Was this the Mother?

Juvenile? Yes, of course it is. But when I drove past this gravesite, quite unintentionally, I saw a picture that just had to be captured. Just as this Fuka (however it’s pronounced) will be seen forever by those who visit this cemetery, so too will they be seen on this tiny little corner of the

A Halloween field trip

It was rainy and gray in Chicago on Halloween, and walking around in a cemetery for a few minutes was just what I needed to appreciate life a bit more than I already do. Life is short, as all of these tombstones can attest. So the best way to enjoy it is to go out

Waiting for Spring while I still can

I complain about things sometimes. We all do. But going to cemetery can help to bring some perspective to life’s troubles. I’ve written about Beyond the Vines before, a Cubs-themed burial spot in a cemetery in Chicago. Spring training will never come again for the people whose names are on this wall, which makes the