The image above is from National Geographic, photographed by Ken Geiger. His rose-colored perspective on Stonehenge appeals to my heart, as I’ve been enamored with this pagan monument since I was a child. Now, the news is that this monument marks a burial ground that’s been around since 3000 BCE. This means that cremation (the bodies were burned, according to National Geographic) and burial was common - at least for the elite - at least 250-500 years before the first “novel,” Gilgamesh, was writtten.
Now this…
The above photo was taken from 100 Word Minimum, and it shows a replica of Stonehenge made from styrofoam (I don’t have a photo as every time I pass this structure it’s raining…). This is Foamhenge, created by Mark Cline and erected on property owned by Natural Bridge along Hwy 11 in Virginia. What I think is sort of serendipitous is that this structure may be sitting on land that once belonged to one of my fifth great-grandfathers, a man who had two wives and about 13 kids, all of whom are buried nearby (ooh-wee-oooh).
Posted by Linda at 12:55 AM PDT
