now.  When you lose a whole continent, something ain't right.  

They haven't done one, I'll look into it. My cousin did one with Nana, it was so exciting. My partner's family come from Ireland, so my kids are probably right up there in Irish numbers. 

GNTLGNT

Notaro said:

Misty chilly morning, 1C/33F...

....the world is now righted on it's axis....

GNTLGNT

Notaro said:

FlakeNoir said:

I know this is very similar to a recent snap but the sunset was better and I just loved the silhouette that the dogs were making. 

You could frame this and hang it on a wall Flakes, incredible snap. 😎

...agreed, that is so grounded yet ethereal.....

Notaro

It was a bland grey day, I'm glad it's nearly over...

GNTLGNT

Notaro said:

It was a bland grey day, I'm glad it's nearly over...

FlakeNoir

Rained until about lunch time, then cleared. Got these guys out in the early evening after work.

Notaro

Another weary grey day🙄... 3C/37F...

Kurben

Yesterday was 7 C and it felt warm! Now its 4 today and the sun does not feel as warm but good enough for a stroll.

Notaro

Out walking earlier, still a grey day.

Hedda Gabler

Ob my god, total sex pit territory!!!!!!

Hedda Gabler

Flake! Earthquake? Tsunami warnings? Check in please.

Hedda Gabler

Heard from Flakers— she’s good.  

FlakeNoir

Hedda Gabler said:

Heard from Flakers— she’s good.  

Thanks for checking in Deej, sorry I took so long to get back to you, was in work.

Bloody earthquakes. 

Hedda Gabler

Be safe girl.

FlakeNoir

spideyman

FlakeNoir said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Heard from Flakers— she’s good.  

Thanks for checking in Deej, sorry I took so long to get back to you, was in work.

Bloody earthquakes. 

Thankful you and yours are safe.