Concrete tombstones of Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, December 5, 2014
Tombstones of prisoners in TDCJ Captain Joe Byrd (Peckerwood Hill) Cemetery. Huntsville, Texas, February 21, 2008
Calla flowers on a marble tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 30, 2012
Unmarked tombstone in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Stacked tombstones in Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Numbered tombstones of Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, December 5, 2014
A marble tombstone of A. N. Esipova (1851 - 1914) in Necropolis (Tikhvin Cemetery) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
A tombstone of A. M. Beloselsky-Belozersky in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Marble tombstone shaped as a tree trunk in Bryant Station Cemetery near Buckholts. Texas, December 1, 2012
Rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia) on a granite tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
A tombstone of Kings Chapel Burying Ground. Boston, Massachusetts, November 3, 2004
Marble tombstone with golden lichen in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 5, 2011
Sign on a marble tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 5, 2011
Tombstones of Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, December 5, 2014
The marble tombstone with a cavity on the northern side of the Chapel of the Sepulchre in the Church of the Sepulchre in Old City. Jerusalem, the Middle East, June 28, 2001
A marble tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
A tombstone of Richard Starr (about 1640 - 2/27/1674) in Granary Burying Ground. Boston, Massachusetts, November 3, 2004
Firedot lichen Caloplaca subsoluta (Squamulea subsoluta, Caloplaca irrubescens) on a granite tombstone in old Port Sullivan cemetery, west from Hearne. Texas, January 8, 2019
Handshake on a tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 6, 2013
A statue on a tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
A tombstone of Crmillsap (4/15/1900-1/29/53) in Holt Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 17, 2005.
A tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Tombstones and oaks in Holt Cemetery in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 18, 2006
Old marble tombstone in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2009
Rows of tombstones of Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, December 5, 2014
Tombstones of Buck Settlement Cemetery, near Templar Road west from Watkins Glen. New York, November 5, 2005
Tombstones in Bryant Station Cemetery near Buckholts. Texas, December 1, 2012
Tombstone near a cypress tree in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, August 4, 2013
Tombstone of Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
Muslim tombstone in a cemetery near Mamillah Pool. Jerusalem, the Middle East, June 17, 2001
A tombstone of Samuel Sparhawk (1664 - 11/2/1713) in Old Burying Ground of Harvard University. Boston, Massachusetts, April 19, 2003
Tombstones of "Colored" (negro) section of Carrollton Cemetery, view from Lowerline Street. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 30, 2006
A tombstone of Buck Settlement Cemetery, near Ebenezer s Crossing of Glen Creek, west from Watkins Glen. New York, November 3, 2005
Bronze head supporting tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Tikhvin Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2015
Detail of a tombstone of Old Burying Ground of Harvard University in Cambridge. Boston, Massachusetts, April 19, 2003
A tombstone in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2004
Lichens on a granite tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 15, 2012
Marble tombstone in Washington Cemetery. Washington, Texas, January 26, 2013
Petrified wood tombstones in College Station Cemetery. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2014
Colorful blue tombstones in Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Tombstones of Holt Cemetery in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 18, 2006
Lane paved by old tombstones in Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2007
Detail of a marble tombstone in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2009
Weathered paint on a tombstone in Lutheran Cemetery on Citadel Road in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2010
A tombstone of Granary Burying Ground. Boston, Massachusetts, November 3, 2004
Tombstone of Asa Chaddick (9/2/1815 - 6/12/1898) in Old Oakland Cemetery at Road 219. Roans Prairie, Texas, January 26, 2008
Tombstones in Novodevichye Cemetery at Moskovskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 15, 2011
Marble tombstone in Necropolis of Alexander Nevsky Lavra (Lazarevskoe Cemetery). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2014
Vandalized tombstones of enemies on abandoned Muslim Cemetery in downtown Beer-Sheva. The Middle East, April 20, 2000
Peeled tombstone of Lloyd W. Kenney, Walter E. Hopkins Jr. and Earl E. Hopkins in Holt Cemetery. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 17, 2005.
