When I promise, I deliver. This is part two of my fun morning at the Sacramento Historical City Cemetery. This cemetery is known by another name: The Old City Cemetery. And, because of its historical nature, volunteer tours are given on weekends and various holidays. The who was who of Sacramento are buried here.

What I find interesting, besides the beautiful flowers, are the grave stones and monuments. Some are simple and some ornate. On my first visit there, I found one that simply said: “Our Baby.” Life spans are given in years, months and days. If you’re a history buff, you’ll find it here.

Maybe that’s why the City in its misguided effort is trying to take away the roses to present history as they think it was. But that would take away the beautiful attraction to the cemetery. This move is being fought by the volunteers who planted the gardens surrounding the grave sites. I’ll keep you posted on their effort.

In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the pictures. And, as promised in a prior post, I just sent in an order to have five of my black and white images printed!

Purple in all shades dominated the gardens.

This grave site is simply beautiful. Was the palm tree there historically?

I love the red flowers.

Soft in its beauty.

The head stones were beautifully engraved. This one, a sad loss.

Can you imagine these stones without flowers?

Some of the history: The son of Alexander Hamilton is buried here.

Getting close with the macro lens.

A lone flower waits for friends to bloom.

It takes two bugs to do this flower justice.

Another grave made beautiful with a floral addition.

I loved the colors of these.

More macro.

Another bee.

Pretty pink.

Beautiful rose.

A grave site needing attention.