This is a grave stone in Chestertown, on the Maryland Eastern Shore. A number of stones are similar to this one, made in cast concrete with tiles and marbles arranged in mysterious ways. As with many other stones, there are no names. While it is called locally the paupers graveyard, it is really a graveyard of a church which no longer appears to be active, but which is located at the edge of the graveyard. If you could hear what I heard when I took this photo, you'd hear the persistent crickets of a late summer day. The dry cricket song of eternity.

This is a tri-tone image, composed of three monochrome channels, one black and two with varying shades of brown. This is similar to chemical toning but far more controllable.

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