On the back of our lot, we have a stand of trees and shrubs. During the summer, spring and fall, the trees and shrubs are filled out and anything lurking in our mini-forest is impossible to see.
Last winter, though, as the foliage had thinned, I spotted this memorial rock or tombstone for the first time. Inscribed on it is a very famous "funeral" poem:
If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again.
I'm guessing one of the two previous owners of this house buried a favorite pet amidst the trees and bushes, and from the paw print, I'd guess it was a dog.
From the cross that looks pretty Celtic, I imagine that the dog was a Wolfhound or another kind of Irish breed. Visit it often Jacob/lowell and bark a bit often.
ReplyDeleteThat would be a fitting stone for a dog, yes.
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet, Lowell!
ReplyDeleteInteresting find in the underbrush. Can't read the bottom of that inscription.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my blog today. I wasn't the only one who enjoyed it.
How sweet and sad. We have a backyard memorial to our Boz, though he's not buried there.
ReplyDeleteThis is really sweet.
ReplyDeleteI like the poem on this stone.
ReplyDeleteIn 1950 my Dad was a DeSoto-Plymouth dealer. My Mom drove a 1950 Plymouth station wagon. It was blue. Dad drove a different DeSoto every couple of months. Your Plymouth must had been a Deluxe model.
ReplyDeleteAwww... that is a lovely little memorial. I do so understand the crushing sorrow of losing a beloved pet.
ReplyDeleteInteresting find. Seems appropriate for a beloved pet.
ReplyDeleteHow touching. I would have taken it if and when I left unless I left just as the dog had. On the Ranch in my daughter's back yard is a small child's grave stone--very sweet.
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Nice. We have a castle in our area and there also are tombstones for cats and dogs of the castle owners. But without cross.
ReplyDeleteA poignant find for sure.
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