#cemetery — Public Fediverse posts

Spent yesterday at Boroondara Cemetery in Kew, Victoria. One of the nicest garden cemeteries I've come across in Australia. The volunteers there do an enormous job keeping it all from being swallowed up by the greenery.
#Melbourne #Victoria #Cemetery #Kew

Emmy Mourning the Forcibly Departed

#art #traditionalart #penandink #drawing #doodles #watercolor #illustration #gothic #gothgirl #cemetery #blackrose #originalcharacters #scififantasy

#silverchair × #bomfunkmcs

https://youtube.com/shorts/G8_BiZ2mI-8

#mashup #mix #music #fyp #edit #viral #followme #cemetery #freestyler

I'm putting this out for any Jews who feel like they don't want to criticize another denomination.

This is bullshit. There is no religious reason to bar suicides from our cemeteries. Not facilitating funerals is your choice, of course, but it's cruel to the living. What's next? Shrimp and tattoos? Meh.

"A landmark letter on #MAID, approved recently by #Toronto’s main #Orthodox #rabbinical council—also called the #VaadHaRabbanim—is sounding the alarm about what the group notes is the increasing prevalence of medically assisted death making “inroads” into the local #Jewish community. Citing the figure of 5,000 patients in #Ontario in 2023 who the council describes as being “#euthanized by medical practitioners”, the leading rabbis said they need to take steps to “curb this disturbing trend”: going forward, they will not officiate at the #funerals of MAID patients and will refuse to permit MAID patients to be buried in plots in their #synagogues’ #cemetery sections."

https://thecjn.ca/news/why-torontos-orthodox-rabbis-wont-officiate-maid-funerals-or-provide-burial-plots/

I'm putting this out for any Jews who feel like they don't want to criticize another denomination.

This is bullshit. There is no religious reason to bar suicides from our cemeteries. Not facilitating funerals is your choice, of course, but it's cruel to the living. What's next? Shrimp and tattoos? Meh.

"A landmark letter on #MAID, approved recently by #Toronto’s main #Orthodox #rabbinical council—also called the #VaadHaRabbanim—is sounding the alarm about what the group notes is the increasing prevalence of medically assisted death making “inroads” into the local #Jewish community. Citing the figure of 5,000 patients in #Ontario in 2023 who the council describes as being “#euthanized by medical practitioners”, the leading rabbis said they need to take steps to “curb this disturbing trend”: going forward, they will not officiate at the #funerals of MAID patients and will refuse to permit MAID patients to be buried in plots in their #synagogues’ #cemetery sections."

https://thecjn.ca/news/why-torontos-orthodox-rabbis-wont-officiate-maid-funerals-or-provide-burial-plots/

I'm putting this out for any Jews who feel like they don't want to criticize another denomination.

This is bullshit. There is no religious reason to bar suicides from our cemeteries. Not facilitating funerals is your choice, of course, but it's cruel to the living. What's next? Shrimp and tattoos? Meh.

"A landmark letter on #MAID, approved recently by #Toronto’s main #Orthodox #rabbinical council—also called the #VaadHaRabbanim—is sounding the alarm about what the group notes is the increasing prevalence of medically assisted death making “inroads” into the local #Jewish community. Citing the figure of 5,000 patients in #Ontario in 2023 who the council describes as being “#euthanized by medical practitioners”, the leading rabbis said they need to take steps to “curb this disturbing trend”: going forward, they will not officiate at the #funerals of MAID patients and will refuse to permit MAID patients to be buried in plots in their #synagogues’ #cemetery sections."

https://thecjn.ca/news/why-torontos-orthodox-rabbis-wont-officiate-maid-funerals-or-provide-burial-plots/

I'm putting this out for any Jews who feel like they don't want to criticize another denomination.

This is bullshit. There is no religious reason to bar suicides from our cemeteries. Not facilitating funerals is your choice, of course, but it's cruel to the living. What's next? Shrimp and tattoos? Meh.

