I love to build cairns wherever I go. Cairns are simply man-made piles of rocks, often used as landmarks or as trail markers. There are National Parks where cairn-building is forbidden, because unofficial ones would tend to confuse hikers.
I build my cairns as a way to say a surprise "hello" to anyone who happens to find them. This one was built on the rocky shore of Lake Superior, just north of Washburn, Wisconsin.
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHey, Lola! I think it's really cool that our blogs featured cairns at the same time!
ReplyDeleteYou need to see a book called ROCKPEOPLE by Joel Carter. I met him on line in a different forum some years ago and am no longer in touch, but he wrote this book which chronicles a spiritual journey where he listens to the rocks and builds cairns. It's a beautiful little book featuring pictures of his cairns and poems he wrote to accompany them. If you can't locate it, I'd be glad to show you my copy.
ReplyDeletep.s. I really like seeing yours also -- :~) I feel inspired to do something like this with the stones I brought home from my special place in Michigan (in the spring). They've just been in a ring around the lilac, but I think they need to speak louder now. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to read that book! And you're welcome --- start stacking!
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