Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Recycled Snow
Jake Sandison, an avid dry stone walling enthusiast here in Ontario, sent me an email yesterday saying...
<<< Best of the season to you... Just thought I would pass along a photo of the fruits of an afternoon spent with my 6 and 8 year old.
Small recycle bins are very handy!I will wall in the rest of the fort later :-)
Hope you are well. Jake >>>
Thanks Jake. We always appreciate seeing fruits in the winter.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Does it matter who's fault it is?
They never stop. But who's to blame ?
Surely scissors and paper have 'faults' too?
Friday, December 27, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Happy Walling Days
A week ago Port Hope suffered a major three day ice storm and there has been no power here for five long cold days.
Temperatures were minus 20 last night.
No power meant we had no heat, no light, no phone, no internet and no way to recharge computers.
I thought it best last night to temporarily shut down 'Thinking' while I dealt with continuing 'emergencies'.
I'm sorry if you found your access denied to this blog earlier this morning.
Hopefully we will be back running smoothly again tomorrow with a stack of 'Boxing Day' specials. Lots of thawed meat too!
Until then, Merry Christmas and to wall a goodnight.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
On the Day Before Christmas
On the First Day Before Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting...
Eight Follies Fooling...
Seven Steps-a-Spinning...
Six Feather Wedges...
F-i-v-e, Gold Worthies...
Three French Ends
Two Corbelled Domes...
And a...
(wait for it)
Part-Arch in a Pair of Trees
( Here's the full arch.)
Monday, December 23, 2013
On the Second Day Before Christmas
On the Second Day Before Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting...
Eight Follies Fooling...
Seven Steps-a-Spinning...
Six Feather Wedges...
F-i-v-e, Gold Worthies...
Four Walling Herds...
Three French Ends
Two Corbelled Domes
Sunday, December 22, 2013
On the Third Day Before Christmas
On the Third Day Before Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting...
Eight Follies Fooling...
Seven Steps-a-Spinning...
Six Feather Wedges...
F-i-v-e, Gold Worthies...
Four Walling Herds...
Three French Ends
Saturday, December 21, 2013
On the Fourth Day Before Christmas
On the Fourth Day Before Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting...
Eight Follies Fooling...
Seven Steps-a-Spinning...
Six Feather Wedges...
F-i-v-e, Gold Worthies !
Four Walling Herds (also flocks)
Herd of bunnies forming a safe enclosure
http://www.goodiegoodiegoodie.com/newport-beach-city-hall-bunny-circle/
Horse herd forming circular wall
http://vacay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/field-of-horses.jpg
Sheep herd sheepfold ?
http://jc.people.vee.net/sheepcircles/
Circular Cow Pen ?
Friday, December 20, 2013
On the Fifth Day Before Christmas
On the Fifth Day Before Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting...
Eight Follies Fooling...
Seven Steps-a-Spinning...
Six Feather Wedges...
F-i-v-e, Gold Worthies !
Below are some wonderfully creative All-Canadian dry stone installations which are definitely worthy of a 'Gold'.
Eric Landman
Sean Donnelly
Reid Snow
Shelagh Lippay
John Bland
Thursday, December 19, 2013
On the Sixth Day Before Christmas
On the Sixth Day Before Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting...
Eight Follies Fooling...
Seven Steps-a-Spinning...
Six Feather Wedges
( A Waller's Christmas Nutcracker)
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
On the Seventh Day Before Christmas
On the Seventh Day Before Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting...
Eight Follies Fooling
Seven Steps-a-Spinning
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
On the Eight Day Before Christmas
On the Eight Day Before Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting...
Eight Follies Fooling
Follies Navidad !
Monday, December 16, 2013
On the Ninth Day Before Christmas
On the Ninth Day of Christmas
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying...
Nine Helpers Hearting
Sunday, December 15, 2013
On the Tenth Day Before Christmas
On the Tenth Day Before Christmas
What ever did I see?
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
Ten Tramp Picks Prying
Saturday, December 14, 2013
On the eleventh day before Christmas
On the eleventh day before Christmas,
Whatever did I see? -
Twelve Loads-a-Heaping...
Eleven Dollies Dancing...
(Arranged in my imagination on the dry stone sauna building site near Madoc, Ontario)
After the dance was over
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