Sick day meanderings

Well, the meanderings took place a week ago when I was in Seward - but today is the sick day. As I did little today other than snooze in my chair, I have nothing to tell you of today's activities. (believe me, you don't wanna know) ;-)

So, I will go back to my trek through Seward on the 10th and a part of the story that I did not tell you yet.

A couple of my blogger friends (Hi Batty and Dan) like to wander through cemeteries. So, while I was snarfing about I noticed a series of cemeteries and thought of those friends. Parked the bike and began to wander through.

Actually, there are several cemeteries, all sort of attached to one another there. I started out in the Masonic cemetery, which appeared to have the oldest graves. Sorry, I was so caught up in thinking on lives that began and ended loooonnnnggg before my own, that I did not take any photos in that one.

There were graves there of folks born in the mid 1800s, some of whom lived to be in their 90's. Amazing longevity.

While seeking information online about one of the markers I will talk about in a moment, I came across this link by a man who likes to go into cemeteries and log who is buried within.

No information on this family, however:

Click for a larger view. Notice anything sad? Yup, all three died on the same date. Perhaps a grandmother and her two grandchildren? She was in her fifties, and the children were one and eight years old. I have no clue what happened - even though I lived in Alaska at that time, it just doesn't ring a bell. The epitaph on the stone reads "We lived together in happiness. We rest together in peace."

This is a shot of the entire memorial. It is very touching.

And, to put a smile on my face - was this memorial:

This fellow has gone fishing. Gotta love it.

To top off my day of riding, here is a shot of my transportation, the Moosetercycle, at a pull-out by Kenai Lake. What a gorgeous day!

Posted by Purplemoose at July 18, 2004 10:13 PM