Thursday, March 31, 2016

Fencing in the Dead

 
Joining  GOOD FENCES hosted by Theresa from,
The Run-a-round Ranch Report.





While traveling to visit family over the Easter Weekend we decided to take the scenic route home. In the town of Linn, Missouri we came across this old Cemetery surrounded by a stone wall.


Seems my attention has been drawn to stone walls a lot lately.  I posted one last week as well. I love the work and detail that go into building these walls.  They have so much more character than today's iron fences.

 If you look at the far end of the top photo you will see a large electric power substation.  I know those transformers are necessary to city services and they have to be placed somewhere so choosing a spot near a cemetery may be a good choice.  The dead are certainly not going to complain.  But I find them ugly and hate the way this one detracts from this lovely old cemetery.  To make matters worse, the opposite end of the cemetery is this odd building surrounded by an iron fence. Given all the warning signs on the far side it has to have something to do with the power station but I have never seen one like it before.

It would be nice if they tried to hide both of these eyesores with some trees or another form of landscaping. I think the spirits living here would certainly appreciate it as well.

What do you think?


10 comments:

  1. Hello, the stone walls are beautiful. Some big old trees or bushes could hide the eyesores. Happy Thursday, enjoy your day!

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  2. that stone wall is really beautiful. it would be nice if they could 'dress down' that building with a bit of greenery. :)

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  3. My kind of place as a family researcher and one who loves stonework. I hear you. We are surrounded by homes except . . . for a telephone substation (small but unattractive) and a dumpster. These are directly across from us. We always expected another home but the lot didn't pass a perk test for drainage. Good in everything bad; they aren't noisy ;)

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  4. pretty cemetery...i love those stone walls and i agree with you completely!

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  5. Sub-stations in England are similarly ugly. It's hard to understand. There's no reason why small, practical buildings should noy be elegant.

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  6. Wouldn't it be nice if they could figure out how to bury all the lines. Love the stone wall

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  7. That is an awesome stone wall. I don't think the building is that ugly myself. The power station is necessary and it would be pretty hard to "dress them up".

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  8. Beautiful stone wall. Looks like an old cemetery, they don't seem to do markers and tombstones like that now.

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  9. Love that stone wall, and I think the fence around the building is attractive. The power station has to go somewhere....

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  10. The stone wall and fence are beautiful; we have learned that cemeteries make good birding places.

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