Death, a place feared by most, is given a beautiful home here beneath the sacred mountains of Skye. Lapped by the eternally shifting tides and glittering waves of the ocean, and folded softly beneath a buttercup sea. The soft green quilt of the earth tucks in thousands of years of ancestral bones, which lie together in the good company of each other. They whisper together through the restless leaves of the trees, moving between this world and the next, carrying their wisdom to share with those who would listen. The carved stones mark only the fresher layers of the people who have passed through life in this corner of the earth, and they rest now among kith and kin. What a mountain of stories and knowledge lie here in the flower mound of bones. What a beautiful place of death.
Beautiful Death
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breathofgreenair 
I’m completely smitten…one of the nicest cemetery shots I’ve ever seen. It’s everything I want from the genre: beauty, pathos, mystery, and a timeless connection to the story that is or will be the same for all of us.
What a place to rest, with your kith and kin! 🙂 Beautiful, Seonaid!
Thanks Jo…my thoughts exactly 🙂
An ethereal place, framed by the ancient mountain witnesses…
What a beautiful spot in which to rest for all eternity.
Your words are so peaceful and ” The soft green quilt of the earth tucks in thousands of years of ancestral bones, which lie together in the good company of each other”. Is reassuring about a time that is unknown and that can be frightening
Thank you, and yes soft and peaceful is they way this lovely spot makes me feel….and I find comfort knowing that so many have passed through this life before me….
Cemeteries are often beautiful places, but this one would make death a better place to visit.
I love the soft safe feel of it, surrounded by wild mountains and the sea. A sanctuary ….
A very beautiful shot!
Thanks Fi….this is more of attempts at mood and atmosphere
A fine place to rest (and fine words)
It is…in life or death the views are rather eye catching 🙂
Skye holds such beauty. The graveyard looks like a quiet sanctuary. I can just see the spirits coming out to communicate, and maybe enjoy the sun and the view. You do have such a magical way with your words and your pictures. Thanks!!
Thank you Gwynn, this is a favourite spot of mine
In life or death, it is nice to be with friends and family. 🙂 Beautiful spot.
That’s so true Judy….it’s always nice to be among friends n family 🙂
Just beautiful. You’ve given expression to our impulse to make sure my children and I went to such beautiful and sacred places with my husband’s ashes. Such peace in those spaces.
That’s a lovely comment, and I’m sorry it was lost in spam for so long 😦 There is something very soothing about finding just the right spot for the final rest….
Very lovely spot. It reminds one far more of life than death.
You know I think that’s why I find it so peaceful….a space where life and death can mingle and co-exist in harmony….there is a small walled sanctuary around a healing well just beside the mound…so renewed life may indeed be the outcome of a visit here 🙂
Wow. It is indeed a beautiful place to rest.
Yes it’s as beautiful a place to rest in life as it is in death…..and there’s a healing well beside the flower mound….
Skye is pure magic – and your photos and words make it come alive. What a beautiful place for the eternal rest.
Magical indeed 🙂
Beautiful place Skye: have some really good memories of a family holiday there, some very spiritual places.
There are indeed some wonderful spiritually infused sites….nature at her stunning best. Great to hear you have fond memories 🙂
It looks the most beautiful, peaceful place, Seonaid
It really is Sue, with beautiful ever shifting light and clouds….magical
🙂