
death
in the landscape
(Above)
Prospect Cemetary | Link
Collage
My
ancestors; some known to me, some lived too long ago for personal knowledge.
Of those known to me, I often feel their presence here, and suffer their
absence in places where once I expected their presence.

State
Street
downtown Columbus, Ohio
Days
after the demolition of several historic homes on State Street in downtown
Columbus, the shadow of one still appears as a memory writ into the
wall of the adjoining building.
These
homes, which presented a welcoming face to pedestrians, a broken and
varied streetfront with frequent doors and more-frequent windows, were
leveled only to be replaced by a surface parking lot, and an eventual
(should plans materialize) parking garage.
This
continues the death of downtown as a place for people and its replacement
with a place for cars, where humans shun the cold and faceless streets.

Pen
West | Link
Columbus, Ohio
A
very sad death, indeed, for someone who loves boats (and old wooden
boats in particular), yet is currently unable to actually afford one.

Akron,
Ohio | Link
November
For
many plants of the garden and trees of the hills, the death of autumn
is actually more of a hibernation, a waiting for the hospitable spring
to return.

Greenlawn
Cemetary | Link
Columbus, Ohio
I
believe that my great-grandfather is buried somewhere on these grounds.
I drove around, thinking to look in some section with old German names.
Greenlawn
Cemetary is located just outside the historic German Village, however,
so this plan was quite ineffective at eliminating any sections.
It
would be simpler just to ask -- I know my mother and her cousin Mary
Jo visited his grave when Mary Jo was in town from Australia this spring.
As it was, it gave me a good excuse to wander around and explore.

Columbus
College of Art & Design | Link
In addition to the decal, there was also a skull on the tip of the gear
shift.
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