Guess I married one. Look what the boss brought me yesterday from the heifer pasture.
He was out building fence.
See how this weird concretion of honey-combed limestone seems to have flowed down over the granite boulder in the center? |
I have admired, nay, lusted after, this rock for years and years and years. ....some folks like diamonds...for me it's field stone every time. However, as you can see from the distant shot of the skid steer bucket, it is HUGE! And it was all the way at the back of the heifer pasture at the top of the hill behind the hill in yesterday's middle photo (see previous post).
Note the odd shelf around the bottom, as if the stone sat in the bottom of a limestone cave or something |
I never even asked. It wouldn't have been fair to expect someone who works so hard to bring me something so difficult...just for fun
Thus when he came down yesterday and sent me out to see what he had brought me I was thrilled. This an amazing hunk of landscape. Now to decide where to put it.
Thank you!!! |
Very cool rock! I would love to hear what a geologist has to say about it's origins. Are you going to clean it up or leave it au naturel? I have a much desired rock up in our woods, but without large equipment, it will have to be admired where it stands!
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate. I'd rather have that than an overrated diamond.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh how lovely it is!!Really interesting too. Enchanting for a fairy garden huh?? or just plain in your lush green somewhere...so nice of him to surprise you with that wonderful rock which is filled with so many stories...-- you are indeed a blessed woman--smiles..Merri
ReplyDeleteOh, you are a girl after my own heart. I actually have a fence post that was sticking up by a thread on the ditch bank. I told Terry someday I was going to dig up that old fence post a put it in my yard.
ReplyDeleteAwhile later he came in with said fence post...I still have it.
Linda
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Wendy, same here. I have always liked this rock and I am really excited to actually have it
ReplyDeleteNita, just my reaction. lol
Jan, I think I have one tiny diamond that my mama gave me. I love it because my mama gave it to me and it is in an incredibly lovely piece of jewelry. But rocks....yeah....just yeah...
Tina Marie, thanks, I am so happy with it.
Merri, exactly! thanks
Linda, I would love to see your fence post!