26 Saturday May 2018
Posted in Headstones and monuments, Nature, Revelations, Video
Various days in April 2018.
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Two new volunteers joined us today, so here’s a before-and-after of some of their work. The third stone had a lot of moss on it, but now it’s legible…
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Treecreeper gathering nest material…
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03 Wednesday Jan 2018
Posted in Headstones and monuments, Information, Nature, Revelations, Views
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We’ve undertaken a joint project with the Council’s Trees & Woodland Officer. Up in the north-east corner there’s a bank which had a load of diseased ash trees (plus too many sycamores and the usual ivy, brambles, nettles, and some convolvulus). Nearby residents had expressed concern. We’ve removed a lot of the undesirable growth – more to go still! Some elm saplings, plus a birch and a hazel have been left in place, plus this mass of mature ivy up a tree trunk.We received 120 shrubs and hedge plants from The Woodland Trust and we’ve been planting them beside the fence. About 80 in, so about 40 to go yet. The second photograph shows some of the clear tubes protecting the new plants. The residents are now receiving more light and warmth into the south-facing rooms and into their drying green. They’re happy! (See the two photos below.)
Something a bit different. Edinburgh skyline from the south perimeter of the cemetery. (See the three photos below)
27 Sunday Aug 2017
Posted in Headstones and monuments, Nature, Revelations
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Magnificent horse chestnut by the catacombs and some of its abundant fruit. It didn’t fall that way, it was artistically arranged…
In section ‘O’ …
It’s always good uncovering a surprise find. Before and after…
11 Thursday May 2017
Posted in Information, Mason work, Revelations
This mysterious number appeared! And one of our piles of debris there vanished. What was this about? Well, there are half a dozen piles of gravestones which have been removed from their original positions. No-one is sure why, happened a long time ago. We’ve been keeping some of the piles clear of foliage so that at least some stones may be read. We were told that a family member came by, on a walk, spotted one of their own family stones. One from the Council’s list of approved masons was instructed to come by, take the stone away to clean it, create a new cement foundation – ensuring it was level! – and re-erect the gravestone in its rightful place. And here it is. Happy ending! Well done, that family member.
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31 Friday Mar 2017
Posted in Information, Revelations
The following photographs show clearance work over several sessions. Most of the clearing involves clipping ivy and removing dirt. It sounds easy but as the ivy has been left to its own devices for many years much of it has become thick and tough plus it has ‘woven’ itself into matting over and around the stones. It can be painstaking work but we say it’s worth it when we reveal stones hidden from view for far too long.
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