An unusual weekend for me. On Saturday I had 5 hours in London before boarding a train back to Scotland. I had no plans so decided to stroll along beside the river and then visit an art gallery and food market.
I went to Tate Modern and walked through the 'sculpture' galleries which have a wide range of pieces, including one that you could walk on
and another you walked through
I really enjoyed this installation - a circular concrete area outside the building - periodically a fine mist was sprayed out - like really thick fog in places. It provided fabulous light for photos and as the ground became wet wonderful reflections too. I was lucky to see it as it is only there for 2 weeks.
The Borough food market was full of people and lovely food. I enjoyed a duck wrap, piece of banana bread and fruit punch and bought some bakery for the train and some hot cross buns to take home
The reason that I was in London on the way to the train was that I had been down to attend my uncle's funeral. He had chosen to be buried at a green field site - a beautiful area with trees and a pond and lots of wildlife which will become a nature reserve. Caskets are woven from willow and markers are trees and flat plaques. There is a lovely glass pavilion where the humanist celebrant spoke and where we came back for food after the burial. This is the first time I've been to a burial rather than cremation or memorial. Another first for me - there was an official photographer there taking photos of all the people.
It was a beautiful setting and felt totally appropriate for my uncle. Good to see all of my cousins - a shame that it takes a funeral to bring us all together.
Wishing you all a good week.
7 comments:
That misty installation at the gallery looks fab, brilliant for atmospheric photo taking! Borough Market is a great place to spend time wandering in isn't it?
I have heard of a couple of people recently who have chosen humanist burials, and I am sure it is a very peaceful, natural ceremony.
I agree with Debs - amazing photo you got at that second installation.
Sorry to hear the sad reason for your trip though. Interesting about the funeral. I have been to a pagan dedication, but never a humanist burial. Can't say I would fancy the idea of having my photo taken on such an occasion. :o/
Sorry to hear of the loss of your uncle. In my family funerals don't even bring us together ... I'll say no more about that. What a beautiful site your uncle was buried at.
Those art exhibitions do sound very interesting.
Cheers to a good week ahead, filled with lots of happy memories of your uncle & plans for cousin meet ups during the summer. :)
I'm very sorry for your loss. I wonder is that the site I read about recently. It sounded so peaceful. A good resting place.
That picture of the installation is amazing! What a lucky find.
Wishing you all the best for the week ahead.
I'm sad to read of your loss; it sounds as if the opportunity to say farewell was very peaceful and gentle. Yes, I don't like only meeting relatives at funerals either ... What a splendid photo of the eerie mistiness! My DD rates Borough market which is not far from her workplace, I think, though she says it's expensive!
I too am sorry to hear of your loss. Yes it is so sad that we so frequently only meet up at funerals. There is a green burial site just north of Bristol. I have been there once and was greatly impressed. We met in one building (a barn conversion) for coffee then moved to a second building for the funeral. Sadly in this case it was a child, one of the sadder sides to being a children's nurse . The wicker coffin was transported by a pony and carf decorated with flowers to a plot where a tree would be planted and then back to the original building for refreshments.
So sorry to hear about your uncle. He did choose a wonderful site, but I find the idea of a photographer at such an event rather strange. I think about a third of the funerals I've attended included a burial, but less and less frequently now. The installation at the Tate sounds fascinating.
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