So I couldn’t resist sharing this photo. Remember that cemetery I mentioned a few days ago? Well, this is another grave marker found there. At the same time this is so sad, and yet comical. The poor little baby didn’t even live long enough to be given a name, but it’s surname is Monster.
baby monster
I’m curious where that surname would have come from. I can’t help but picture some little fuzzy, orange, horned baby monster.
And here are a couple bonus flowers for you to enjoy!
Yellow flowers
Happy Earth Day!
These are such happy little flowers
In other news recently, I’ve been experiencing something scary in regards to my 18-55mm lens. I will have my camera out, ready to photograph something, but when I go to adjust the zoom ring, it doesn’t always cooperate. Often it “sticks” somewhere in the 35-45 range, but I’ve had it stick in nearly every position now, and only after some delicate prodding will it advance. Occasionally, it won’t. When it won’t move, even after the careful adjusting, I turn off my camera, disconnect the lens from the camera body and peer into the lens to see if there is a visible reason for this occurrence. I didn’t notice anything the first time this happened, but the second time, I noticed that of the 3 rubber strips (not sure what the official name of this part is) that seem to run the length of the lens, 2 of them are bunched up near the top and the third is taut, when the lens is in its full zoomed-out position. What does this mean? It still focuses fine (knocking wood) but it has caused me to miss a shot or two, and clearly isn’t a normal occurrence. As I’m sitting here studying the said lens to better describe it to you, I’m also now noticing something rattling around inside the lens. Ack. This is my main lens, which makes this even more frightening to me when it happens. Any advice for me?
My equipment is all insured, and of course this situation is applicable for that, but I don’t where to start. Insurance wouldn’t cover repairs, just replacement, right?
I feel weird saying I love that grave, but I do love reading the old names on older grave stones. And Happy Earth Day to you as well!
Thanks Cassie! There’s just something about them, how you can imagine what that person might have been like, what their life might have been like. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
The flower pics are lovely.
And that’s got to be one of the weirder graves I’ve seen. I love looking at old graves too, seeing old names that have long since fallen out of fashion or that I’ve never even heard of before. Always sad to see kids’ graves but “Baby” and “Monster” together are pretty funny. What an odd surname. I couldn’t find much information about it, and I imagine it’s not that common. Ancestry.com suggests it might be Dutch….
Look at you, looking it up! Nice. Checking out that link you included, it seems this Baby Monster belonged to the only known Washington family of Monsters. Interesting. This is really cool, thanks for adding it! :)
Interesting, maybe it was the family names?? It is both sad and a little funny. As for your lens I would be terrified. I’d take it to a shop and have a pro look at it, it may be something if caught early could be an easy fix.
Monster is definitely the surname, part of this grave stone was another Monster, John Monster. Hmm..come to think if it, maybe “John Monster” is to monsters like “John Doe” is for humans, hahaha! As for my camera, I got a reference to a local camera shop, I will be taking it in to them soon. I hope it’s nothing too problematic! Keep your fingers crossed. I hope your hubby got home safe and sound!
Oh I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!!! I do hope that its nothing terrible. And thank you, yes he is back home safe and sound. *happy dance*