So hold on.
You were on your way to this graveyard.
You saw a statue that you "RECOGNIZE"
This statue wasn't really a statue.
You never noticed, in all your times there that the statue wasn't real
You never noticed in your last time there that the statue was VASTLY different.
I'm still calling bullshit.
You are adding your own interpretation to what I wrote.
I left out the part that I haven't been there in like 10 years.
When I saw a 'statue' I knew I was near the graveyard.
A decade ago, when I first saw this place, I didn't map it out in my mind with exacting precision. I just saw an old graveyard, checked out some of the still-visible etchings on the stones, and noted the general area. Haven't been back until the other day.