Dumfries and Galloway is good at pre- and early history. I took you to Cairn Holy a few days ago. And apparently their long tradition of standing stones lives on. I had a walk along the beach at Mossyard Bay, and this is what I found – standing stones, no higher than a school ruler, erected – oh, as late as September 2020.
This one is for this week’s photo challenge: something less ordinary beside the sea. The same shot, just above it, has been squared off for Kinda Square.
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That’s an effective contrast between the clean, hard-edged angular stones and the soft, roundness of the lichen covered stones. It was a photograph waiting for you to capture it.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
oh this is so lovely – and its a fine tradition 🙂
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It was fun – I wonder if it’ll still be there?
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Well there is only one way to find out . . . . . . .
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Off you go then. May I come too?
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lol! of course xxx
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All that stone, great to look at.
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It really was.
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You did find some serious beauty up there, Margaret. This is lovely! No chance of me going back any time soon 😦 😦
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I guess not. Don’t blame you.
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We’d have to stay in a hotel, and in theory keep ourselves to ourselves 🥴💕
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Could be worse…
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Great find Margaret!
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Serendipity rules.
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Haha… mini standing stones. Placed there by your own fair hands? 🙄
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Oh come ON Jude. This was seriously hard work. It lasted quite a few days to our certain knowledge.
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Obviously got too much time on your hands… 😅
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I must have expressed myself badly. We didn’t buld it!
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I’m quite sure that you are more than capable of ‘seriously hard work’ hence the misunderstanding 😂
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Quite right, Jude!
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Pah!
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😳
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Neat!
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They’re fun, aren’t they?
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Indeed!
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That’s an effective contrast between the clean, hard-edged angular stones and the soft, roundness of the lichen covered stones. It was a photograph waiting for you to capture it.
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It did indeed stand there begging ‘come and take me’.
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