Friday, September 23, 2011

Old Mountain Road, Upper Nyack, NY. This lovely stream ambles through woods and neighborhoods on its leisurely stroll to the Hudson River.
Visiting my family this past week I discovered a small cemetery near their home in Upper Nyack, NY. I'd passed by there many times in years gone by without noticing it behind the shrubbery and stone wall. It was a family cemetery, dating back to the 1600's
"Here lieth body [sic] of James Palmer departed this life November the 12th 1875 aged 33."