Sunday, October 23, 2005

Miles of Rock Walls











As we drive around the countryside, I am fascinated by the miles and miles of walls/fences made from thin slate type rocks. There is no cement or other reinforcement, just artistically placed stones to stand the force of time. The first picture shows a close-up of these walls, and the second picture shows a wall (on the left side of the road) of the wall stretching into the distance. Be sure to click on any image to enlarge. These walls run along the roadside, divide plots of property and are common in the villages, as well. The fields were full of rocks, so guess they figured this was a good way to clear the fields and find a use for the stones... instead of trying to dispose of them.

The third picture is that of sheep grazing over the area of a village called Broadway. The next picture is another typical countryside scene. These pictures were all taken from the Cotswold area. "Wold" means hills and "cots" means combination of... so "Cotswold" is a collection of hills. This is beautiful countryside with lots of hills... perfect grazing country for the sheep. We see sheep grazing everywhere... whereas, in the northwest US, it would be cows.

These pictures were some of many Lana, Michelle and I took on our excursion Saturday. Max stayed back at the house to rest up.

Stay tuned for the next installment,
Carol

No comments: