Wilde Orange
How can this statue stay calm amid all this orange? This is the family plot of the Wilde family in Evergreen Cemetery. What does it say about people who need a huge, granite mausoleum or a large stone statue, reaching for the sky to mark their space when they no longer tread this earth? Hey, don't forget about me and how important I WAS! I do think it is only fitting that pigeons, crows and others of the aves class often stop by and 'do their business' atop these figures. A simple plaque or just sprinkle me to the wind will do me just fine.
wow this picture is magnificent!Wonderful composition, the sculpture is beautiful and the background is just gorgeous!
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Beautiful autumn scene.
ReplyDeleteGreat pic,
ReplyDeleteCemeteries are full of monuments to people nobody remembers any more.
perhaps some people feel they have not left enough of an impression on the world to be remembered. you will be remembered by all you have touched.
ReplyDeletebelle composition et belle couleur automnale
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Brattcat said. I don't want to be buried, but cremated and maybe scattered somewhere...or made into one of those biodegradable little statues and dropped into the sea...
ReplyDeleteNo matter, I also have a statue post today.
Fall colors are amazing!
ReplyDeleteYes, BC said it so very well. Lovely photo too Bird.
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wow, spectacular tree and beautifully composed photo!
ReplyDeleteIf they didn't, you'd be photographing bird p***! :-)
ReplyDeleteturn me into dust and forget i was ever here.
ReplyDeleteExcellent composition - great subject matter.
ReplyDeleteHowever, when we in Florida talk about a wild orange, we're referring to a orange juice drink with a lot of vodka in it.
I think we might have more fun than y'all! :-)
Weird that they chose a faux Greek classical era (?) statue...? What is a biodegradable statue that one can drop into the sea...? No statue necessary for me...just an ocean...
ReplyDeleteAny relation to Oscar Wilde?
ReplyDeleteThis orange behind is amazing and beautiful! For statues and monuments, well, maybe it's a way to leave a track,or a gift made to those who come behind..
ReplyDeleteEarth to earth, dust to dust -- a good way to go -- no need for icons to the persons. -- barbara
ReplyDeleteI agree with Folkways.
ReplyDeleteI am with Folkways and Randy. Though, this did make for a great picture.
ReplyDeleteNice photo, Birdman. I am a bit of a dissenter. Ms. Malyss seems to have it right . . . if we did not have statues to celebrate people from the past, whether known today or not, the artistic heritage and the build environment would be a lot poorer. Think of it as their gift to future generations and don't worry about whose name is on it.
ReplyDeleteReally nice picture, for starters. Great contrast and composition. And you raise a good point - think of the pyramids and the Taj Mahal. Who was it who said you can't take it with you?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great background for this lovely statue!
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