Old tombstones in Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2007
Tombstone made from petrified tree trunk at Rice Cemetery at Road 241 near Cameron. Texas, December 1, 2012
Mysterious tombstone marked by letters "S J" in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 15, 2012
Marble tombstones in City Cemetery at rain. Bryan, Texas, October 13, 2013
Mysterious tombstone marked by letters "D C N" of Buck Settlement Cemetery, near Templar Road west from Watkins Glen. New York, November 5, 2005
Broken plaster on a tombstone in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 11, 2006
Bible on a tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 17, 2010
Piled tombstones of a cemetery near Beach Drive in Biloxi. Mississippi, April 9, 2006
Tombstone of Aleksey Feodorovich Ivanov-Klassik in Literatorskiye Mostki section of Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 4, 2007
Anchor and guns on a tombstone in Novodevichye Cemetery at Moskovskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2010
Flowers on a tombstone in Masonic Cemetery. Chappell Hill, Texas, May 6, 2012
Tombstones of Oak Hill Cemetery in Camp Swift north from Bastrop. Iron fencing around graves was removed for scrap metal during World War II. Texas, September 15, 2012
Texture of a marble tombstone at sunrise in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, November 14, 2012
A broken tombstone of Buck Settlement Cemetery, near Templar Road west from Watkins Glen. New York, November 5, 2005
A marble tombstone in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 11, 2006
Tombstone of Henry Hardmon (died 7/18/1892) in negro section of Oak Hill Cemetery in Camp Swift north from Bastrop. Texas, September 15, 2012
Bible on a marble tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 5, 2011
Petrified wood tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 30, 2012
Old tombstones of Oakwood Cemetery in fog. Huntsville, Texas, December 29, 2011
Tombstone of Sela Josephine Rogers (1850 - 1868) in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, January 18, 2009
Tombstones of Calvert Cemetery at rain. Calvert, Texas, December 22, 2011
Tombstones in Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Tombstones of Al Khor Cemetery in mist. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Numbered tombstones of Al Khor Cemetery in mist. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Tombstones of Al Khor Cemetery with yellow and green numbers in mist. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Small-size tombstones of Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Tombstones of various shapes of Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Tombstone No. 111 of Al Khor Cemetery. North from Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2016
Overgrown tombstone in Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 13, 2016
Tombstone decorated by electric fuses(?) in Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 13, 2016
Tombstone of A. P. Melnikov in Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 13, 2016
A head embossed on a tombstone in Literatorskie Mostki section of Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 13, 2016
Bronze head on a tombstone of an actor in Literatorskie Mostki section of Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 13, 2016
Colored glass mosaic on a tombstone in Literatorskie Mostki section of Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 13, 2016
Side view of a bronze head on a tombstone of an actor in Literatorskie Mostki section of Volkovo Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 13, 2016
Tombstone fragments on Alekseevskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 27, 2016
Flat tombstone on Voznesenskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 27, 2016
Fragments of tombstones on Krymskaya Lane near Smolenka River in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 27, 2016
Broken granite tombstones on Second Nadezhdinskaya Lane near Smolenka River in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 27, 2016
Granite tombstones on Krymskaya Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 27, 2016
Pink marble tombstone of a doctor psychiatrist Alexander Yakovlevich Frey (1838-1899) in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Fragments of tombstones in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Black tombstones in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Tombstone of Molly Spelje in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Iron tombstone in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Tombstone of A. K. and E. K. Shubbe in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Tombstone of Ya. A. Andronnikov in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Tombstone fragments in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Toppled tombstones in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Old tombstones on First Lane in Smolenskoe Cemetery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 12, 2017
Unmarked tombstones in Washington Cemetery. Washington, Texas, July 8, 2018
Heart shaped tombstones in Washington Cemetery. Washington, Texas, July 8, 2018
Handshake symbol with orange and green lichens on a marble tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
Button lichen (Buellia) on a granite tombstone in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Sidewalk firedot lichen (Xanthocarpia feracissima, Caloplaca feracissima) on a wet tombstone with an inscription in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Sidewalk firedot lichen (Xanthocarpia feracissima, Caloplaca feracissima) on a wet tombstone in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Sidewalk firedot lichen (Xanthocarpia feracissima, Caloplaca feracissima) around a decoration on a tombstone in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Confederate flag and a rifle on a tombstone in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Powdery medallion lichen (Dirinaria applanata)(?) on a tombstone made from petrified wood in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Powdery medallion lichen (Dirinaria applanata) on low tombstone in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2018
Powdery medallion lichen (Dirinaria applanata) on a tombstone in cemetery at Mission de Cristo Jesus Church at road 259 in Port Sullivan, west from Hearne. Texas, January 8, 2019
Rock shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia) on a granite tombstone in old Port Sullivan cemetery, west from Hearne. Texas, January 8, 2019
Close up of rock shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia) on a granite tombstone in old Port Sullivan cemetery, west from Hearne. Texas, January 8, 2019
