The "real" thing...

[sanford]

 

A photo of a stone cairn built on an estate in

Connecticut. (I thought it was just a pile of stones,

but when enlarged, I was impressed with how skillfully

& methodically the cairn was created. 

Edited September 23, 2022 by sanford
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[Dogcoat lady]

Isn’t that beautiful, majestic and peaceful, thank you for enlightening us on the real deal.

[Eliz222]

Very nice? Was there a purpose for the cairn?

[Dogcoat lady]

With all the rocks in New England, it’s either stone walls or cairns.

[Eliz222]

11 hours ago, Dogcoat lady said:

With all the rocks in New England, it’s either stone walls or cairns.

That makes sense. It's pretty cool looking!

[sanford]

On 10/4/2022 at 10:37 AM, Eliz222 said:

Very nice? Was there a purpose for the cairn?

Good question. The photo was from a newspaper article showing a large estate with extensive gardens. The owners commissioned a landscape designer/gardener/stonemason to build impressive stone creations on the property. No criticism intended, but if I had the money to do that, I'd buy me a merry band of four-legged cairns  instead! (To each their own)!

Edited October 7, 2022 by sanford
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[Dogcoat lady]

I am with you Sanford.

[Kathryn]

Ditto here. If I had a bigger house and yard and income, I would definitely have a whole pack of cairns! But right now, two takes about as much care - including time as well as money-- as I can afford... i definitely would not be spending it on rocks...

I do remember from the days when we traveled out of the US (hey, 2019 was a long time ago) that the dogsitter was also a major expense. I could probably cover another dog or three if we quit traveling. We have right now, but hope to start again some day...

[sanford]

6 hours ago, Kathryn said:

...I would definitely have a whole pack of cairns! But right now, two takes about as much care - including time as well as money-- as I can afford... 

Of course you are right re time, money, etc., but having enough $$$ was part of the scenario, as long as I was dreaming. The late queen had the right idea with her small mob of corgis to brighten every day. 

[Kathryn]

Yes, Sanford. Loved those shots of the queen with her corgis. Of course the cost of a dogsitter wasn't an issue for her - I loved those photos of the queen getting on or off her plane with her corgi pack. I would bet those dogs didn't have to ride in a carrier under the seat...

[pkcrossley]

they could have just been piles of stones removed from cultivated fields. i think DCL is on the right track. in new england they were stone walls, in scotland they were cairns. 

[Hillscreek]

I just came across this post. In the Uk a cairn is a pile of stones to mark a special place or a point on a road. Often associated with Scotland but found elswhere also.

A stone wall is a crafting of dry stones into a wall to mark a boundary - round a field for example.

I'd post pics but alas I have never learned how!

[Newman]

awesome pic. i used to play the game diablo 2 and they have cairn stones in the map you can click to find loot underneath. always reminded me of fonzie  lol

Edited January 30 by Newman