Our instructions were really pretty simple:

#1 Stay together with your investigation group. After all, we were in a city cemetery in the middle of the night. It would be easy to get turned around, and easier still to slip or trip on a headstone hidden under the fallen leaves.

#2 Don’t provoke. Although a lot of paranormal investigators use this technique–trying to rile the spirits to get some response–the Shadowseekers group we were with doesn’t believe in annoying the dead.

#3 If we saw a dark shadow…walk away from it, not toward it.

And so our paranormal investigation continued!

Last week, I promised an update on Zorro’s EVP work. He walked the cemetery with a digital recorder, hoping to get evidence of sounds or voices that we couldn’t hear with our ears. Well, the investigation lasted 2 ½ hours, and I listened to all 2 ½ hours of that recording. Didn’t hear a thing, except Zorro crunching through the leaves and saying to himself, “What’s wrong with me? Here I am in the middle of the night, in a cemetery, talking to myself.”

Three cheers for investigators who have the patience to listen to these sorts of recordings routinely. I found it tedious to the extreme!

I, on the other hand, was walking along with Tammie, the head of Shadowseekers, and taking photos. I did take some that were interesting. Are they spirits? I really can’t say. I can say that I’m logical and rational (most of the time) enough to know that what I’ve captured on some of these photos might be dust or moisture , and that I’m looking at it and thinking they’re orbs. And the mists? Well, I guess they could be someone’s breath, though with holding a digital camera far enough away to see the screen, that seems unlikely to me. I’ll let you decide.

I can say that paranormal investigations are fun and fascinating. Can’t wait to do it again!

Mists? My breath? Something else? I’ll let you look at these photos and decide!