karmicdragonfly

I was a little bored this afternoon, so I decided to walk around Hollywood Cemetery and take some pictures.

Lots of Angels

I think he may have lost his staff or sword or something -- his upraised hand looks like it should be holding something.

Children

There are also a fair number of children's graves. You see whole families buried together. Often the dates of death make you think it was some sort of epidemic that killed several children at once.




The dog at Hollywood Cemetery is pretty well known. It guards a child's grave.


And the child's grave seems to attract trinkets --




This didn't look like a grave marker to me, but maybe it was.


The frog also attracts trinkets. I think that is one of the Beetles?

River View

Hollywood has some of the best views of the James River. In this picture you can see the people on the other side at Pony Pasture, sunning themselves on the rocks. The water level in the James is very low -- the ongoing drought is really affecting the water levels and plants in the region.

Park

Hollywood was designed to be park-like and aside from the fact that it is a cemetery, it is very park-like.






Of course, this is still a working cemetery, so there are items left at loved one's graves --


Why are there always bugs at cemeteries? Can you see the little bugs flying around?