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/
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:
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/
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