November 4, 2008
We live in a rural area of Pennsylvania that was apparently at the leading edge of the last ice age millenia ago. There are large rocks throughout the forest behind my home.
Ten years ago in a burst of, take your pick - ancestral devotion, youthful folly, testosterone poisoning, I constructed a stone circle in my backyard. The stones were very heavy for one guy to move and erect without machines (I refused to use machines because that would be a profanation of the circle's purpose).
But there was one stone - I called it my fantasy stone - that was beautiful, but far too heavy for me to move. It was about 70 feet from my circle. I made an attempt but eventually gave up and figured it would remain always in my heart.
Well this past weekend my friend Mark Thomas came by with 4 big, strong, young guys and we tried to do it. We came close - and soon we will succeed.
Here's a couple pics:
Here's a couple pics:
Mark and the guys (l to r)
Mark, Nathan, Josh, Eric, Nick
Beginning the long journey
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