Flag Holder, Mount Gilead Cemetery
I mentioned the sort of baffling discussion about grave site offerings and “art.” Well, here are two less extreme examples from the cemetery near my house. The first is pretty straightforward, and not something that most people would think twice about. The headstone beside it bears a “veteran of war” emblem, so a rampant eagle standing atop a pile of cannonballs makes perfect sense.
The second is a little more perplexing. First, it’s one of those tacky push-in-the-ground garden decorations. Of a frog. Frogs are usually associated with fertility, not death. Second, it’s right next to a small headstone that is so old that the inscription is completely worn away. Perhaps the person who put it there knows about or is in some way connected to the occupant?
I think it’s very sweet and just a little bit bizarre. It makes a delightful, whimsical change from the usual plastic flowers.
Grave Decoration, Mount Gilead Cemetery
red paper boat 