A Tale of Two Cemeteries

Last November/December, scouted and then co-led a photo walk through two cemeteries in Georgetown.

From a 2016 NY Times article:  "On one side is Oak Hill, a lush slope of well-tended graves of congressmen, publishers and cabinet members who were, with few exceptions, white. On the other side is the Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemetery. There, broken gravestones lie in large piles and dogs and their owners have taken the place of mourners for the slaves, freedmen and mostly black citizens buried below."  

Our first visit was to the neglected Mount Zion and then onto the beautiful grounds of Oak Hill.  But found beauty in both.

Hard to believe that this was nearly a year ago.  

Overcliff ~ Undercliff

Last month during my stay in NY, my first hike at the Mohonk Preserve.  This was the Overcliff - Undercliff loop.  Nice wide carriage road trails, nice views, boulders, rock climbers.  And the earliest hint of fall even in mid-September. 

 

Summer, meet Fall

 My summer flowers are happy as the trees gaining their autumn red leaves have their back.  

 

Paw Paw Tunnel: Light at the End?

Last September, I hiked through the 3,118 foot Paw Paw Tunnel along the C&O Canal in Allegheny County, MD.  

Not surprisingly, there are rumors the tunnel is haunted!

It definitely was a little creepy and somehow seems fitting as we approach Halloween and the upcoming election.   

 

Perhaps 2020 is just a long creepy tunnel with maybe a little light at the end?

Walking around town: Kind of blue

Walking around town end of May

 

Walking around town: Wet leaves

I'm very drawn to leaves, and in my walks around town with phone in hand, have had a number of days where the theme of wet leaves on the sidewalk calls out to me.  I just love the colors, the textures and the contrast between the leaves and the sidewalks on which they are plastered. This batch includes some from walks in late July and mid-August.