Rosette lichen (Physcia) on back of a grey marble tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Pattern of rosette lichen (Physcia) on back of a grey marble tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Pyxine lichen on a marble tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Texture of powdered shadow lichen (Phaeophyscia hirsuta) on a tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Close up of powdered shadow lichen (Phaeophyscia hirsuta) on a tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Rosette lichen (Physcia) on a granite tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Pattern of rosette lichen (Physcia) on a granite tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Cracked ruffle lichen (Parmotrema reticulatum, Rimelia reticulata) on a marble tombstone in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 27, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Rosy saucer lichen (Ochrolechia trochophora) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Rosy saucer lichen (Ochrolechia trochophora) on upper edge of an old tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on a granite tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, March 3, 2019
Some grey lichen on a granite tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, March 3, 2019
Some grey lichen with black apothecia on a granite tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, March 3, 2019
Close up of some grey lichen with black apothecia on a granite tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, March 3, 2019
Tall granite tombstones in Masonic Cemetery. Chappell Hill, Texas, March 17, 2019
Powdered shadow lichen (Phaeophyscia hirsuta) on a tombstone in a city cemetery. College Station, Texas, February 19, 2020
Powdered shadow lichen (Phaeophyscia hirsuta) on a marble tombstone in a city cemetery. College Station, Texas, February 6, 2019
Spotted rosette lichen (Physcia pumilior(?)) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Brown apothecia of spotted rosette lichen (Physcia pumilior(?)) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Greenish buttoned rosette lichen (Pyxine) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Greenish buttoned rosette lichen (Pyxine) with soredia on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Buttoned rosette lichen (Pyxine) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Buttoned rosette lichen (Pyxine) with soredia on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Button lichen (Buellia) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Rosy saucer lichen (Ochrolechia trochophora) with apothecia on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Spotted rosette lichen (Physcia pumilior(?)) with brown apothecia on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Pepper-spore lichen (Rinodina) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Rosette lichen (Physcia) on a tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Perforated ruffle lichen (Parmotrema perforatum) on a granite tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Peppered rock-shield lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on a granite tombstone in Old Independence Cemetery near Independence. Texas, February 10, 2019
Some grey lichen together with Caloplaca on a granite tombstone in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, March 3, 2019
Old tombstones in Washington Cemetery. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019
Tombstone of a stabs-captain s wife Katherine Elisabeth von Mendt, geb. Butzow (1823-1842) in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 12, 2024
Tombstone fragments in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 12, 2024
Fluorescent crustose lichens on a flat tombstone in ultraviolet light in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, October 24, 2024
Fluorescent lichens growing on a flat tombstone in ultraviolet light in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, October 24, 2024
Tombstone of Herne(?) with firedot lichen Caloplaca 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
Handshake symbol on a marble tombstone 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
Marble tombstone of Mary Koppe 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
Marble tombstone of Hill(?) 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
Caloplaca and Xanthoparmelia lichens on a granite tombstone 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
Marble tombstone of Duntain (1853-1921) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, October 24, 2024
Firedot lichen Caloplaca on a granite tombstone of Herne 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
Marble tombstone of Benjamin F. Ball (10/27/1852-6/30/1876) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024
Marble tombstone of Mary A. Calvert (10/22/1835-7/24/1881) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024
Handshake symbol on a marble tombstone when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024
Crustose lichens on a tombstone of S. Shanna when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024
Tombstone of Anne Brenneman Haines Haldeman (8/29/1824-1/16/1892) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024
Freemason s carved symbol with greenish lichens on a tombstone both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, November 3, 2024
Sidewalk firedot lichen (Xanthocarpia feracissima, Caloplaca feracissima) on a tombstone when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Granite tombstone with sidewalk firedot lichen (Xanthocarpia feracissima, Caloplaca feracissima) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Speckled lichens on a back of a granite tombstone both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Carved Holy Bible on a marble tombstone when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Crustose lichens of a rough surface of a tombstone both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Various crustose lichens on back of a granite tombstone when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Granite tombstone with a carved sign of an idex finger pointed upward when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Handshake symbol on a tombstone both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Flat tombstone overgrown by crustose lichens when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Masonic compass symbol on a tombstone both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Anderson, Texas, November 9, 2024
Imperial Horse Cemetery at the Pensioner s Stable in Tsarskoe Selo. This cemetery is the final resting place for over 120 favorite horses of the Russian Emperors, from Alexander I to Nicholas II. The neat rows of white tombstones are the result of a major restoration project completed recently. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 21, 2025
