298: Maggie. R.I.P.

Several day ago I caught a glimpse of an image. This morning I could think about little else. So here is the story.

Several years ago I started a project of documenting all the cemeteries in the county. I now have a new, very special one. Early in this blog I introduced Maggie, the dog living with some of the local homeless Guys.

It seems that Maggie was involved in a fatal accident several weeks ago and an appropriate memorial service followed. It was attended my many of the local homeless, along with some friends of the homeless. The memorial service was conducted by 5 local pastors representing various churches and denominations in our community. I say all this to say: The homeless are just like everyone else. The have feeling and they care. They cherish true friendship and a pleasant greeting.

The Guardian

When I got to the location, this morning, I visited with Bob for a while while "Lady", a recently arrived stray dog, kept watch from a distance. As I walked out of the camp toward the grave she got close to Bob and made sure he was OK. She continued to watch me as I walked to the grave site and paid my respects. After I took this image and was walking back to my truck I looked back over my shoulder and noticed that she went over to the grave site and made sure everything was OK, before returning to bob's side. Maggie will never be forgotten but it seems Bob has a new companion.

244: Shelter

Some have Shelter, Some are close. But, many are far away.

Shelter

84: Remembrances -- Old Cemetery

In yesterdays post I neglected a lot of folks affected on 911. This was because of our natural attraction to recognize with those we share likenesses with. So today my intent was to honor those forgotten by the masses.

Several years ago while working on my ongoing cemetery location project, I located an old overgrown slave cemetery with only one marker I could find. So I grabbed a couple of red roses from the courthouse and headed out to photograph this lonely field stone marker in this long forgotten cemetery.

When I arrived I was shocked, someone over the past couple of years has carefully been clearing the old cemetery and uncovered many stones in process. There are nearly a hundred stones now visible, most unmarked. So I guess I am not the only one who felt the need to honor those forgotten my most.

Old But Not Forgotten

80: Intimate Landscapes -- Roads

Wednesday, mid-week service day, seemed like a good day to check out a local church.

The Church House Road