Yesterday was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, birds were chirping, familiar stereotypes were typecasting.
The perfect day to rethink the navigational marker.
When it was first made, I used a pile of random rocks that the previous owner of the property had dumped in a corner. The new pile was made without any plan. Rocks were haphazardly thrown together.
There were a lot of ugly rocks there. (I think they are slate.) They were a depressing gray color. They brought the whole quality of the marker down.
So I took the thing apart, organizing the rocks into piles of quality and size. And we can rebuild it, we have the technology. The ugly rocks were put on the bottom, complete with pre-made nooks and crannies so that various woodland forest creatures have a place to live. With that base, nicer rocks were placed on the outside, keeping similar colors apart to give a nice artistic effect.
And the result? I’ve now got a very sunburnt back, and muscles are aching.
The thing isn’t even done yet.
I still have the upper layers to complete. It looks like the base may be larger than before; version two may not be as tall. It does give the whole project that long-term feel that gives it that extra pep…and continuing interest.