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  1. The lonely isolated grave of Thomas Ridley, Jun'r Truro MA 10/09/23. Thomas Ridley Jun’r died of smallpox in 1776 his grave was placed well deep in the woods of North Truro in one of the most isolated places on Cape Cod #gravestone #grave #graveyard #graveyardphotography #headstone #cemetery #cemeteryphotography #cemeteries #taphophile #TAPHOPHILES #truro #massachusetts #newengland #capecod #capecodphotography #capecodhistory #history #smallpox #gravestonesfromthe1700s #photography

  2. According to folklore, daffodils were originally white, and a favoured flower of Persephone. When Hades caught her, his touch turned the blooms yellow. It’s unsurprising that the daffodil is considered the flower of the underworld and they often appear on graves. In the Victorian language of flowers, daffodils meant 'regard'.
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