Thank you very much, my wonderfully dear friend. You’re too kind!

This post stands as one of my favourite that I’ve penned so far for WCL and I am sincerely excited to shine the spotlight on other cemeteries as time goes on.

I know that there are a fininite number of such in our general radius, so I don’t want to plow through them too quickly. I’m thinking, maybe 2 – 4 (or so) cemetery spotlight entries per year, if possible.

At the end of September, we went up to a beautiful burial ground that’s located about 35 – 40 minutes north of us in a town called Salmon Arm. I’ve been to that cemetery before and was really keen to get some good fall time shots of it for use in its own spotlight blog post here. Happily, I did just that and look forward to sharing it here sooner or later.

I’m also champing at the bit to write about the cemetery in the nearby city of Vernon, as it’s a mere 20-ish minutes drive from our house and is such a peaceful, picturesque cemetery with roots stretching back to the late Victorian era.

How right you are regarding the endeairng beauty and heart-touching quality of many humbler gravemarkers. I feel that way big time as well. Much as how (both during my vintage blogging days and throughout my life in general) I’ve long felt a stronger connection to “everyday” folks (vs celebs and the like) from times past, so too do the headstones of ordinary individuals, really resonate with me.

Though, that said, and in no way to contradict myself, I would like to go to at least one or two cemeteries with incredibly ornate, gorgeous headstones (et al) at some point in my life. Chances are, that will involve international travel, so it’s unlikely to happen in the near future, but I remain thoroughly optimistic that it can and will one day. Fingers crossed!

Thank you again, sweet Inky. I sincerely appreciate each and every one of your recent blog comments and hope that your October is going as gorgeously as the spellbinding outdoor colours that help to make this season so enchanting.

🖤 Autumn

While I certainly appreciate and admire more elaborate grave markers, there is something endearingly appealing about the more understated ones, which, personally, I find to have an elegance of their own. I also love how grave markers present a tiny bit of history in their own way!

Sweet Emma, thank you very much for your lovely comment. As a fellow fan of “the little details”, it means a lot to me that you enjoyed that element of this entry.

How awesome that you’ve had the pleasure of visiting cemeteries in multiple countries. Is there a particular burial ground from your travels that really stands out in your mind?

I cherish the experience, memories, and personal connections I’ve had with each cemetery I’ve been to in my life, but I think that to date, the one that stands out most of all for me in Vancouver’s breathtaking Mountain View Cemetery (which I have big plans of devoting at least one post to here).

I clicked big time with the very sweet little pioneer cemetery located in the Northern British Columbia town of Terrace as well (which Tony and I visited for the first time ever in May 2019). Likewise, that charming little burial ground is apt to get its own writeup here as time goes on.

Many sweet thanks again coming your way, coupled with the sweetest of wishes for a safe, joy-filled start of fall. 🎃

🖤 Autumn

Hi Celeste, I’m tickled pink by your visit and sincerely touched by your wonderfully kind comment. Thank you very much for not only stopping by, but also for subscribing to my blog

Your own terrific site is a recent discovery for me and I’m following you now via Bloglovin’.

It’s awesome to connect with you and I look forward to getting to know both you and your blog better, my fellow cemetery adoring soul.

Wishing you a safe, serene, and splendidly happy September,
🖤 Autumn

Sweet Pauline, you are truly kind and lovely. Thank you with a wholly grateful heart for your supportive comment.

What a meaningful connection to share via your father with cemeteries. It must have been an incredible experience to grow up in such proximity to a graveyard (both as a child and now, that would be a dream come true for me) and to have personally been involved with helping to maintain that hallowed spot. Thank you for sharing with me about that very cool part of your childhood.

I really appreciate your sweetness and blush-inducing words, my friend. Due to everything that has been transpiring on this end (very much including the huge local wildfire in our area) lately, I’m a touch behind on your blog at the moment but hope to visit, catch up, and leave numerous comments there again within the next few days, if at all possible.

Big hugs & the sunniest of wishes for a fantastic September,
🖤 Autumn

That’s awesome, my sweet friend! I really hope that you get the opportunity to do so one day. As the largest cemetery in the area, it offers a good deal to see and experience – oodles of local history very much included. I’m impressed by how well maintained this cemetery (the gorgeous flowerbeds and gardens it houses very much included) is and the care the city has rightfully placed into looking after it.

Too cool! I adore knowing that you spotted a building that is still standing to this day in Victoria. I’ve made mental note now to spy it in person myself now the next time we’re (finally!) down that way again.

Thinking of you, my beautiful friend, and hoping that you’re having a sunny, fantastic long weekend.

🖤 Autumn