"A landmark letter on #MAID, approved recently by #Toronto’s main #Orthodox #rabbinical council—also called the #VaadHaRabbanim—is sounding the alarm about what the group notes is the increasing prevalence of medically assisted death making “inroads” into the local #Jewish community. Citing the figure of 5,000 patients in #Ontario in 2023 who the council describes as being “#euthanized by medical practitioners”, the leading rabbis said they need to take steps to “curb this disturbing trend”: going forward, they will not officiate at the #funerals of MAID patients and will refuse to permit MAID patients to be buried in plots in their #synagogues’ #cemetery sections."

https://thecjn.ca/news/why-torontos-orthodox-rabbis-wont-officiate-maid-funerals-or-provide-burial-plots/

I'm putting this out for any Jews who feel like they don't want to criticize another denomination.

This is bullshit. There is no religious reason to bar suicides from our cemeteries. Not facilitating funerals is your choice, of course, but it's cruel to the living. What's next? Shrimp and tattoos? Meh.

"A landmark letter on #MAID, approved recently by #Toronto’s main #Orthodox #rabbinical council—also called the #VaadHaRabbanim—is sounding the alarm about what the group notes is the increasing prevalence of medically assisted death making “inroads” into the local #Jewish community. Citing the figure of 5,000 patients in #Ontario in 2023 who the council describes as being “#euthanized by medical practitioners”, the leading rabbis said they need to take steps to “curb this disturbing trend”: going forward, they will not officiate at the #funerals of MAID patients and will refuse to permit MAID patients to be buried in plots in their #synagogues’ #cemetery sections."

https://thecjn.ca/news/why-torontos-orthodox-rabbis-wont-officiate-maid-funerals-or-provide-burial-plots/

Kerameikos Cemetery
Al Purdy

So old that only traces of death remain
for death is broken with the broken stones
as if convivial party-goers came
and talked so long to friends they stayed
to hear the night birds call their children home

All over Athens rooster voices wake
the past converses with itself and time
is like a plough that turns up yesterday
I move and all around —: the marketplace
where something tugs my sleeves as I go by

#kerameikos #athens #cemetery #pottery #AlPurdy #poetry

Kerameikos Cemetery
Al Purdy

So old that only traces of death remain
for death is broken with the broken stones
as if convivial party-goers came
and talked so long to friends they stayed
to hear the night birds call their children home

All over Athens rooster voices wake
the past converses with itself and time
is like a plough that turns up yesterday
I move and all around —: the marketplace
where something tugs my sleeves as I go by

#kerameikos #athens #cemetery #pottery #AlPurdy #poetry

Kerameikos Cemetery
Al Purdy

So old that only traces of death remain
for death is broken with the broken stones
as if convivial party-goers came
and talked so long to friends they stayed
to hear the night birds call their children home

All over Athens rooster voices wake
the past converses with itself and time
is like a plough that turns up yesterday
I move and all around —: the marketplace
where something tugs my sleeves as I go by

#kerameikos #athens #cemetery #pottery #AlPurdy #poetry

‘They would’ve been royalty’: George Washington’s ties to rural Missouri town https://www.allforgardening.com/1937417/they-wouldve-been-royalty-george-washingtons-ties-to-rural-missouri-town/ #cemetery #GardenCity #GardeningMissouri #GeorgeWashington #headstones #KansasCity #KansasCityNews #Missouri #monarch #relatives #TonyAndMinnieWashington

‘They would’ve been royalty’: George Washington’s ties to rural Missouri town https://www.allforgardening.com/1937417/they-wouldve-been-royalty-george-washingtons-ties-to-rural-missouri-town/ #cemetery #GardenCity #GardeningMissouri #GeorgeWashington #headstones #KansasCity #KansasCityNews #Missouri #monarch #relatives #TonyAndMinnieWashington

In the 433th edition of #Paranatellonta, we're celebrating life together with the gods!
🩻
#skeletons #trees #treearch #mythology #gods #photography #flashfiction #totterpad #meerhout #death #bones #cemetery #celebration
🍃
https://paranatellonta.tumblr.com/post/826561137942429696/celebration-it-is-a-common-misconception-that-the

It Worked! (t)

Suzie and Lyle downloaded a bunch of free witch spells from the internet. They had tried about six of them with minimal success. The seventh spell, Heads Off, was a different story, which, unfortunately, neither Suzie nor Lyle will be able to tell.

