tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post2522808744204319160..comments2024-01-01T19:09:57.162-05:00Comments on Charleston Daily Photo: Cemetery WalkingCharlestonjoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-87312955958432158552010-12-24T13:07:46.595-05:002010-12-24T13:07:46.595-05:00I work at the UU and am a member there - I love ho...I work at the UU and am a member there - I love how the churchyard's wild aesthetic fits well with the UU's openness and relaxed vibe. Thanks for the photos Joan! PS I think I saw you standing at Basil the other night, waiting out the rain. Happy Holidays!Amberjadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789289347065140003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-46210854808808954482010-12-20T21:34:01.333-05:002010-12-20T21:34:01.333-05:00imabug - I'd have to study up!imabug - I'd have to study up!Charlestonjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-56870861101550194142010-12-20T15:24:36.537-05:002010-12-20T15:24:36.537-05:00hey, I should have you lead a downtown cemetery ph...hey, I should have you lead a downtown cemetery photo walk for the photo meetup group. would you be interested?imabughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05608069716594164160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-32070070910329619412010-12-20T10:19:54.942-05:002010-12-20T10:19:54.942-05:00rousjh - I love "Eden Keepers". This is ...rousjh - I love "Eden Keepers". This is a very special place. Years ago I was walking there early on New Year's Day and met a young couple. We visited and they were in a few on my pictures. When I walked out the front they had pulled their truck up and were filling it with artifacts from the cemetery. <br /><br />I was furious! I stomped my foot and started documenting everything they were doing with my camera. I took pictures of them, their truck, their license plate. <br /><br />I came home and wrote a blog post about it that was picked up by the P & C crime reporter and received a thank you letter from the church. The kids did put the stuff back. <br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments about the blog!Charlestonjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-14830661448325650082010-12-20T08:49:47.601-05:002010-12-20T08:49:47.601-05:00The "cemetery" was always referred to as...The "cemetery" was always referred to as "The Churchyard" when I attended the church and, I expect it still is. Volunteers from the church who tidy graves are referred to as "Eden Keepers."<br /><br />One of my students confessed to me that she rollerbladed in the yard until she was stopped by a body guard for Richard Gere. Gere was fliming a movie near Charleston and used the churchyard as a place to sit meditation. He explained to my student that she was violating a sacred space.<br /><br />I live in Cincinnati now and am deeply homesick for Charleston. Your blog is a daily ritual for me, bringing me back to places I looked at every day on my walk to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-23032988287039223692010-12-20T08:27:55.359-05:002010-12-20T08:27:55.359-05:00Les - Mine too. This early frost really did a lot ...Les - Mine too. This early frost really did a lot of damage to the plants. We don't usually get this cold until much later in the winter.Charlestonjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30462606.post-88100885029982333632010-12-19T22:56:27.166-05:002010-12-19T22:56:27.166-05:00This was favorite cemetery in Charleston, and one ...This was favorite cemetery in Charleston, and one of my favorite overall spots as well.<br /><br />Soul of a Man is familiar to me as a song sung by Bruce Cockburn (Canadian).Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.com