People often think I'm morbid, but I have long loved the peace and tranquility of cemeteries. Apparently, with less and less space to bury people, cemeteries will also disappear over time. But at least for the moment, one can still go wander around among the graves, read the inscriptions and wonder about the lives of the people buried there.
How often you see the words "We'll never forget" on some neglected grave that has obviously not been visited in ages - apparently, being forgotten is the fate of us all. But first, in the words of Milan Kundera, we are turned into kitsch:
Kitsch or not, there is something uniquely sad about the graves of children. But a cemetery also offers its own, particular sort of classical landscape:
These pictures were all taken at a local cemetery here in Centurion, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It isn't that old; the older a cemetery, the more photogenic it gets. And thus, for the really good ones, one has to travel to Europe. Perhaps one day, if and when I have rather more money than I do at the moment!