tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post113211316442068615..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Cemetery Symbolism: The UrnJason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132239676189616872005-11-17T10:01:00.000-05:002005-11-17T10:01:00.000-05:00Kelly, thanks! I caught it at just the right time...Kelly, thanks! I caught it at just the right time of day.<BR/><BR/>Kara, the urn here is used only as symbol. It's stone, part of the monument. A real urn would be simpler in design. The symbolic urn, however, adopts the traditional Greek and Egyptian forms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132233082919547772005-11-17T08:11:00.000-05:002005-11-17T08:11:00.000-05:00Jason - perhaps I'm missing something, but if the ...Jason - perhaps I'm missing something, but if the ashes are contained in an urn, then what's buried beneath? Doesn't an urn indicate the absence of need for a burial plot? <BR/><BR/>...Just trying to figure this one out.Kara Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382393133894023610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132207350601396702005-11-17T01:02:00.000-05:002005-11-17T01:02:00.000-05:00Very serene...I like it a lot!Very serene...I like it a lot!Kelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132203356974267732005-11-16T23:55:00.000-05:002005-11-16T23:55:00.000-05:00.:A:., thanks! I was very happy with this picture....:A:., thanks! I was very happy with this picture.<BR/><BR/>Jeff, wow, I'm liking my grade so far. Now if I can just get through the final....<BR/><BR/>Michele, glad you're doing well. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving, but not all the work I have to do between here and there. =O<BR/><BR/>I hope you and your family have a tremendous holiday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132194802709792902005-11-16T21:33:00.000-05:002005-11-16T21:33:00.000-05:00Hi back at you, Jason,How've I been?Good! Getting...Hi back at you, Jason,<BR/>How've I been?<BR/>Good! Getting ready to over-eat for Thanksgiving...<BR/>Speaking of which..I hope you have a wonderful holiday!!!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573730655117969888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132191632066019712005-11-16T20:40:00.000-05:002005-11-16T20:40:00.000-05:00jason- another a+ :)jason- another a+ :)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106410070220667314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132187496427220322005-11-16T19:31:00.000-05:002005-11-16T19:31:00.000-05:00Interesting insight. Thanks for the info.Nice pic ...Interesting insight. Thanks for the info.<BR/><BR/>Nice pic too.. : A : .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132179741870826152005-11-16T17:22:00.000-05:002005-11-16T17:22:00.000-05:00Mermaid, part of me likes the thought of spreading...Mermaid, part of me likes the thought of spreading ashes and integrating back into the Earth, but another part of me is troubled by the thought. I think you're right. The urn preserves a last vestige of individuality for a person, a place to focus our thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Michele, how have you been? You make a very good point. Cemetery art is a lost form of expression. The stone may be harder, but the sentiment is fleeting.<BR/><BR/>Anne, reminders are good! Keeps me focused on what's important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132178895324309412005-11-16T17:08:00.001-05:002005-11-16T17:08:00.001-05:00beautiful, jason. i love the cemetery posts. but...beautiful, jason. <BR/>i love the cemetery posts. but your probably knew that!anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132178894595275422005-11-16T17:08:00.000-05:002005-11-16T17:08:00.000-05:00Hi!Nice Pic.At least you aren't doing cemetary rub...Hi!<BR/>Nice Pic.<BR/>At least you aren't doing cemetary rubbings...some people are really into that.<BR/>Some of the really old ones, like in Provincetown MA are very touching and sad. People died so young back then....and sometimes the epitaphs are pure poetry. <BR/>Nowadays it's just basic info.<BR/>Nothing that pulls the heartstrings. Bet there'd be more though if inscription wasn't so darn expensive.....<BR/>Yeah...cost is a killer...Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573730655117969888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132164540642987812005-11-16T13:09:00.000-05:002005-11-16T13:09:00.000-05:00I've always thought of it as ashes that do not lin...I've always thought of it as ashes that do not linger here nor there, but become part of everything around. I guess these ashes are contained, so as not to be separated from the spirit beneath...mermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895749686844178804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132159174290317612005-11-16T11:39:00.000-05:002005-11-16T11:39:00.000-05:00Yeow, Farzad, don't do it! :) Seriously, though,...Yeow, Farzad, don't do it! :) Seriously, though, I think I've lost some readers over the cemetery posts. Doesn't appeal to everyone, I guess. Go figure. Since I'm shooting for a unique blog and a persistent mood, however, I'm not inclined to stop. Just skip over those posts! (Fair warning--in the forseeable future there will be a tough Remembrance post. It's going to bother even me, I think.)<BR/><BR/>Jane, I couldn't resist this one when the moment presented itself. You've got to roll with what the planet offers up, you know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132145597512013762005-11-16T07:53:00.000-05:002005-11-16T07:53:00.000-05:00Great silhouette and I love the sky behind it! Suc...Great silhouette and I love the sky behind it! Such an atmospheric shot.janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640651833472666208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132130764082369342005-11-16T03:46:00.000-05:002005-11-16T03:46:00.000-05:00I didn't know that!Very interesting… Thanx 4 the i...I didn't know that!<BR/>Very interesting… Thanx 4 the info J. <BR/>But you started to freak the hell out of me with your cemetery posts. If I shoot myself, trust me I'm gonna have somebody to sue you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com