April 26, 2009

One of my favorite places in the Bay Area.....

There is a huge cemetery up in the hills of Oakland,
the Piedmont Cemetery. It is full of huge crypts and lots
of mausoleums and there are gorgeous statues all around.


A black cat wandering the cemetery....
or is it an restless spirit, attached to its place
of earthly remains?


This is one version of the angel that I love, it is
a smaller statue on the other side of the cemetery,
this one always sits in the shade of a tree.



There are 4 of these lovely ladies, watching over
the bones of the dead.


To me, cemeteries are so peaceful and beautiful.
They are places where you can go and think clearly.
Cemeteries are not sad to me, they are reflective and
soothing to the soul. The magic of the past is all
around you, rippling thru the air like a pool of water,
everywhere you look, there is beauty with reverence.
(Ok yeah, and partying in the cemetery when I was
a kid was waaaay fun too!!)




My Angel!! He is the angel that I go to when I
need a clear moment. He has a black widow living
under his robes in the front. On his lap is a book,
around his neck are stars, and he is gazing off
with a wise look in his eyes- there is a lot on his mind.


This is one of the "un-endowed" sections of the
cemetery- these graves are SO old- from the 1800's-
that they lie forgotten and uncared for. What
will happen to them? Will they be replaced by new
grave sites? Nothing is forever......


Regal crypts, houses for the dead



Johnny sweetie


Saila cutie


One of the two beautiful sphinx statues





You can lie in the ground forever, or you can
put your ashes in an urn and have a glass
cabinet for your remains.
(not trying to be morbid because it's
all a beautiful process!)


Saila and her "pet" turtle bead that got
to have a tour of the cemetery by being
dragged around on a string!



These HUGE plants had black Bird of Paradise
flowers growing from them


My sweeties and glowing white tulips


AWESOME picture that Robbie took!


Ethereal tulips

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