Old Burial Hill, Marblehead, Massachusetts 2014
#It_Worked #Hogwash_Book_Eight #cemetery #Old_Burial_Hill #Marblehead #Massachusetts #Essex_County #Hogwash #Hog_Wash #photography
https://flic.kr/p/2ryivLj

For #ThursDeath:

#Growth: Under the Under

https://growthmusic.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-under

https://tidal.com/album/481650669

#ProgessiveDeathMetal

FFO #Cemetery #Replicant #Ulcerate

Trolling (t) (B/W)

Roberto really got a kick out of the myth that vampires can't handle daylight. Add to that all the wannabe vampires, well, it sure made for some good feeding during the day and left his nights free for bingo.

The above is a fictitious story. Vampires really don't play bingo.

Salem, Massachusetts 2014
#Trolling #Hogwash_Book_Six #cemetery #Salem #Massachusetts #Hogwash #Hog_Wash #photography
https://flic.kr/p/Ji5Vzi

Dead Drop (t)

It was a little windy the day I shot this in The Burying Point cemetery. I kept waiting for headstones to start flying, but, I had to settle on a few leaves flittering down to lie with the dead.

Salem, Massachusetts 2014
#Dead_Drop #Hogwash_Book_Six #cemetery #Salem #Massachusetts #Essex_County #Hogwash #Hog_Wash #photography
https://flic.kr/p/2ryi3ME

From the vault: "Olvidado"
circa 1997

#forgotten #forgottenplaces #perdido #olvidado #olvidadoydecadente #graveyard #graveyardphotography #cemetery #elbuceo #barriobuceo #montevideo #uruguay #cementerioinglés #lost #blackandwhite #vintage #retro #camera #zenith #photography

Friday, August 8, 2025

This is child trafficking: Russia launches catalog of Ukrainian children for adoption, sorted by eye and hair color — Inflicting ‘serious losses,’ Ukraine strikes Russian radar systems, landing craft in Crimea — Over 70% of Ukrainians reject Russian peace plan, support for US proposal remains divisive — What it’s really like being Black in Russia … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/friday-august-8-2025/

#AlterFriedhof #Gießen #Fotografie #photography #LichtUndSchatten #naturfotografie #Hessen #mittelhessen #germany #oldcemetery #lightandshadow #landscapephotography #peacefulplace #cemetery #naturephotography

Pfad der Erinnerung im Alten Friedhof von Gießen

Ein lichtdurchfluteter Weg führt vorbei an beeindruckenden alten Bäumen. Die Natur umhüllt die Vergangenheit – still, lebendig und voller Frieden.

For #FindsFriday, we have some finds from the #cemetery of the #Elisabethinenspital in #Vienna. These were found during our 2019 #excavations on behalf of the #Franziskusspital. They are so-called #Breverl, paper pictures of #saints that were worn on the body, for example, in a #pendant made of metal and glass, to ward off #evil. The finds here date from the 18th century, but Breverl were widespread until the 20th century.

#Archaeology #Wien #Austria @archaeodons #HistoricalArchaeology

@FotoVorschlag
#FotoVorschlag

‚Friedhöfe‘

Noch eine weitere Einreichung von britischen Kriegsgräbern in Sage, Niedersachsen. W.E. Price wurde nur 23 Jahre alt.

