Serene and Magical

Eveningtime in a cemetery or columbarium or mausoleum can be magical and beautiful.

Skogskyrkgarden, Stockholm

A path in Skogskyrkgarden Cemetery

But my, these images beckon one into a safe, reflective place.

The Helsinki Cemetery at Christmas

Most of these locations are lighted for All Souls Day and Day of the Dead (in Mexico), and Christmas. Here in San Francisco, the National AIDS Memorial Grove is holding its third “Light in the Grove” on November 30, the eve of World AIDS Day.

Nitra Cemetery, Slovakia

Srebrnica Cemetery, Bosnia

Warsaw Cemetery

Canadian Cemetery, Finland

Canadian Cemetery, Holland

Mexico: Day of the Dead

Light in the Grove, National AIDS Memorial Grove

The creek bed through the redwoods, Light in the Grove

The clear tent at Light in the Grove

Here lies magic: view from inside the clear tent, Light in the Grove

So, also think about cemeteries in another way, another time to experience them….