In the spirit of "The Roaring Twenties", we're celebrating gardens, adventures, and life all year long. This week we're celebrating in the cemetery! The Mountain View Cemetery is a jewel in Oakland's crown, for its long history, fantastic views of the Bay Area, and evolving vision for the future. We've visited Mountain View over the years to enjoy its tranquility, architecture, and trees (see Mountain View Cemetery, Cal at Mountain View Cemetery, American Gothic, Trees of Mountain View Cemetery, and more).
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| View of Oakland and beyond from Millionaire Row |
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| Gothic mausoleum with stained glass window |
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| The Ewing mausoleum |
After very restrictive access during the last several years due to COVID, the cemetery is again open for recreational strolls (with a few new rules). Recently, my husband and I visited Mountain View on an overcast day to get some exercise between heavy winter rainstorms. We headed for Millionaire Row for our walk among the tombstones.
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| The Goodall mausoleum |
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| The Goodall statue |
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| An angel guards the Bradbury mausoleum |
The overcast sky seemed to emphasize interesting details in the structures around us. We saw a large murder of crows up the hill, and wondered why they were gathering in such numbers (Corvids are quite intelligent - should we be worried?). The views were expansive (even with the low cloud ceiling), reminding us to look up every once in awhile to see the big picture. Walking through the beauty and tranquility of the cemetery is also a good reminder to live fully and enjoy life as much as possible (even through hardships)!
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| A murder of crows gathers in the cemetery |
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| A final view of Oakland over the rooftops |
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