On the Rock Trail rockhop

The story of this

and how it was discovered in April 2026.

The handyman found it. He was a freelance worker who accepted odd jobs for money. He cleared the self-propagating Strelitzia.

The bird used its long beak to drink nectar from the flowers.

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This was discovered among the wild plants. It looked like a salamander/ chameleon/ monitor lizard. I thought it was hibernating or a fossil. It was placed out in the open sunlight, since April, and hasn’t woken up yet. It is likely just a sculpture.

We also found an old pumpkin. It had been hidden by the bushy growths for 1 – 2 years. I didn’t dare to cook it.

Then, the soil was broken and levelled.

Grass was planted.

This was the original green of the cow grass fresh from the nursery.

Grass grew lighter in color sometimes.

Now we go on the Rocky Trail rockhop, where we visit bloggers who have posted on rocks in their gardens, or near their homes. My reptile is likely a fake rock.

A is for Andrew –

He wrote he sometimes drove across the road that had some Roman era stone slabs, in Yorkshire. He lives very near to Haworth, the birthplace of Emily Bronte, authoress of Wuthering Heights. You can look at the road at Andrew’s link – https://how-would-you-know.com/31st-august-ten-things-of-thankful/

He is presently driving through Germany on a vacation. He found a blue rock at a pit stop; look there https://how-would-you-know.com/5th-september-ten-things-of-thankful/

C is for Clark –

I was inspired by Clark’s post of how he discovered a rock on his grounds. Not just any rock, but one with a history. That granite stone seemed to be a remnant from the Last Glacial Period, around 11,700 years ago.

Look at Clark’s photo and video at the link – https://wakefielddoctrine.com/2026/08/29/ttot-the-wakefield-doctrine-422/

The intro to the Rock:

The Rock taking centerstage:

Clark is privileged to be able to drive around to hunt for stone age rocks built into modern era houses. Look here https://wakefielddoctrine.com/2026/09/05/ttot-the-wakefield-doctrine-423/

He found a video with great stone sculptures too.

F stands for Frank –

Frank has also taken photos of big chunks of rocks in the park outside his door step, in South Carolina.

(1) https://frankhubeny.blog/2026/08/29/ten-things-of-thankful-august-29-2026/

(2) This chunk of rocks have fossils fused in them. You got to see this https://frankhubeny.blog/2026/08/22/ten-things-of-thankful-august-22-2026/

(3) https://frankhubeny.blog/2026/08/04/trail-little-sugar-creek-greenway-2/

(4) More large stones, rocks and fossils infused in rocks at https://frankhubeny.blog/2026/09/05/ten-things-of-thankful-september-5-2026/

M for Misky

Misky took photos while on holiday in France. This post has a stone church and gargoyles – https://misky.uk/2026/09/17/ten-things-of-thankful-26/

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This is an open invitation to all bloggers who have photos of interesting rocks, stones, & boulders. You can type up your posts and drop links here. If you already have old posts about these rocks, drop their links here too. Thank you.