My favorite cemetery looked magical during a snowfall last winter. The orange leaves that still clung to some trees made an interesting autumn contrast against the white snow.
It was a rare early December snow. Usually it never snows here until sometime mid January, when all the leaves are long gone.
Wandering around, a cubed snowman and his friend were discovered.
When it snows I like to wander around everywhere. Everything looks so different in the snow, like another world.
**Part of my collection of poor pictures that have been stuck in my drafts for a year or more as a result of my uninspired period**
It’s always fun to wander around Old Salem, but it just seems to become the most exciting in the fall.
As the cool days just start to turn into icy cold nights, and the leaves have turned colors and are beginning to fall from the trees.
I find a way to love all of the seasons, but this one is always my favorite.
My favorite time to explore Old Salem is on a weekday evening, when not many people fill the streets and I am free to wander about.
I always head towards the back corners of the village. The knobby cobblestone paths are quieter there and less often traveled.
Towering trees stand tall over my head. Some of them must be as old as the buildings themselves.
Nestled between the buildings are many hidden corridors and twisting paths. There is never a lack of places to explore.
One of my very favorite things about summer is the long warm nights that are often spent exploring.
There isn’t much daylight left when we get home from work, so an evening walk in the cemetery quickly turned into a night walk in the cemetery.
I like the Old Salem Cemetery, where the skyscrapers are just barely visible beyond the rolling hills filled with symmetrical headstones.
Just around the curve, you’ll find yourself on a hill which overlooks another portion of the cemetery, where the symmetry is gone and every headstone is unique. It is an interesting contrast.
The cemetery at night feels like a quiet and calming place. Nobody else was around.
