Well, glass, but it looks like candy.
Category: Photography
Glass
I came home today to find that a carpet cleaning company was steam cleaning the Stompy Girls’ apartment. The smell of cleaning chemicals is pretty obnoxious in my apartment. I can only imagine what it smells like upstairs.
O gross.
And it’s raining. And the temperature is dropping. And that means, we might get more ice. Fun!
Moss
Moss on Grave Marker, Covenanter Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana
These were taken with a Lensbaby macro filter (+4 and +10 lenses stacked), manually held in front of my camera lens. They’re supposed to be attached to the front of a Lensbaby selective focus lens, but I still haven’t gotten one. (I ordered it, received the wrong one, sent it back for an exchange, and was given a refund instead. WTF?! At least they did give me my money back, and very promptly, too, but still, that’s not what I asked them to do. NOTE: I ordered it via a reseller, so this is not a negative comment on Lensbaby’s customer service, which I understand is quite good.)
Anyway, it occurs to me that this might have other fun applications. I’m going to test it on my silly little Vivitar toy digital.
Shed
Shed
I went on a photo expedition with D and Ms. Lea to a little cemetery that’s near my house. It wasn’t as warm as the weather guy promised, but it was overcast, which is nice for picture taking.
Covenanter Cemetery was established in the 1820s by the Reformed Presbyterians (or Covenanters, which is where the cemetery gets its name). It’s only about 2/3 full and is still in use. And when I said little, I meant it–it’s about the size of a couple of average home lots.
All that said, I’m not even going to share any actual graveyard photos. Nope. Today’s photo is from the home next door to the cemetery. As I was taking photos of the dry stone wall, I noticed that there was a big heap of trash piled against the other side of it. And behind the trash, there was a rusty shed surrounded by automotive parts and what looks like an old sink. Classy!
Covenanter Cemetery
Covenanter Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana
I said it was small? This is the older half. The newer half is the same size, and I’d guess it’s only about 1/3 full.
There’s an even littler cemetery on campus (Dunn Cemetery–there’s a link to some photos at the top left corner of that page). I plan on taking photos of it over spring break. It’s adorable, with just a few graves, a chapel, and, again, a dry stone wall surrounding everything.
Isabella, Wife of George
Grave Marker
Covenanter Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana
Isabella, Wife of Geo. Hartin.
Died Dec. 28, 1869 Aged 81 ys. 6 ms. 6 ds.
I hate that so many women’s identities are completely subsumed by their husbands. Isabella had a name and a life of her own. I try to figure out what these women’s maiden names were, when possible. In this case the only reference I can find for Isabella at Ancestry.com is a link to the Findagrave record I created. (Someone else has helpfully created a Findagrave record for an Isabella Martin, but I think it’s clear from the angle of my photo that the first letter is an H, not an M.)
Job 1:21
Inscription on Grave Marker
Covenanter Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana
The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away
Blessed be the name of the Lord
I’m not particularly religious, but if you can’t make posts containing Bible verses on Sunday, then when can you make them?
There’s some faint text below the verse, but I can’t make it out.
Hosea 13:14 & Psalm 23
Grave Marker Inscribed with Text from Hosea 13:14 and Psalm 23
Covenanter Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana
I will ransom them from the power
of the grave; I will redeem them
from death; O death I will be thy
plagues; O grave I will be thy
destruction. Hos. 13 & 14
Yea though I walk Death’s dark vale
Yet is it I fear no evil
for thou art with me and thy rod
and staff me comfort
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Covenanter Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana
This is presumably a fragment from one of the headstones. It was just lying in the grass. I don’t think it’s a section marker, because this is a really tiny cemetery.
I think this might be my favorite photo from yesterday’s set. It reminds me of The Silver Chair, when Jill, Eustace, and Puddleglum stumble into the words “UNDER ME.” I started to crop it square, but decided that I preferred it like this. I also think that it looks better viewed at full size.
Column
Grave Marker
Covenanter Cemetery, Bloomington, Indiana
This is similar to the last one. One thing worth mentioning is that the sky was a nice, solid grey color. I don’t think I would have liked this photo if the sky had been blue. That’s partly because the sunlight would have washed out the color in the stone, but also because the mid-day sky directly overhead is usually an anemic sort of blue.
red paper boat 