Spectral.
St. Peter's Cemetery :: Old City :: Philadelphia
A resting ground for some very old souls, indeed. Shades shaded by glorious rosy dogwoods, dappled and in full bloom.
yellow :: limestone
A bright tulip or two nod their heads sleepily in this placid spot.
Limestone tucked in tight under leafy bedcovers.
A very old soul rests here.
Ancient marker cracked, doubled over, sagging with the weight of age.
red tulips :: monument
In the midst of bustling streets, there are pockets of peace and quiet.
pink :: limestone
Lone beauty overseeing this sleeping place.
pink :: dogwood underside
Floral overhang, a winsome canopy for this somnolent site.
Spectral, or, how I spent a glorious Saturday afternoon.
I love this old cemetery, mere blocks from my own sleeping place. It's quite a pretty place to spend a sunny moment, breathing in old history and marveling at the lovely new growth of the fresh season.
I'll be back soon with news of sock knitting that, happily, involves size 1 needles and substantial, sproingy yarn... ahhhh, frogging the two Lorna's Laces socks was vindicating! I'm enjoying my sock knitting all the more now.
Have a relaxing Sunday evening!
Labels: philly love, project spectrum
posted by knittingphilistine at 4:41 PM
19 Comments:
such a lovely post. thanks for sharing. :)
Beautiful post and photos, M. The flowers are such a contrast against those ancient headstones. Brilliant.
You captured this place beautifully.
Beautiful pictures. My favourite was the sagging with age one.
Is that where you went to frog your socks? How appropriate. ;)
Excellent photos! I especially like how you photographed so much life...
Such beautiful photos! I like the contrast of the gravestones with the blooming flowers. Glad the sock knitting has improved for you!
Beautiful photos! Lovely words.
Thanks for taking us on a nice stroll with you...gorgeous pictures.
old cemeteries are wonderful - such great stories and the colors you chose to pair them with - stunning!
thank you for the tulips.
the photos are lovely and remind me to go visit old city next time i'm back home.
So gorgeous, Philadelphia is so magical at times...
What calming, beautiful pictures.
this is really, really lovely. something about the contrast between the softness and impermanence of the flowers and the hard stone... and then how the stone isn't so permanent after all... nicely captured.
lovely photos.
Thanks for the beautiful post. I enjoyed its calm, peaceful nature.
This season really lends itself to the color for PS... and you find such a lovely way to showcase them. Great post, M!
gorgeous shots. I used to walk past this cemetery every single day on my way to work. Good friends got married there, and their professional photographer--not normally a wedding photographer--who had a totally ironic air, had them pose in amongst the graves for their wedding photos. They are AWESOME.
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