The view from my handlebars...

Yesterday was unseasonably warm here in Buffalo. Hot, even. 85F in April. But it felt good. I had the day off, and after having lunch with my son, I rode over to Forest Lawn Cemetery for a bit of solace and to snap a few photos. I have posted and commented on this cemetery in previous posts and feel that we are lucky to have it. It sits in the middle of the city but one is transported while there. Besides all the souls that reside there, it is also an unofficial bird and wildlife sanctuary, and in many ways a human one as well. The feeling I have there is sort of like being in an outdoor sanctuary of a church...peaceful, yet inspiring. The sculpture above is one of my favorites. The artist is John Field, and the caption for it reads, "And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then you shall truly dance." To see more photos of this place, click here, here, here, here, or here.

Urban Simplicity.