A lovely piece Andrew and it called to mind, 'The Hardy Tree' in St. Pancras Old Church cemetery. You probably know of its creation by Thomas Hardy when a young architect after he was tasked to move gravestones to make way for the railway. He couldn't bear to scrap them so 'planted' them around a tree that has now grown to embrace them.
"slowly being returned to the earth, as we all will one day" ... poignant, beautiful crafted words. Fascinating post, Andrew. Well worth bunking off for!
So beautiful. Human history feels more intimate in such places, and then it's intermingled with nature slowly moving forward. Time past, time stopped, and time changing. There are very few such places here in Canada. Thank you.
An abandoned chapel in the city
A lovely piece Andrew and it called to mind, 'The Hardy Tree' in St. Pancras Old Church cemetery. You probably know of its creation by Thomas Hardy when a young architect after he was tasked to move gravestones to make way for the railway. He couldn't bear to scrap them so 'planted' them around a tree that has now grown to embrace them.
"slowly being returned to the earth, as we all will one day" ... poignant, beautiful crafted words. Fascinating post, Andrew. Well worth bunking off for!
So beautiful. Human history feels more intimate in such places, and then it's intermingled with nature slowly moving forward. Time past, time stopped, and time changing. There are very few such places here in Canada. Thank you.
The pleasures of walking with a camera — Cheers, Andrew!
A lovely walk
A great, poignant post — many thanks Andrew.