tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134611249290839644.post1153003907590878291..comments2024-02-13T01:08:08.878-07:00Comments on Have You Seen My Roots?: Tombstone Tuesday - And the Tombstones are Slowly Eaten by the GroundUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134611249290839644.post-18763958019778234922012-01-17T06:23:54.122-07:002012-01-17T06:23:54.122-07:00Thanks, cuz! This area of the Saint Gabriel's...Thanks, cuz! This area of the Saint Gabriel's cemetery seems to have much "softer" soil than other parts and more of the stones have suffered. All excellent points, but still a bummer. I believe my mom and step-dad actually reset some of those stones years ago too. Can't fight mother nature!Cherie Cayemberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748187506552981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134611249290839644.post-81644755061160022712012-01-16T22:03:15.235-07:002012-01-16T22:03:15.235-07:00While some of it is the stones sinking (remember t...While some of it is the stones sinking (remember that a coffin is essentially an air pocket in the ground that eventually is compromised), a lot of it is that dirt builds up around the stones, allowing the ground and vegetation to overcome the stones. This is done by wind and precipitation, since the stones act as a block allowing particles to build up around the stones.Kevin Boylenoreply@blogger.com