I went down to Dothan with my mother and nephew after discovering that my ancestors had a family plot down there. I wanted to do something with a grid so I created one with the straight on shots of my ancestors' gravestones. It was so bright that day, and the plot faced an endless (well, it looked endless) meadow of green grass with trees surrounding it. The plot featured other families and several were all interconnected through marriages. The street down to the plot was such a dusty dirt road with cotton fields and tractors. It felt surreal to me coming from the suburbs and our versions of a city. I felt transported to a farmer's era. It was all around strange. We even passed a place called the Pioneer's Village, a little area off the side of the road that recreated the life styles of the Pioneers. I also passed a metal cow and a metal rooster on the side of the roads. We also went to the Sign Man's home.
All these tombstones, arranged this way, are really fascinating
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