20 August 2012

Rocks of ages

Ashley Ave., Charleston, S.C.
Where, I ask you, where did they get all of these stones in Charleston? Tabby maybe, but rocks? I don't know if there is any other stone wall like this in the lowcountry and I love it. It reminds me of Ireland.


13 comments:

Jack said...

It is lovely, Joan. And if you don't know where they get it, I surely don't!

Kate said...

The stones are interesting, but the porch chandelier has caught my attention!

Charlestonjoan said...

I know, isn't it grand?!

Charlestonjoan said...

So unusual for this area.

Anonymous said...

Maybe they were ballast many years ago?

john prince said...

On ships, probably, but Charleston has huge outcrops of Limestone way under soil.

Charlestonjoan said...

They could be. I always pictured those as rounder rocks like the cobble stone streets. On the other hand, maybe they weren't round to begin with. They may have rounded by years of use.

Charlestonjoan said...

I may need to track down the answer to this question. I think I can.

Jess said...

It also strikes me as weird whenever I see real 'stones' here... I can dig them out by the bouderload up at my cabin in NY, but here the biggest thing I dig out is an old brick.

john prince said...

Joan, Norfolk has stones too like this picture, yet they are native here. They are often shipped in the regular old fashioned way: by truck....

john prince said...

CORRECTION: "Norfolk has stones too like this picture, yet they are NOT native here, like Charleston." (It should read)

Charlestonjoan said...

Me too. I always want to bring a trunk full back when I am in the mountains.

Charlestonjoan said...

I thought that was what you meant. This wall and home are quite old though.