#Sage #WarCemetery #WarCemeterySage #ZweiterWeltkrieg #WW2 #Niedersachsen #LowerSaxony #WarCemeteries #NoWar #NieWieder #NieWiederIstJetzt #cemetery #Friedhof #Friedhöfe

Scenes from Oroville, CA
The Jewish Cemetery in Oroville. I stopped to take a few photos in the not ideal harsh afternoon sunlight. With my limited time (work trip), I tried to find as many interesting things (to me) as I could in Oroville. And surprisingly, there were many. #photography #cemetery #Jewish #Oroville #California #SacramentoValley #ButteCounty #GoldCountry #history #GoldRush

One of my mini memento mori prints, might have this on my grave to liven things up 🪦💀😂
https://blockforest.etsy.com/listing/990174768
#mementomori #skeleton #skeletons #skull #spooky #creepy #grave #graveyard #cemetery #linocut #linogravure #reliefprint #print #printmaker #mdwc23 #mabsdrawloweenclub #mabsdrawlloweenclub2023 #mdwcday30 #halloween #spookyseason

The mining of the “Saucy” and the “Firefly”: the thread about the WW2 loss of forty-two lives in the Forth

I was looking for something in Seafield Cemetery last week and couldn’t help but stop by the war graves. Some are for merchant seamen and many of them were from HMS Saucy, lost with all hands on this day (September 4th) in 1940. As yesterday was Merchant Navy Day, this is a doubly appropriate time to relate their story.

The Saucy was built for the Royal Navy in Hull in 1918 as a 600-ton, 155ft-long Frisky-class rescue tug. She was sold out of service in 1924 but kept her name and was requisitioned in 1939, returning to the UK from Shanghai. She was crewed by merchant seamen, serving under officers of the Royal Navy Reserve (RNR men were professional merchant naval officers who had joined the reserves to be called up in times of war).

Saucy was based on the Forth at Rosyth, her duties to assist in any damaged vessels entering the estuary and was at sea on September 3rd (Merchant Navy Day and exactly 1 year into the war) when she brought in a damaged Dutch merchant ship that had been bombed by German aircraft. With this charge safely brought in, she headed back out on patrol in the early morning of the 4th. Contact was soon lost with her when she was in a position about 1.5 miles west of the island of Inchkeith; the unfortunate tug had hit a mine and gone down almost instantly, taking all 281 on board with her. It is not clear whose mine she had struck, it may have been dropped by a German aircraft, but just as likely it may have been a “friendly” mine that had broken free from its moorings and had floated further into the Firth.

Of the crew the 3 officers were all RNR men and the 25 ratings were all merchant seamen. Eighteen came from the Devonshire fishing town of Brixham, 7 from the same extended family. Eight bodies were recovered, 5 of them of Brixham men and all were buried at Seafield – although one was never formally identified.

On this day in 2004, a memorial plaque was dedicated in Brixham Harbour to the men who were lost – it has 26 individual names, however different sources list 27 names and some say there were 28 on the ship’s roll. See footnote.

A new HMS Saucy was named in her honour in 1942, an Assurance-class rescue tug. The wreck of her predecessor was marked with a buoy in 1940, but it was largely lost by 1945. Sonar surveys by the Navy in 1967 and 1871 failed to locate it, but it was found again by the minehunter HMS Sandown in 1992, and her divers explored the wreck in 1993 and found it to be remarkably intact in 15m of water, position 56° 2′ 10″N, 3° 10′ 33″W.

The men whose bodies were never found are further commemorated on the Liverpool Naval Memorial, which commemorates almost 1,400 merchant sailors who died serving with the Royal Navy during WW2 and have no known resting place.

1. Some sources say 26 or 27 were on the ship’s roll. Most also 7 seven men were buried at Seafield, however there is the grave of an 8th and unidentified victim also alongside. ↩︎

Alongside the men from the Saucy at Seafield lie three others who lost their lives to sea mines that year; Lt. D. B. Johnstone RNVR, Chief Petty Officer C. E. Baldwin RN D.S.M. and Sub Lt. C. Dobson RNVR. All three died on HMS Firefly in February 1940. Baldwin had earned the Distinguished Service Medal early in the war for being the first to defuse a German magnetic mine, allowing it to be captured, inspected and countermeasures devised.

Firefly was a requisitioned civilian trawler, hired from her owners as a minesweeper. Trawlers were perfect for this sort of work, which required a seaworthy vessel that could handle the towing of “sweeps” that cut mines free from their moorings before the crew destroyed them (usually by shooting it with a rifle until it exploded).

On February 3rd 1940, Firefly was in the Forth, her crew attempting to defuse a British mine that had gotten loose and was posing a hazard to shipping. These sort of mines look exactly like they do in cartoons; a buoyant, black sphere with spiky “horns” in which the detonators are mounted.

Firefly was stopped in the water, her crew watching from the railings while a detachment in the row boat carefully manoeuvred alongside the mine to defuse it; dangerous but routine work. Without warning they were hit by the wake of a passing destroyer, which pushed the mine onto the boat. The horn contacted one of the boat’s oars, and 200-250lb of explosives was detonated. Everyone on the boat was killed instantly, as were all except one watching on deck (who would die the next day from his wounds). Only the 3 men in the wheelhouse and 1 in the galley survived from a crew of 18. Sadly one of the four survivors, Lt. Andrew Macgavin Maclean RNVR, would die in the Royal Infirmary two weeks later as a result of infection, he was laid to rest in Strathblane Parish Churchyard (I am indebted to Pat Davy of Strathblane Heritage Society for this information).

Remarkably, the vessel herself was largely intact – apart from damage to her superstructure – and she was towed into Leith by the minesweeping trawler HMS Wardour and repaired. She returned to service, recommissioning in June 1940, and serving out the rest of the war. Returned to her owners and renamed St. Just, she fished out of Harwich until 1961. Wardour herself was sunk by a mine she was clearing in October 1940 but her crew survived. In a curious coincidence, a previous HMS Firefly was one of the first ships to strike a naval mine (which at the time were referred to as “Infernal Machines”) when she and HMS Merlin ran into a Russian minefield off Sveaborg in the Baltic Campaign of 1855, although both survived. In another odd twist of fate, the Firth of Forth was the location of both the first loss of a ship to a torpedo in WW1 (the cruiser HMS Pathfinder), and the last such in WW2 (the Canadian steamer Avondale Park and the Norwegian collier “Sneland I).

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🪦 Cemetery Saturday 💐
Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, Oahu, Hawaii

Fast facts:

- Founded in 1963
- 240 acres
- Wild peacocks and koi carp
- Zen garden
- Award winning Byodo-In Temple, a replica of a 900-year-old Buddhist temple in Japan that was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii
- The location has featured in episodes of Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I., Lost, seaQuest DSV, and the movie Pearl Harbor

I was prompted to share this magnificent cemetery after it was brought to my attention by an internet buddy (thanks Shyenne!) I'm thinking of making this a regular feature, bringing you a gorgeous cemetery with some fun facts every week or so. What do you think? Feel free to tell me about a location you've been amazed by and maybe I'll share it!

#HisAndHearsePress #CemeterySaturday #ValleyOfTheTemples #MemorialPark #Cemetery #Funeral #Hawaii #Oahu #Kaneohe #ByodoInTemple #FilmLocation #FastFacts

Sort of #selfPortrait in #QuincyGranite

The spectral form, like Jesus looming out of a piece of toast, is me, taking a #photo of a circa 1.5 meter polished granite sphere in the #MountWollastonCemetery in #Quincy. The largest visible #crystals (#feldspar and #amphibole) are about 1 centimeter across.

#Fujifilm #XH1 23mm f/1.4 @ f/2 and 1/1100 s
#igneous #stone #cemetery #Massachusetts #NewEngland #monument #sphere #reflectionselfie #reflection #geology #geoscience #quarry

It’s not because your heart is dark that you can’t celebrate Valentine day! 🖤🖤🖤

The Chamberlain decided to go to a cemetery for a gothic party, enjoying a glass of wine in the sunset 🍷 🌅

#gothic #cemetery #grave #celticcross #art #fanart #wine #blackart #darkheart #tombstone #artoftheday #nautilebleu #love #truelovers #valentineday #saintvalentin #stvalentin #darkaesthetic #sombrebeings #darktales #darksoul #darkstories #stvalentinesday #itsgoodtobebad #fediart #mastart #creativetoots