That pretty much sums up my day. There was even thunder and lightning!
Category: Photography
Work
I spent the last day and a half at work, cataloging this pitifully small stack of government documents from the Netherlands. All in Dutch, and the only available cataloging records were in Dutch, as well. No corporate bodies, no subjects, no call numbers, and the series fields were a mess. Let’s just say that it was kind of frustrating, and there just wasn’t a whole lot to show for it all when I finally finished.
Omer and the Unknowns
Methodist Cemetery, Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana
This is not a pretty cemetery. It sits at the intersection of two roads, with no wall to set it apart from the traffic, so some of the graves are just a few feet away from passing cars. Not a very nice way to spend eternity.
Margaret & Polly
Margaret M. Wife of Wm. M. A. Kirby Died April 2, 1856 Aged 29 Yrs.
Polly Daut. of Wm. & E. Smart Died
Methodist Cemetery, Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana
Orange, Ethel, Lillie, Ralph, and Nellie
Orange E.
Ethel O.
Lillie L.
Ralph R.
Nellie
I went to Methodist Cemetery this afternoon. It’s small and kind of sad, because sits right on the road, with no wall to separate it from the traffic. There are some old graves there, though, so it was worth visiting.
The section closest to the road had these five children’s graves, with no indication of which family they belonged to. I assume they go together, even though there’s a 20 year span between them, based on their proximity and the similarity of the headstones.
Rose Hill Cemetery
The weather was just about perfect today, so I decided to go over to Rose Hill Cemetery to take some photos. I didn’t get many, because after 15-20 minutes a funeral procession showed up. And, of course, my car was parked right in their way. I felt horrible about that, even though there was no way for me to have known, so I left as soon as I could.
One thing I noticed, as I was wandering around, is that a lot of the older headstones have been replaced with new and therefore uninteresting (to me) granite markers. The older ones were often made of limestone, which is porous and soft. Inscriptions on those stones are sometimes worn completely away, and other times they’ve been re-incised.
Lasers Armed and Ready!
Just in case there was any doubt in anyone’s mind that Henry is anything but pure eeevil. And yes, she’s OMGONTHEBED!!! Harriet nearly had a brain hemorrhage.
Words were had, and Henry suddenly decided that she had somewhere else to be, tout de suite.
Are You There Ceiling Cat? It’s Me, Shelly.
My high school was in an old building that was literally falling apart. There were giant cracks in the floors (as in, the floors, not the floor tiles), and the ceiling tiles were constantly falling down. Sometimes they had a little help from the students, because the tiles were the perfect size to wedge into the lockers as shelves. So, when I got to work the other morning and saw the above, it reminded me of high school.
February was a terrible blogging month. March will be better. I should be getting a GPS unit sometime this week, which will hopefully mean more photo ops. I really hate driving to new and unfamiliar places, which makes exploring difficult. Weird but true. And if the weather ever improves (I think the sun moved away and left no forwarding address), I might even be motivated to go outside and play.
Foggy
We had pea soup fog yesterday, which was preferable to today’s icy drizzle. Fog, at least, has a certain amount of charm.
And now, for the crankypantsing.
I pre-ordered Joanna Newsom’s new album from Amazon, with the assumption that it would arrive today (the release date), or at the very least, be shipped today. But noooooo, that would have made too much sense. I don’t know what the hell is the matter in Amazonland, but I checked my orders page, and it wasn’t going to ship until March 1st. Unacceptable! So I cancelled the order and will download it from her label, Drag City. I am not the princess of patience!
What’s weird is that I ordered something else from Amazon on Sunday, and the tracking info says that it’s already in Indiana and should be delivered tomorrow. I wasn’t expecting that shipment to get to me until next week. On the other hand, it’s coming via UPS, so I’m not going to hold my breath. It could take them a week to drive it across town.
I have about dozen other things to complain about, but I’m going to pace myself. Maybe tomorrow?
Notes to Self
Paid cable bill and car insurance, went to the bank to deposit a check and get laundry quarters, stopped at grocery store (do not forget bread!), and I scheduled an upcoming dental appointment.
red paper boat 