This is another cemetery that I have been to many a time. Chickasha peeps know Rose Hill Cemetery primarily as the premier walking spot. Rick and I have traversed the walking path often in the past, though not for some time. This cemetery also happens to be right next to where I work!
Michelle and I were out doing errands today when Rose Hill was admitted to the conversation. I was mentioning that I need to find one of the graves there; I told a lady I would get a picture for her. Michelle's first impression was 'piece of cake,' just walk over there and do it! I incredulously asked if she had SEEN Rose Hill, to which she responded in the negative. So we loaded up in the car and headed that way!
Rose Hill Cemetery is a BIG cemetery. I am sure there are much larger ones in the world, but this is the largest to which I have ever been. It is also BEAUTIFUL! It is oddly situated in the middle of town, though one can assume that when it first opened it was nowhere near the middle of town. Old, ornate tombstones sit next to new, plain ones. A person could easily just lose themselves in wandering the cemetery discovering names and reading inscriptions. We did not have that luxury, however. It was already growing dark by the time we got there and we quickly found ourselves in a shadowy world of stone and uneven ground. Our adventure was short-lived, but fun as it always is to wander in a cemetery!
Michelle looks WAY too serious posing with the flowers! :-)
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