Spring at the Cemetery
It’s been a busy spring here so far. I haven’t even had time to blog lately. Hopefully this will be 
corrected in the next couple of weeks.
We received a visit from my father in-law and his wife for a few days. They left the snows of Wisconsin just as we had our first spring days here. Temperatures in the area went from the mid 30’s to near 80 degrees while he was on the road. I felt like they thought it had been like this for weeks and I have just been neglecting my yard. It was (is) a weedy, patchy mess with all the debris and junk that you find the first time you go out to do yard work in the spring.
It was a nice visit though, and I continued to neglect the yard until the following weekend.
I spent two days trying to get the riding mower to start. I’m afraid it’s done for. I mowed 2 weeks in a row with the 20 inch push mower and then hired a kid. I don’t mind mowing but I do mind wasting a Saturday or Sunday on the project so the $25.00 is well worth it to me.
I’ve read 2 books that I want to write reviews on. One I like and one I did not like all that well.
I registered with a website; компютриfindagrave.com and volunteered to get photos in the area. I guess it’s like community service. I’m not much for working in soup kitchens etc. but my wife and I really enjoy these little jaunts. The cemeteries are close enough that we can still afford to go with the current gas prices. I’m not a good photographer but I can manage to get a picture of a slow moving tombstone given the proper light and the several tries that can be attempted with digital cameras.
We enjoy the rides into the country with a goal or a mission. Once at the cemetery we are like a couple of detectives. Trying to find out where someone is buried isn’t always easy. Even with section, block, lot, & plot information in larger cemeteries, it can be quite a challenge.
We like the small cemeteries most. They are usually out in the country on some dirt road. No lot or plot numbers there. We just split up and walk the rows until one of us calls out that they found it. We get the best picture we can and then we see what the day brings.
When we get home, I edit the photo a little. Crop and resize. Then I post the photo to the site using the fulfill request option.
I always get a nice email from someone somewhere else in the country thanking me for the photo which makes me feel good. It’s a nice unselfish act yet a nice excuse to get out of the house and take a ride in the country.