Showing posts with label cemeteries in the south. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cemeteries in the south. Show all posts

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Seen on the cemetery streets of New Orleans

People place the craziest things on cemetery tombs in New Orleans. We'd say it was unique to the city but we've seen this phenomena all over the South. Here's a tomb in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery of New Orleans that includes an angel, squirrel and rubber shark. We can't help but wonder how that combination plays out. He's hiding, too, under the seat which makes it even more strange.


Thursday, October 17, 2013

Gone but never forgotten


            














Our loved ones may be gone, but they are not forgotten. In the South, you’ll find cemeteries filled with trinkets, wind chimes, religious statues, non-religious statues, toys, fishing poles, solar lights and much more. Here’s a couple from cemeteries throughout the South.