Graveyard through a lens

Nothing spooky here. Not in the daytime at least. Prompted by BlogFlash and inspired by Beneath Thy Feet to do a spot of taphophilia, I wandered over to St Mary's Parish churchyard in Shackleford this lunchtime. I took my camera with me and rather self-consciously viewed the graveyard through a lens.







Shackleford village is small, but even so the graveyard was eerily quiet. I picked out a headstone to photograph in detail. Thomas and Rhoda Booker, husband and wife of Shackleford. He died in 1869 aged 75 years, and she a year later, just before Christmas.



What must life have been like then? What stories could be told of those who lie buried in this graveyard?
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I'm guest blogging today. Do pop over to Christmas Pie Crafts to see the lovely, crafty cards that Jill makes, and to read my guest post.
A BLOG ABOUT THE LIFE OF A CRAFTER WHO DESIGNS AND CREATES BEAUTIFUL ITEMS, INCLUDING GREETINGS CARDS, GIFT CARDS, NOTELETS, WEDDING STATIONERY, DECORATED GIFT BAGS AND GIFT BOXES AND SCENTED CANDLES. PLEASE DO GET IN TOUCH IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MY WORK: CHRISTMASPIECRAFTS@VIRGINMEDIA.COM
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If you have time, please pop over to #BlogFlash2012, where you will find the link to many other contributors to a fun creative writing challenge for August.