Monday, July 15, 2024

Tree Shaped Tombstones - Osseo Wisconsin

Still traveling down unfamiliar roads.  Finding the cemetery outside of Osseo, Wisconsin took a bit of doing.

Here's a nice specimen with full "Woodsman" regalia.  Also an unusual amount of "tombstone lichen".


This is another one of those with a weird backwards tip.  Usually you can tell that it is just shifting over time, but this almost looks intentional.


Over in a nearby grove of real trees, a Tree and Book variant.  Perhaps because of the different light conditions there is no moss/lichen to speak of on this one.  As usual, the inscription on the open page is barely legible.  Upright surfaces age poorly in a climate with rain, snow and blistering sun.


And to round out a nice assortment of types, one of the "Two Trunks" style.  Usually this is a married couple, reaching out to each other in the next life...



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