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Taken along a river in New Mexico

Inspired by sitting under a light at night. Happy Halloween.

Not far from my home is a little cemetery that dates from the middle 1800s. As part of the landscape fabric, this small receiving vault was erected in 1940. These structures (also known as receiving tombs or public vaults) came into use in parts of the world such as northern Europe, northern North America, and far southern South America, where frozen ground made it difficult or impossible to dig graves during the winter months. In such areas, the receiving vault was used to temporarily store bodies until warmer weather permitted digging.

With changes in technology, they are now obsolete, but remain as architectural fabric in older burying grounds.

Fujifilm X-T5; NIKKOR AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Triangle: ISO 200, 1/550s, f6.3@31mm

@Mark Keefer has me thinking about Memphis, TN, and some nice things there. Charlie Vergo's "Rendezvous", located in Downtown Alley--is a Memphis classic for BBQ.

Walk down Beale Street, Memphis at night. Alfred's Live Music. Neon signs.

Very cool cat's, great show.

Get your kicks on Route 66

This image is of the memorial at Gettysburg Battlefield to the Massachusett's 11th Voluntary Infantry. It is at the intersection of Sickles Avenue and Emmitsburg Road. Known as the "Boston Volunteers", these soldiers became hardened at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Then came Gettysburg.

This monument was erected in 1885, 22 years after their engagement in July of 1863. Members of the 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry supported them early into the battle, one of which was my 3X grandfather. Sadly, this monument was vandalized and broken apart in 2006. Nearly a decade later, it was restored--but two other monuments which were destroyed along with this one were not restored.

This image is after the restoration.

Stairs

Ave Maria founder Tom Monaghan (owner of Domino's Pizza) is one of the world's largest collectors of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the Ave Maria Oratory was based on Wright's work. Monaghan drew the building's first sketches himself on a paper napkin. The architects at Cannon Design completed the design.

The facade of the church features a 70-ton, 30-foot high annunciation sculpture depicting the Archangel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary.

The sculpture was created by the Hungarian sculptor, Marton Varo. He used marble from Cave Michelangelo in Carrara, Italy.

He carved the sculpture alone, working seven days a week, and it took him three years to complete.

The 120-foot tall, $24 million building features a distinctive steel structure, which is largely exposed both internally and externally. Over 1,270 tons of fabricated structural steel was used in the project. The interior walls and ceiling were clad with over 50,000 square feet of Stromberg GRG. In March 2008, Diocese of Venice Bishop Frank Dewane dedicated the 1,100-seat church.

The frame of the oratory is unusual as it is visible both externally and internally. The structure received an architectural award

Thanks for looking,
Carol