Another Trip to the Langley Cemetery

In our bi-weekly visit to Whidbey Island, we again visited the cemetery. Our routine is now that E buys us a sandwich at the Star Store (a kind of general store in the town center) and we find a nice place to eat in the car. Once again, this delightful cemetery was at the top of our list. So peaceful.

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This fellow, a survivor of World War II, managed to have a long life. In addition to the brass ledger plate, the wooden cross with stars is a fitting addition.

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This cemetery is filled with animistic symbols superimposed with more traditional religious  symbols. However, I confess that that I'm

not sure why rabbits on your grave other than the fact that there are lots of rabbits on the island.

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There are also heartbreaking reminders in this cemetery of lives cut tragically short. The description of the stone is just perfect.

Langley Cemetery

On our bi-weekly trip to Whidbey Island, we discovered the Langley Cemetery. And a dandy cemetery it is. It seems that Langley is an attractor for the 'woo' and there are many graves here of people that are, as my dad might has said, 'a little shy of plumb'.

It is beautiful place, nestled among the trees and the bushes, not at all like the sterile lawns we've seen in Seattle. While there are many traditional gravestones, there are also quite a few unconventional ones.