An unusual grave presentation for Hector John Sutherland at Crib Point Cemetery on the eastern side of the Mornington Peninsula.
To me, the seat seems older than the grave itself.
(Perhaps just old woods were used.)
But the wavy shape of the grave (no distinct border) seems to connect both seat and grave, inviting a sense of being together to whoever wishes to stay awhile.
And there are two layers of distinctly different stones??
But it was the cyclist image that really captured my interest (mainly because my son is riding South America's Andes Trail from the end of this month!)
In the 1950 Commonwealth Games cycling event in Auckland, New Zealand, Hector Sutherland won Australia's first gold medal in the individual 100km road race.
(Commonwealth Games cycling events were first held in 1934).
Spokes and turning wheels
Locked into history's gold
Forever riding
Linking to:
Taphophile Tragics
12 comments:
I have never before seen a grave quite like this.
That's an awesome sight, and lonesome at the same time!
He must have been a wonderful man and cyclist
It is an inviting grave -- I'm thinking that he must have loved visiting with people when he was alive....
And your "throwaway line" about your son's plans deserves a big hooray for him! Wowser.
Good for your son.
(the cycling caught my eye too, but for the Tour de France that I have been keeping close tabs on!)
there is something very relaxed and homemade looking about this site.
Yes, there is most certainly a definite attempt to link the visitor with the departed, and invite them to sit a spell.
As for the gravel and stones, maybe our Hector came a gutser more than once on grave on the curbside!
I like the Australian native flora too.
Such a nice grave with a seat to it.
what a lovely grave, I would like to sit there for a while.
Herding Cats & Beneath Thy Feet
Is that a tyre track going past the wooden seat? Seems most appropriate.
If her were Jewish, (which I doubt) I'd have said he had a lot of friends and admirers leaving stones at his grave side.
what a beautiful haiku/ tribute. love the design of this grave. very inviting for those who want to visit. hope your son has a great time riding this month. hope all is well.
you are right! the grave and bench seem connected.. thats nice!
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