Bracket mushrooms Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus(?)) on a red cedar tree in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Mossy maple polypore mushrooms (Oxyporus populinus) on a large tree on Znamenskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Solitary pine tree on a pasture near Allen Cemetery at Road 3090 in fog, west from Anderson. Texas, December 31, 2009
Tombs and trees of Boonville Cemetery in fog. Bryan, Texas, November 13, 2008
Bark of cedar tree in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 17, 2010
Marble tombstone shaped as a tree trunk in Bryant Station Cemetery near Buckholts. Texas, December 1, 2012
Medallion lichen (Dirinaria confusa) on a tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Tracks of land snails, or zigzag marks left by mouthparts (radula) on bark of crape myrtle tree in Fanthorp Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Tree silhouettes near Allen Cemetery at Road 3090 in fog, west from Anderson. Texas, December 31, 2009
Saucer lichen Ochrolechia on a hackberry(?) tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Old tree in a cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Healed damage to a cedar tree in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, November 14, 2012
Fibrous texture of cedar tree bark in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, November 14, 2012
Tombstone near a cypress tree in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, August 4, 2013
Tree bark in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Tombstone made from petrified tree trunk at Rice Cemetery at Road 241 near Cameron. Texas, December 1, 2012
Old cedar tree in Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011
Bark of an oak tree in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, November 14, 2012
Dead oak tree No. 6 in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, November 14, 2012
A stump of an old cypress(?) tree in Cypress Grove Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 12, 2006
Pine trees in TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011
Bearded Tooth Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) growing on a tree in Oakwood Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011
Branch joining cedar tree trunk in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, November 14, 2012
Maple trees on Architecture Lane in Literatorskie Mostki section of Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 17, 2016
Maple tree in Literatorskie Mostki section of Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 17, 2016
Huge tree stump in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Tinder conk mushroom (polypore fungus Fomes fomentarius) on a large tree on Znamenskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Big Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) mushrooms on a tree on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Big Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) polypore mushrooms on a tree on Nevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Artist s conk mushrooms (Ganoderma applanatum) on a large tree stump on Isakievskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
A tree enveloping a cross on Monashevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Brittle cinder fungus (Kretzschmaria deusta) on a tree stump in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2017
Bare-bottomed sunburst lichen (Xanthomendoza weberi, Gallowayella weberi) on a marble tree in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Wet saucer lichen Ochrolechia on an old hackberry tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Powdered speckled shield lichen Punctelia missouriensis or may be P. rudecta on a tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Powdered speckled shield lichen Punctelia missouriensis or may be P. rudecta with isidia on a tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Close up of medallion lichen (Dirinaria confusa) on a tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Medallion lichen (Dirinaria confusa) on a hackberry(?) tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Medallion lichen (Dirinaria confusa) near the base of a hackberry(?) tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Medallion lichen (Dirinaria confusa) with large black apothecia near the base of a hackberry(?) tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Close up of saucer lichen Ochrolechia on a hackberry(?) tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Apothecia of saucer lichen Ochrolechia on a hackberry(?) tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Powdery medallion lichen (Dirinaria applanata) on bark of a crape myrtle tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Pattern of powdery medallion lichen (Dirinaria applanata) on bark of a crape myrtle tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Powdery medallion lichen (Dirinaria applanata) on bark of a tree in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Rosette lichen (Physcia) on an old dry cracked stump of a red cedar tree in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Cracked surface of bracket mushrooms Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus(?)) on a red cedar tree in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Bracket mushrooms Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus(?)) growing from a cavity of a red cedar tree in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Tinder mushrooms Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus(?)) on a red cedar tree in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Cracked upper surface of tinder mushrooms Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus(?)) on a red cedar tree in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Brunneoporus juniperinus (Antrodia juniperina, Subantrodia juniperina) fungus on a red cedar tree in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2020
Amanita mushroom on a lawn, not far from oaks and red cedar trees in a city cemetery. College Station, Texas, March 27, 2020
Sunken bloodspot lichen (Haematomma persoonii) on a deciduous tree in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Pore surface of tinder mushrooms Pyrofomes juniperinus (Inonotus juniperinus(?)) on a red cedar tree in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense under cedar trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, August 6, 2019
Cluster of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense(?) on a stump near juniper trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, October 25, 2021
Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense(?) on a low stump near juniper trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, October 25, 2021
Caps of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense(?) on a low stump near juniper trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, October 25, 2021
Spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense on an oak(?) stump under cedar trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Top view of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense under cedar trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Top view of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Cluster of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Gills of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Dense clusters of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Cross section of spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus junonius) with cross section under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Texture of polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense on an oak(?) stump under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2021
Polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on roots under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2022
Polypore mushrooms Ganoderma martinicense(?) on roots under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2022
Round cap of polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on roots under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2022
Cap texture of polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2022
Rough cap surface of polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2022
Underside of polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea under cedar and oak trees in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, May 24, 2022
Tombs with crosses broken by falling trees in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 12, 2024
A large tree enveloping an iron tomb fence in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 12, 2024
Cubical brown rot of a huge oak(?) tree in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 12, 2024
Trunk of a red cedar tree when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, October 24, 2024
Iron cedar tree with lichens of a cast iron tomb fence both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Religious and symbolic narrative of sacrifice, featuring a granite monument with an elaborate engraving of a soldier ascending a staircase toward a welcoming Christ-like figure and a birch tree, blending Christian theology with Russian nationalism. The epitaph laments, "You loved life... But the thread was cut too soon," emphasizing personal loss alongside martial duty. In the background, a chaotic array of VDV (Airborne Forces) and Russian flags flies over rows of fresh, temporary graves, contrasting the permanent serenity of the foreground monument with the raw immediacy of ongoing casualties. "Alley of Heroes" at Cemetery of the Victims of January 9, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2025
Another view of the Friedlander and Klawetter family plot in the Calvert Jewish Cemetery. In the background, a small, corrugated metal shed is visible among the trees. This is likely a maintenance shed for the cemetery groundskeeper, typical in older rural cemeteries. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2025
