Morbid Beauty

If you look out the front windows of my parent's house in Newport RI, straight ahead just before the road curves out of view you'll see a white picket fence, and behind that fence is a colonial burying ground. Having occupied this ground since sometime in the late 1600's, the residential neighborhood has grown up and around the graveyard, so that for a few houses it sits directly in their backyard. (They are generous to extend their landscaping into the burying ground)


All of the stones bear the marks of having weathered many years:


But some are really remarkably legible, and I love the memento mori detailing:

Wandering on Historic Hill

I grabbed my camera for few hours of entertainment while strolling near my parent's weekend house in Newport, RI. Their house is in the Historic Hill district, which, like their house, dates from colonial times.


There are some fairly strict regulations on the appearances of homes, specifically their facades, so that the district retains some of its historic feeling. You are only allowed to display a maximum of three colors on the front of your house, so generally a main color, a trim color, and a vibrant door color.