19 - Public Garden
Bayview Cemetery has many plantings and garden areas to enjoy. They encourage the town's people to walk, jog or bike (respectfully) through the gardens and markers. Sometimes you will see a family picnicking under the trees. It is a serene and calming place to visit in the summer when the Dogwood Trees are blooming.
Beautiful captures!
ReplyDeleteStunning photos, JoAnn!
ReplyDeleteHi JoAnn. As all of your photos always are, these are so beautiful too. There is something about old cemeteries that really speaks to me. It is so nice to see one that is kept so beautifully. We have a few up here that have such beautiful and interesting stone markers but the grounds are horrible. So disrespectful if you ask me..Happy Thursday..Judy
ReplyDeleteI've heard that in Europe, cemeteries serve as very popular and well-used green spaces and parks. Not in North America! Nice to hear that may be changing a little bit in your area.
ReplyDeleteSuch beauty captured perfectly
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pictures! Looks like a lovely place to walk, jog or picnic!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos...those Dogwood blossoms are stellar!
ReplyDeleteoxo from Virginia USA
I love the dogwood blossoms! Well done!
ReplyDeleteAmazing trees - never seen anything like them before!
ReplyDeleteI can't think of any cemetery in Japan being used as a park. Not only are the stones so full one can hardly walk, some people are afraid to enter after dark, indeed they will walk 20 minutes around one rather than five minutes to get to the bus stop on the far side.
ReplyDeleteVery gorgeous garden. I too enjoy spending time at cemeteries. They're so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a tranquil spot to sit in, among that beautiful blossom. Lovely shots.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place and you have captured it perfectly!
ReplyDeleteI love that "in-your-face" shot of the dogwood - beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to have people interact with those who make their home at the cemetery. They are our loved ones who enjoy visitors and eavesdropping on what we have to say!
Beautiful, I am still trying to find a decent public garden!! Keep up the good work Diane
ReplyDeleteThey don't make cemeteries like that any more do they. Now they want everything flat so it's easy to mow. - Margy
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. There is a woodland burial ground near here that has just one event a day, either a funeral or a wedding!
ReplyDeleteThere is a Woodland Burial ground near here with lovely function rooms. It has wedding as well as funerals and only one event a day so no rushing. Beautiful pictures by the way.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful spot, and the dogwood blossoms are spectacular!
ReplyDeletegorgeous garden
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous pictures !! Your area has always been one of my favorite places..I lived in Northern California (40 minutes from the Oregon border) for years, and traveled up and down the coast many times. Thanks for starting my morning off with all this beauty!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous dogwoods. Thanks for linking up.
ReplyDeleteRinda
Such beautiful blossom shots!
ReplyDeleteThe dogwoods are beautiful, the collage of them is gorgeous. When I was young and dating we would walk in the cemetery near our house, it was lovely and very peaceful back then. It was an old cemetery (dedicated in 1893) and beautifully attended to.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. Happy Hunting.
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