washing the stones

I spent some time in the cemetery this past week.  I went there with a task in hand.  I wanted to clean off twelve headstones in the Iverson family plot.  I used a flat bottom shovel to make a clean edge along the sides of the stones and then I brushed away the excess dirt that had settled on the stones over the years.  When that was done I used some water and a scrub brush and washed the stones.  They look so much better now.  It was a labor of love for my family.