Sunday, March 8, 2009

Cemeteries of Hickville

Today Rachel, Gabriel, Asher and I went on a confused ramble with the ultimate point of getting to an old graveyard. With every quarter mile or so we decided to change the direction we were taking. But we finally got there, after all. It wasn't even a cemetery, as you can see... Just a few graves scattered here and there, battered, old, unreadable, and probably forgotten by most people. They drifted from early 1800's to the 1900's. Gabriel immediately sobered down and observed, "It seems like we're being watched." Of course this was rather absurd, but we got that kind of feeling. I guess it was because we were on the top of a hill, surrounded by old barren trees, a bunch of dark clouds coming together, and the wind blowing ever so hard. But we did have fun after all, AND GUESS WHAT?! On the way home, it started raining really hard... And we weren't anywhere near the house at all. We got soaked, obviously. But that was really fun. :)



Gabriel meandering thoughtfully around with Asher "for protection against the ghosts" he said.


Okay okay... Gabriels the only one who really LOOKS like he's crying... Rachel and I don't really have a general idea of what we're trying to accomplish. :P

Explanation needed? Well... I was trying to fix my hair... Only place to hold my hat was... there. Gabriel thought maybe sitting on Asher would be fun. But he didn't end up doing it after all, despite of the picture.

"FINE RACHEL! BE THAT WAY!"


Little boy on a country road.


Just finishing telling Rachel what sort of place this really feels like.


Couldn't catch the full name, but this was our favorite grave. The poem underneath read:
"An obedient child,
A Sister dear
A faithful wife
Is slumbering here."

Studying the graves... Trying to read the dates, but this one was so weatherbeaten it was almost just a blank stone.


"Guys... Is this place haunted?"


Good ol' Asher.

He's straying from the straight and narrow path....


Rachel and I.

I really like this picture. She was laughing at... *cough*... Gabriel. He gave us enough to laugh at. :P

No comment.


"Oh, no, I'm not related to him at all. Really... I'm not." :P My wonderful brother...


I get really happy in the country.

We didn't plan that.


"Hi kids!"



Happy Birthday Rachel!!!

(Because, you know, today IS her 14th birthday!)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Rachie! (I know this is Ruby's blog but...)Oh yeah, I *love* that gravestone poem. *sighs* It's so beautiful in it's simplicity!I wish I could get caught in the rain with no hope of shelter!

Love U both!
~Emma

Anonymous said...

Feliz Cumpleanos Rachel! All the best to you and yours.

That is a nice black & white picture of the two of you.

I should say, that merge didn't go all that well did it? I didn't hear too much from the CEO of Face Scrubbers....

Hasta Luego,
Ryan

Anonymous said...

Love the whole thing, Ruby! Graveyards are beautiful places to wander. It is amazing that you just found one. *Sniff* I wish I could ramble like that!

Love you,
Hannah