I yearn to work somewhere with a quarry. Rebuilding a 200 year old sea wall using the same shore stone that made it is great discipline but I dream of stones with flat tops and straight sides, rather than wonky lines and so much time spent on pinning each rock into place.

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Thimbnail collages, looking at stone walls, the gaps in between and the textures of the stones. #dailysketchbook #dailycollage #collage #dumfriesandgalloway #scotland #drystonewall #lichen
The dry stone wall is located in a remote area that I can only reach with a wheelbarrow. For the heavy stones, I needed some help from my brother to brake/hold the wheelbarrow and to lift/align the stones.
The pile of stones is full of life. I leave them alone most of the time. I’ve seen grass frogs inside the wall joints several times.

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A little detour to our field/meadow. I started to built this remote dry stone wall or pile (whatever you call it) like five years ago, and added and aligned some stones over the last years.
It has become a habitat, and shrubs have settled above the wall in recent years. But I haven't finished it yet. I need to gather the right stones for that.

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