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The other day, I headed down to the Hinsdale Pet Cemetery. It's a cute little place, with mostly tiny sized graves and upright stones. Most of the animals buried there are dogs, although there are cats and other species. I was hoping for some interesting shots, but when I got there, there [...]

While it is sad to see when something has been damaged, or that something once meaningful has been neglected, there is also a certain aesthetic quality to them. They often give the impression of having some incredible story to tell, if they could just talk. Here some that caught my [...]

Towards the back of Bronswood Cemetery, partially hidden by the encroaching woods, is a small abandoned utility shed. It seems fitting for a building to collapse and 'die' in such a place. An up kept utility room in use is tucked underground, behind the brook, near the mausoleum; the steps to it can [...]

If you visit Bronswood Cemetery at the right time, and are very quiet, you can see deer close up. They come right out of the woods to drink at the brook that cuts through the cemetery. These are all does and fawns. There's a big buck who comes through too, but I [...]

Bronswood is my favourite cemetery in the area. Tucked away on a quiet side road, between Oak Brook and Hinsdale, it is shaded by numerous trees, with a brook running through it. The rules are lax compared to many modern cemeteries, so there are a variety of tombstones, as well as statues placed [...]