Headstone Angel

As we rounded a corner in a Lancaster County village, my friend and I spotted an old cemetery behind a small church. We stopped to wander among the gravestones. Only one was carved with an angel. Margaret Evans Ranch lived to be 78 years and one day old. "She stayed around for the cake." my friend said. Angels are always appealing. This angel seems more contemplative than sad. I love this headstone, pitted from 150 years of weather, adorned with lichen, all adding layers of character to the surface. I hope that Margaret was pleased with the angel that her family chose. Or perhaps she chose it herself...