I was in Cedar Hill, TX this week visiting the Luster's. During one of our errands Raymond asked if I'd like to go check out the pet cemetery. I'm not kidding, the minute the possibility was out there I new it was going to be the HIGHLIGHT of our vacation. I can't explain it, but once we got inside the Pet Memorial Park we ran around "like kids in a candy store".
We marveled and the age of some of the tombstones, the oldest one being Ginger 1933-1947.
It looks like from her picture, Ginger was Jo and Sam Donosky's Boston Terrier. I wonder if Jo and Sam are still alive?In the back of the cemetery we found a bunch of tombstones belonging to the pets of Janis Fisher. She put a scripture on every headstone.
A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Proverbs 12:10
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Both Raymond and I decided our adventure was blog worthy, so we returned the next day - kids, camera, and Kleenex in hand. I also grabbed my bible so Raymond could read the scriptures on Ms. Fisher's tombstones.
You guys don't have to be told again how much I love scripture (or pets), but reading them in a pet cemetery was so funny. I laughed so much I wondered for a minute if I was being disrespectful. It was so much fun...and endearing. 
Laughing or crying? You decided.Oh yes, and I wanted to mention that another thing we marveled at was all the names. You could find the stock pet names like Skippy, Buster, and Happy. But there were also some high brows in amongst the muts, like the Duchess of Bordeaux Hill and Lambchop Von Hertz (Lamby the Loyal).
And of course, there were A LOT of Gingers!
Please click on Cat's Photo Album at the right hand side of this post and then look at ALL the Pet Cemetery pictures. I took lots of pictures of tombstones knowing that each one represents tons of happy memories.
5 comments:
The first Ginger was a boy dog!!!! Not even red in color by the picture! You are a HOOT!! I would of loved to of been there, it would of been great fun! I would of been thinking of Stephen King's Pet Cemetery. Scary!
I am betting that you were crying your eyes out in that one picture, can't imagine you laughing in such a place! :)
By the way, you were making me laugh so much on the phone last night, I got sick again....thanks.....
Okay, I just looked at all of the pictures! They are great and it is amazing that people would actually do that. The lady with all the scriptures was great. It would make some people possibly look up all those scriptures to see what they say and how they apply. Not mentioning any names, but I'm sure you aren't the first....good witness......
My absolute favorite is the plot of "snoozers" your sense of humor kills me!
Cathern: This was certainly a treat for me to visit the Pet Memorial Park with you. I never thought that dancing on the graves of beloved family pets could be so much fun! I trust that everyone who checks out the blog looks at the additional photos too. Oh,by the way, the peaches from the peach tree that we gathered are very sweet. I'm sure the decaying bodies of Ginger, Poopie, Spanky and Pumpkin have provided rich fertilizer to this fruit tree. Perhaps I should bake a cobbler in memory of the dearly departed. Consider another visit scheduled the next time you return!!
Cathern: In the photos with Dustin, Jillian and Bluebelle..that's not Chloe, it is Ashtyn. Perhaps the tears in your eyes prevented you from recognizing who you were snapping.
What a great idea for a blog. I really enjoyed your visit to the pet cemetary. My Ginger has been gone 9 years and I still miss her terribly.
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