Country Church
17 Feb
Isn’t this a pretty picture? Taken in Paris, New York. It’s an old Episcopal church. I don’t remember how far back it dates; the neighboring Congregational church has “1791″ on its pediment. Yeah. Gimme that old time religion, you bet. There are very few “old time” religions around here anymore. So many churches have become mere social clubs or Bingo halls, where yoga, best hemorrhoid treatments, and town gossip rules the conversations. :-p I was never much of a team player, anyway.
I am not quite sure of this particular little church still holds services. There’s a very old graveyard in the back. The remains of Isaac Paris, for whom the town is named thanks to his starvation-saving heroism, is buried here. I wonder what those ancient folks would think of life as it has turned out in our modern times. It’s silly speculating, I know. But I wonder…



