Monday, October 1, 2007

Buried with Your Boots On

The first of the month is 'theme day' for the daily photo family. This month it is cemetery/tombstone. There is a cemetery near our house. Across the street is a place that sells headstones (tombstones) and other decorations for grave sites. (Bronze golfers? Hmm?) However, I shot this tombstone for you. I 'engraved' ADP (Austin Daily Photo) via the magic of computer photo manipulation. In reality, this headstone sits there in the weeds at the memorial shop, unadorned and unsold. But ready for us should we decide to be buried, as they say in old oaters, 'with our boots on.' And hat on top.

These other Daily Photo sites are registered to celebrate this theme day:
St. Louis (MO), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - New York City (NY), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Mainz, Germany - Hyde, UK - Arlington (VA), USA - Cape Town, South Africa - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Toulouse, France - Arradon, France - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Joplin (MO), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Seattle (WA), USA - Baziège, France - Baltimore (MD), USA - Chandler (AZ), USA - Sequim (WA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - Stockholm, Sweden - Austin (TX), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Anderson (SC), USA - Orlando (FL), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Nashville (TN), USA - Tenerife, Spain - Manila, Philippines - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Jacksonville (FL), USA - River Falls (WI), USA - Chateaubriant, France - Quincy (MA), USA - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - Inverness (IL), usa - Lubbock (TX), USA - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Moscow, Russia - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - Crepy-en-Valois, France - Minneapolis (MN), USA - New Orleans (LA), USA - Montréal (QC), Canada - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Toruń, Poland - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Christchurch, New Zealand - London, England - Paderborn, Germany - The Hague, Netherlands - Selma (AL), USA - Sunderland, UK - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Stavanger, Norway - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - Weston (FL), USA - Portland (OR), USA - Forks (WA), USA - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Boston (MA), USA - Sydney, Australia - Wellington, New Zealand - Montpellier, France - Jackson (MS), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Evry, France - Saarbrücken, Germany - New York City (NY), USA - Santa Fe (NM), USA - North Bay (ON), Canada - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Cypress (TX), USA - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Paris, France - San Diego (CA), USA - Wichita (Ks), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Prague, Czech Republic - Zurich, Switzerland - Budapest, Hungary - Paris, France - Saigon, Vietnam - Grenoble, France - Zurich, Switzerland - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Naples (FL), USA - Toronto (ON), Canada

19 comments:

  1. Now this is a great post and a cute story.

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  2. Interesting 'hat' stone. I think they look better than the boring usual ones :-)

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  3. A very different take on today's theme.

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  4. Doesn't look like any customers wish to make a statement with this tombstone!

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  5. Only in Texas! Well...probably not, but it's the first state most would think of for this memorial!

    Port Angeles Daily Photo

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  6. I'm always happy to see photos of my dear Austin......

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  7. Very fitting photo coming from Texas...this is great!

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  8. That's an interestingly shaped monument there in the Lonestar state! I'm sure some colorful character's family will someday choose it for a remembrance.
    -Kim
    http://seattle-daily-photo.blogspot.com

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  9. I would expect this to be on grave somewhere in Texas!

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  10. Nowhere, but Texas!
    Up near Dallas was a tombstone with hollow stone boots attached. That is where the flowers would go.

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  11. Very funny joke !
    Happy theme day !

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  12. Super creative post for theme day. I love it!

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  13. I take my hat off to you. Great post.

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