It's hard to believe but it's been close to a year since we've done much work in the cemetery.  I was surprised when I heard that the Church had gotten involved and even more surprised when I heard they asked the local utility company to clear out the remaining brush.  Then, when I heard that the Utility was using a tractor with a front loader to do the job, I was fearful that they were working the area we had previously cleared so I went down to see how bad it really was.  As I approached the cemetery, I was pleased to see that the brush hadn't grown up as I had feared --  it appears that the Church is doing a good job of keeping the previously cleared area clean and the tractor hadn't worked that area.  That was a tremendous relief.  The rest, however, is a disaster. 

These first couple of shots show the entry and the part of the cemetery in which we've been working.  the guys have done a nice job of keeping it cleaned out.
 

Back there to the left, however, the destruction was evident - and complete.  The local Utility company's 'bull-in-a-china-shop' approach to clearing a cemetery didn't leave any trace of stones or grave sites.  If there are burials in that area, they will be difficult to find and virtually impossible to identify.