It is not our circumstances that define us, it is our response to those circumstances..

We cannot control all that happens to us,
but we can control how we choose to respond. 
We can choose to overcome and survive it. 
~ Eleanora Ross

Karrakatta Cemetery opened in 1899. Karrakatta an Aboriginal word, the 'katta' meaning hill or 'the top of any height' is the easy bit, the 'karra' more difficult as it may mean 'karri (a crab), karak (the red-tailed black cockatoo), kara (a spider), karh-rh (an orchid with an edible root). So the meaning of the combined word could be the hill where the orchid with the edible root is found, or the hill frequented by the red-tailed black cockatoo' etc. I don't like spiders so I'm going with the black cockatoo! The angel above has been looking over the cemetery since 1929 and the sculpture below since 1887..

Karrakatta Cemetery has thousands of visitors each year.. in the more recent sectors from 1970's forward as below, the well tended graves sit under the shade of the trees..

I find myself drawn to the neglected and unattended sections below where the graves date from as far back as the late 1800's. Sad at first but then realizing that most of the people who had organized and tended these graves are most likely no longer with us themselves. My heartfelt condolences go out to the victims of terrorist attacks around the world, there have been so many it's almost beyond belief that it can continue to happen. One day very soon please let the world come to it's senses. Take care..