A walk through Evergreen Cemetery by my house got me a few photos today. The Oddfellows symbols are above, and some other monuments are below. I always find interesting markers when we walk there.

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My Google Calendar told me, “Quit today, No matter what.” I had a trilogy of Quit Corporate Days on my calendar, all placed as reminders on October 1st, 2018. The first date was January 3rd, 2020. That one was scary, and I had put a lot of thought into that date. If I had pulled the trigger on that one, COVID would have been much worse for me. The second was on October 1st, 2021. By the time that date came around, there were rumblings of me being laid off, so I would not do them any favors. Seventeen days later, I was notified I would be gone by Thanksgiving on their terms. So I never needed to act on my third date. But the date was real. I knew it when I put them on the calendar. It was all building to that plan. In hindsight, it all worked out. I made it through COVID with some security but did not need to hang around much longer.

Why is this with a photo of gravestones? For no morbid reason, I was thinking about it all while walking the dogs through Evergreen Cemetery. It is a peaceful spot. I am sure all the souls at rest there had plans too. In the end, there is only one plan we all have to act on. It occurred to me, the planning of the dates were never the thing. It was the planning itself that was important. I was ready when the universe picked the date. It all worked out great. I work for myself and have no desire to look back. If I had not sat and added those three dates in 2018, that other date in 2021 would have been harder. Prepare for the unplanned until the final plan.

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Thank you to all who have served and continue to serve and protect us.

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At 1 am this morning I found myself exploring (respectfully) North Cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We had spent the day exploring the city, had just gotten some hot dogs at Gilley’s, then a brief walk though the cemetery from the 1700’s. Not alone, we had to share the place with 2 cats that were not getting along.  Very creepy and loud cat fight, second experience with cats in graveyards this month. Pitch black, no tripod, pocket camera. Still got some fun shots. Also got some Memorial Bridge photos, using the road and rails for the long exposures.

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