CAMBRIDGE, MA :: Boston is home to many of America’s “firsts”, including the first college, first post office, first public park, first public school, first public library, first lighthouse, first subway, and first marathon. In nearby Cambridge, I visited the nation’s first garden cemetery, Mount Auburn Cemetery, whose founders’ were the first with the idea that a cemetery should be a beautiful and tranquil place.
Indeed, the cemetery is very pretty to walk through, particularly at this time of the year when the trees are changing colors and the fallen leaves cover the ground with a mosaic of reds, oranges and yellows. I was almost able to forget the grief and sadness that occurs here. Almost. It’s hard not to read the gravestones and become saddened by the thought of losing your own loved ones… How depressing.
Indeed, the cemetery is very pretty to walk through, particularly at this time of the year when the trees are changing colors and the fallen leaves cover the ground with a mosaic of reds, oranges and yellows. I was almost able to forget the grief and sadness that occurs here. Almost. It’s hard not to read the gravestones and become saddened by the thought of losing your own loved ones… How depressing.
I really like that first picture. Great context and good use of trunk. I also love the last picture, almost infrared like. Nice work John. Looks like you two had a great time.