Washington Court House, Ohio

One True Love ~ A Man and His Tractor:  A few years later, a lyricist, Jason Aldean, put it all in perspective: "And I can take you on a ride on my big green tractor, We can go slow or make it go faster, Down through the woods and out to the pasture, Long as I'm with you it really don't matter." So, maybe the tractor isn't always a farm boy's one true love! Washington Cemetery. [2016]

College Park, Georgia

Grave Guardians ~ Egyptian Revival?  Another grave guardian from the world of American sport. Do you recognize him? He's the Georgia bulldog, and he commands the loyalties of all University of Georgia football fans. Would you want him by your side as you stand before Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, in the Hall of Judgement? College Park Cemetery. [2015]

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Grave Guardians ~ Egyptian Revival?  Are the Giza Sphinx and the Nittany Lion comparable when you find them graveside? Aren't they both guardian spirits? Now have some fun. Count the toes on each foot; count the toes on the headstone pawprints; compare. Ready to track down the story? It will lead you to State College, Pennsylvania, and to the way in which pop culture transforms our lives even unto death. Just read the epitaph: "Some people come into our lives and quietly go. You came into my life and left a pawprint on my heart. And it will never be the same." Lewisburg Cemetery. [2013]

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Niagara Falls, Ontario

Shabtis ~ Egyptian Revival?  Bert, Ernie, and Rubber Ducky: Are they meant to be helpers in the afterlife just as the shabtis were for ancient Egyptian royalty?  Bert may be there to cook oatmeal, Ernie to count sheep, and Rubber Ducky to help in the bathtub. Lundy's Lane Cemetery. [2013]

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(British Museum collection)

Franklin, Virginia

Landscapes of Love:  St. Valentine's Day is coming up. Saints are usually commemorated on the day they die, not the day they are born. In fact, about most ancient saints we rarely know even their year of birth. St. Valentine lost his life on February 14 sometime in the third century, and here's a celebration of his life in a simple Virginia churchyard. Poplar Springs Cemetery. [2013]

Frederica, Delaware

Solid Geometry in the Cemetery ~ The Cube:  It opens tomorrow: "the world's first museum exhibition about Rubik's Cube." Where? Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. Title of the exhibit: "Beyond Rubik's Cube." Untitled tombstone: "Rubik's Cube from beyond the grave." Barrats Chappel Cemetery. [2013]