I ventured out with the Memphis Urban Sketchers today. The weather was glorious, one of those perfect days you dream about in the middle of winter - not hot, not cold, flowers bursting with color, clear blue sky. It was good sketching weather in Elmwood Cemetery, the oldest active cemetery in Memphis. It was originally built before the Civil War with the intentions of being a park, a garden, a gathering place for social events, and a cemetery. We don't think of cemeteries in those terms anymore, but the original plan has turned this landscape into one of the loveliest spots in Memphis.
