My blog sub-header says "Photographs from central Connecticut and other places I go." Here is another place I went.
In June I was in Germany for a week. While looking for an ATM in Nuremberg, I saw a high wall across the street, with flowers visible through the gates. Crossing the street for a closer look, I discovered the historic church and cemetery at St. Johannis. Isn't it breathtaking? I was stunned.
This post is linked to Taphophile Tragics and Ruby Tuesday 2.
23 comments:
So nice to see this place with so many beautiful flowers! :)
Léia
Great find Jack!
Cemeteries are indeed photogenic.
Yesterday's Dear Abby column discussed a problem of people stealing flowers from cemeteries, and the letter writer asked if she should add poison ivy to her flower arrangements for her family's graves. Abby advised against it.
Gorgeous! Those "finds" make a trip memorable.
So many low profile tombstones Jack and then there's the very tall one, someone wanted to stick out, all the Flowers make it look nice and cheery!.
Wow! What a beautiful place.
It's a beautiful site. You even capture a little lady tending the flowers at one of the graves.
This cemetery is amazingly well tended. Great find on your travels. I don't know of any U.S. cemetery that receives this kind of attention.
Oh, I like the metal plagues on the graves. Beautiful with all the flowers.
Beneath Thy Feet
Just beautiful! What a lovely place.
That is awesome, Jack!! I would have been stunned, too! Beautiful flowers, gorgeous colors and lovely skies! Doesn't get any better and a bright spot in anyones day!
Interesting looking cemetery. Nice shot.
Beautiful capture. Happy RT2.
Mine's here.
A hidden treasure! Not only beautiful flowers but it looks to have some great ornamental markers.
It is stunning and so unusual compared to our N American cemeteries!
Really nice. This reminds me much more of a French cemetery than a German one. But I do love the way almost all the graves have flowers.
What an unexpected and lovely view! When we buried my mother-in-law in Phoenix this summer I was dismayed to see a vast, flat expanse of fake flowers as far as the eye could see. It's not an environment like this that would be kind to flowers, but still. . .
A caring community cares for its deceased loved ones. This speaks volumes about the character of the people involved.
Well cared for, that's for sure. Don't you love it when you stumble across something like this?!
So lovely and well cared for!
What a great find Jack. I'm amazed at the live flowers instead of the tacky plastic stuff you see here.
V
I am used to seeing grass around graves, but the flowers more than make up for the lack of green!
Yes, I agree with many others: living flowers can really change one's assessment of a cemetery. I have seen many cemeteries in Paris, and many are adorned with living flowers ... and with cut ones ... but the living small pots of flowers really strick out.
I wonder what that very tall thin memorial was all about. Looks like a sentry post.
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