Cemetery

I stopped at an abandoned family graveyard. It appeared along some gravel backroads that run through a section of the 'Hoosier National Forest' that Birdseye is nestled in.

There were about 35 headstones and grave markers. All in some stage of decay. The earliest I saw someone buried there was 1843. The latest was 1923. Most had the family name of 'Blunk'.

It looked like there was some attempt to care for it in the last couple of years. Some of the broken headstones were propped against rocks and a few had some plastic flowers. It might be something that was done as recently as last memorial day.


One headstone:

Richard Jones
1832-1883

A loving husband,
A father dear,
A faithful friend,
Lies buried here.

Pole barn

My cousin and second cousin working on the first stage of a pole barn for his horses.

Pledge

In southern Indiana, they say the pledge every chance they get.

Pond

This little pond is on the property of my grandmother. It was dug out by my grandfather as a watering hole for his cows.

I'll Fly Away

An excerpt of a special music presentation at my grandmother's church on Homecoming Sunday.

The group is called The Path Finders.

Horses

These are my friends at my cousin's horse farm.

A League of Its Own

The movie 'A League of Our Own' about a professional women's baseball league began during WWII was filmed at The Huntingburg League Stadium in Huntingburg, IN, about 15 miles from Birdseye.

It is used now by a summer college league that houses its players at different 'host families' in the city.