More Jerusalem

Here are two more photos that I took at Jerusalem last week.

I went there partly as a pilgrim to visit James K Baxter's grave

and the site of the famous commune, which after his death

in 1972 did not really continue.

The top photo shows his modest headstone, carrying his

maori name: Hemi.

The second photo is of two trees placed perhaps fifty paces from

where he lies.

I was told that the right hand one is the skeleton of a very old

Chestnut. That would make sense because between his grave and the tree is

the Top House. Rather careworn now and even then I imagine it was an epicentre

of the commune.

Baxter wrote a poem worrying about the leaking spouting and

deciding to go and pick chestnuts instead. Off the ground I think.