Anterior Lives Out of all the things that life has to offer, it only gives us one true guarantee-Eventually, everyone dies. It may be tabu to talk about and yes, perhaps a tad morbid; but death is inevitable.Everyone is going to die - Someday. As you pass by a cemetery, do you ever think about who lies beneath the beautiful grass,think of how old they were, what they did, and how they affected other people when they were alive?Did you ever think of asking how they died, or who their offspring could be? Did you ever think that they could be your ancestors, or a key to our cultural history? Over the past little while I have been enamored with visiting cemeteries, taking photographs, wandering and reading respectfully in silence . What I have learned is there is a certain type of beauty in death and the constant reminder that life goes on. Some of the tombstones depict families wiped out by influenza, drowning, or defending our country, others, simply do not say and leave it for the visitor to speculate.Some dates of birth and death are before Canada was even a country, some monuments are so worn that they are completely anonymous. Some graves are visited often, decorated with flowers and personal items to honour those that lay beneath.Others have simply been forgotten, hidden by trees that have grown around them, or sunken into the ground.Some lay broken, a sad loneliness is depicted. Some monuments are large, some are small,depicting wealth, or lack of it. Styles dictate the era. I dedicate these photos to those that came before us.