A Resting Place

A while ago, I asked people to give suggestions of things to photograph. A friend of mine suggested a graveyard. Today I had the opportunity to take him up on his suggestion. Forest Hill Cemetery was one of the first U.S. National Cemeteries established in Wisconsin, and it is just a couple of miles from the heart of downtown Madison. It was created near the time of the civil war, but even prior to that, it served as a resting place-- for Native Americans. There is an effigy mound on the southeast side of the cemetery in the shape of a goose. Unfortunately, photographing this wouldn't do it justice- at least not from any angle I could get. But, I came away from the visit with 28 other photographs and dodged most of the mosquitos too.

A Resting Place