Children and Cemeteries 2009
2010
Cemeteries are strange places. Adults understand cemeteries but children are wary. On this Memorial Day we took Talmage and Holden with us to meet their ancestors. Well, at least to see their ancestors’ burial places. Walking through cemeteries gives grown-ups a chance to talk about things. About life and death. About beliefs. About why we are here on this earth and what will happen to us later on. The children wondered why anyone who was dead needed to be in a house with a door. They knocked on the door since that is what you do to a door, probably with racing hearts. Wondering. What if someone opened the door ?
This is a keepsake photograph to me. It captures an innocent moment where two little boys are trying to make sense of death and burial. At first glance, it seems like a photograph of two children and a very fancy door. But knowing where the door is found makes all the difference.