My Quaker meeting is planning an outdoor amphitheatre made of stone. I want to make sure the design uses dry stone #masonry, without any mortar, in part because I understand this provides valuable habitat for #wildlife.

I'm having difficulty finding any resources on this subject targeted at the #USA, however; most sources mention European animals living in walls. I have no doubt the same principles apply in North America, but I'd like local details.

Could you suggest sources?

#DryStone

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.

#drystone #drystonewall #scotland #orkney

Added @kristiedegaris book #Drystone to the hotel’s library for more people to read.

#zafiro #hotel #canpicafort #mallorca

Received 21.7 tonnes of rocks for dry stone walls, an “amphitheatre”, and other projects in the garden. Wish me luck.

5 more tonnes are missing, but will join the party soon.

#garden #DryStone