It was an ordinary day. Sunny with a bit of a chill in the air. Decided to grab my camera and take a few photos of downtown Lancaster to share with you. I had read about a new candy store that had recently opened on West King Street and thought I would stop and see exactly what they had to offer. Grabbed my wallet and headed into town. It takes about 10 minutes to reach center-city Lancaster from my home at Woodcrest Villas. Traffic was light as I entered town and before long I was on the first block of West King Street. Ah, Ha! There was the new candy store on my right. Had a hard time trying to remember what might have been in the store in the past, but that really didn't matter. Parked directly across from the store and plugged the meter with a quarter, knowing I wan't going to be there too long.
Entered and was sure enough, there was candy everywhere. Actually the store is a bit to big for a homey candy store, but...boy, did they have the candy. Enjoyed looking and taking a few photos and thought I just couldn't leave the store without purchasing anything, so I bought a candy bar for my dear wife. I must admit that the bar I bought she wasn't fond of...so I had to eat it. Back in my car in 20 minutes and headed east on King towards St. James Episcopal Church, my home church where Carol and I were married and where both of my parents had been buried in the ancient, historical graveyard located directly off of East Orange Street. The church is beautiful, but the graveyard is unbelievable! So many famous Lancastrains as well as well-known historical folks are buried in the graveyard that sits to the immediate East of the church. I spent the next half hour or more reading the tombstones as well as making a visit to the gravesite of both of my parents. Easier to describe to you what the graveyard may look like by photographs...so check out the following photos. Click on them to enlarge them. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. |
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Entrance to St. James on N. Duke Street
Water fountain
Entrance to cemetery off of N. Orange St.
Stone that carries my parents names. Click on pix to read Paul H. Woods/Dorothea E. Woods
Very old tombstones behind the church.
A favorite engraved pole on the pathway to the chapel. |
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