“It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea..." Edgar Allan Poe
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.
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.
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.
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It is lovely, Joan. And if you don't know where they get it, I surely don't!
The stones are interesting, but the porch chandelier has caught my attention!
I know, isn't it grand?!
So unusual for this area.
Maybe they were ballast many years ago?
On ships, probably, but Charleston has huge outcrops of Limestone way under soil.
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.
I may need to track down the answer to this question. I think I can.
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.
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....
CORRECTION: "Norfolk has stones too like this picture, yet they are NOT native here, like Charleston." (It should read)
Me too. I always want to bring a trunk full back when I am in the mountains.
I thought that was what you meant. This wall and home are quite old though.
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