Photos from March trip to PDX

Hello Everyone, I have for you some new pictures. Went up to Portland, OR to visit some friends and spent some quality time at a few cemeteries. (Only after the requisite trip to Voodoo Doughnuts however.) Please enjoy the fruits of that trip.

Favorite Angels 1

Divine Message - Cemetery Angel in Riverview Cemetery, Portland Oregon

Sometimes you just get lucky with where the light falls. Believe it or not, this beautiful life size angel stands upon a monument that is itself six feet high. Any regular visitor to Riverview Cemetery in Portland knows this piece well. She is among the finest in the state!

Italian Beauty - Union Victorian Cemetery, Union Oregon

This stunning beauty has a sad and amazing story. The image you see before you is that of Katie Wright. She died at the age of 21 in 1897. Her affluent family sent her image to Italy, to have them carve her likeness from the finest marble in the Mediteranian. For over 100 years (usually) red flowers have been placed in her marble hands by unknown persons.

Greenwood Cemetery Guardian Angel, Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine Iowa

This incredible life size angel stands guard over the incredibly ornate entrance to the amazing Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine, Iowa. This monument is just one of many incredible works of art at the historical cemetery. If you’re near the area, you’re bound to run into one tale or another about the Blue Angel.

Legendary Blue Angel - Muscatine's Greenwood Cemetery, Iowa

There are dozens of variations about this Blue Angel, some of which are very famous indeed. One said that before she had her hand removed she held a rose. If she dropped the rose when someone was watching, they would soon meet their end. It’s a mystery as to why the hand is removed. Some speculate that it was to prevent the dropping of the rose and to save lives. Personally, I have spotted a local trend I have not heard mentioned anywhere at all. Nearly every angel in every cemetery within a 60 mile radius is missing one or both hands! Will someone please explain that to me? Here is an article about the Blue Angel with much more information.