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Good Grief! A Wander Among the Dead with the Graveyard Squirrel

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Category: York Cemetery North Yorkshire

Posted on January 29, 2019January 29, 2019

Waking the Dead? Good Grief!

Good Grief!

Waking the Dead…

“Every day above ground is a good day.” ~ Al Pacino

Welcome to a stroll among the dead with the Graveyard Squirrel – a seeker of elusive ancestors and a wanderer of cemeteries.

See you on the other side?

Memento Mori

Out for a quick stroll around York Cemetery and just managed to catch the falling sun on this angelic beauty. #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #TeeAndTombstones #YorkCemetery
As it’s a bitterly cold day here at York Cemetery - an hour spent in the catacombs is probably not the best idea I’ve ever had! Time for tea me thinks! #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #TeeAndTombstones #SleuthingSunday
“The pine stays green in winter - wisdom through hardship.” ~ Norman Douglas Morning! Welcome to my little corner of the world! There’s no graveyard sleuthing for me here at York Cemetery on this chilly December morning as I’m on flower shop duty and as the birds sing, I’m enjoying a delicious cup of tea... #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #TeeAndTombstones #YorkCemetery #SundayStory
Today, the Graveyard Squirrel is in Cemetery heaven... #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #TeeAndTombstones #WonderfulWednesday
As my youngest son prepares for his passing out ceremony on Sunday - I took myself off for a wander in the Autumn sunshine here at York Cemetery and paused at the grave of another young Private who died in November 1916. #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #TeeAndTombstones #YorkCemetery #CommonwealthWarGraves #LestWeForget
Throughout the world from Native America to Serbia, there are many fascinating traditions for leaving a token on the grave of a loved one in remembrance; however as Yorkshire folk are noted for our love of drinking tea, it was perhaps no surprise to stumble across this memento! #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #TeeAndTombstones #YorkCemetery
"Angels descending bring from above, echoes of mercy, whispers of love." ~ Fanny Crosby The monument of this shrouded body surrounded by weeping angels was created by the sculptor Mark Nicholson Hessey in memory his brother Charles Ellis Hessey who died at the age of 36 in 1874 of phthisis #GraveyardSquirrel #YorkCemetery #HistorySleuth #TeeAndTombstones #YorkCemetery
Sometimes the best thing to do is to escape from behind the desk and enjoy an afternoon stroll... #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #TeeAndTombstones #YorkCemetery
When I stumble across a gravestone and read the preserved roll call of the children who never had the chance to grow into wonderful adults - as my two boys have done; one could almost wish that this poignant inscription had faded away with the passing of the years. #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #YorkCemetery #TeeAndTombstones
He doesn’t look too happy... does he? Even though York Cemetery has been described as a ‘calm oasis’ - perhaps this glum chap needs to see a little more action? #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #YorkCemetery #TeeAndTombstones
This place has often been described as a “calm oasis in the centre of York” and after a stressful drive through town to get here - I can certainly agree with that! #GraveyardSquirrel #HistorySleuth #YorkCemetery #TeeAndTombstones

Fellow Wanderers of the Dead…

  • Genealogy at York Cemetery
  • Under Every Stone
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  • The Skull Illusion
  • Friends of Dean Road and Manor Road Cemetery
  • The Graveyard Detective
  • Highgate Cemetery
  • TaphoTribes
  • The Friends of Kensal Green
  • Marble Towns
  • Kensal Green Cemetery
  • Gravely Speaking
  • York Cemetery
  • Under Every Tombstone
  • Rose Hill Cemetery – Macon Georgia
  • Graves by James M. Brown
  • Final Resting Places
  • Grave Encounters
  • Adventures in Cemetery Hopping
  • Taphophile Tragics
  • Art of Sadness
  • Gravestoned
  • Over Thy Dead Body – A Cemetery Blog
  • Digital Cemetery Walk
  • On a Grave Subject
  • Beneath Thy Feet
  • Graveyard Hopping
  • History in Stone
  • A Grave Interest
  • The Cemetery Traveler – Ed Snyder
  • The Graveyard Rabbit
  • Grave Mistakes
  • European Cemeteries
  • A Grave Concern
  • The Bloody Tour of York
  • Cemetery Travel: Your Take-along Guide to Graves & Graveyards Around the World
  • Exploring York
  • Letters from Dead People
  • The Black Kalendar
  • Capital Punishment UK

The Graveyard Squirrel

The Sphinx from the Illingworth Tomb at Undercliffe Cemetery Bradford (September 2018)Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel (September 2018)With the Grumpy Man with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel in June 2018 (York Cemetery)The Rose Cross with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel in June 2018 (York Cemetery)The Seafaring Angel with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel in June 2018 (York Cemetery)The Angel with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel in June 2018 (York Cemetery)The Grump Man with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel in June 2018 (York Cemetery)A Grump Man with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel in June 2018 (York Cemetery)Ferns and Graves with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel in June 2018 (York Cemetery)A Close Up of the Grumpy Man with Tee Bylo as the Graveyard Squirrel in June 2018 (York Cemetery)
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