Perkiomenville Stone Circle - triumph !!!!

We did it. Thank you Mark.

Perkiomenville Stone Circle - success

The great stone circle of Perkiomenville - grows

The Great Stone Circle of Perkiomenville
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:

Mark and the guys (l to r)

Mark, Nathan, Josh, Eric, Nick

Beginning the long journey

Snowfall in Perkiomenville, January 17, 2008

Snowfall in Perkiomenville, January 17, 2008. It was a pretty snowfall - wet and heavy. This picture has the holly tree in the foreground and the stone circle in the background.

Giant birds in Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania

Over the past couple years I have noticed an influx of gigantic, almost pre-historic birds into our neighborhood in Perkiomenville. There's a pigfarm about 200 yeards away on the other side of the forest. It has always attracted a large number of scavengers. But these birds seem to be almost of a different species - of a different time. They are large, black, have an enormous wingspan, and menacing nature. They are like Pteradactyls. I fear they could swoop down and snatch away one of our kitties (Harry or Butterscotch). Liberals will of course accuse me of being prejudiced against them. But trust me - these creatures are animals - and they are frightful.

One of these birds is injured and for the past several days has walked through our yard. Today I was fortunate and managed to get this video of him.

If anyone has any idea of what this creature is - please let me know.