Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT

A Butterfly (Traditionally Symbolizing Resurrection as Well as the Soul Rising From the Body) With the Motto “Love Is Immortality” Carved on a Contemporary Granite Headstone Found at the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 7,  2017)

St. Luke’s Cemetery, Westborough, MA

A Faux Wood Carving of a Stylized Moose (Made of Plastic) Graces the Base of a Granite Headstone at St. Luke’s Cemetery in Westborough, MA

Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

A Sand Sculpture of a Sea Nymph Dancing With Butterflies Seen at Last Year’s Master Sand Sculpting Competition at Hampton Beach in New Hampshire

Hillside Cemetery, Auburn, MA

A Tiny Angel Communes With a Butterfly That Has Alighted on the Back of Her Hand As She Rests Atop a Granite Headstone at Hillside Cemetery in Auburn, MA

Herb Mackey’s Metal Sculpture Yard, Salem, MA

A Cartoonish Turtle on Top of a Marble Pedestal Seen Inside Herb Mackey’s Metal Sculpture Yard on Derby Street in Salem, MA

Pine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, MA

A Weather-Beaten Fairy Sits With a Large Blossom in Her Lap While Holding a Tiny Butterfly in Her Right Palm at Pine Grove Cemetery in Spencer, MA

St. Luke’s Cemetery, Westborough, MA

A Cherub Communes With a Butterfly at St. Luke’s Cemetery in Westborough, MA

Mount Zion Cemetery, Webster, MA

A Wee Fairy Gently Holds a Delicate Butterfly in the Palms of Her Hands at Mount Zion Cemetery in Webster, MA

Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, MA

A Curious Angel Marvels at the Delicate Butterfly Fluttering on the Tips of Her Fingers at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester, MA

Woodstock Hill Burial Ground, Woodstock, CT

A Butterfly (Traditionally Symbolizing Resurrection as Well as the Soul Rising From the Body) With the Motto “Love Is Immortality” Carved on a Contemporary Granite Headstone Found at the Woodstock Hill Burial Ground in Woodstock, CT