Stone in the car park.
Bet you could hardly wait for this.
For too long we looked at The Stone in the car park and wondered if it would ever find its way anywhere else. I attempted to contact landscapers (just their kind of thing, you’d think, wouldn’t you?) but no-one was even slightly interested. But Jeff knew the man we needed – Alan The Builder. And sure enough, he came and looked and was quite unperturbed.
And so the day came and with it the men. Alan, Jeff and Luke. And the marvellous machine.
The Stone was to be dragged most of the way, so it was attached to the machine…
And dragging commenced….
Got it through the gate …
And on down the hill..
Into the New Garden
Time for a break….
And then, more dragging, into the Yew Walk..
And then it’s got to get through the hedge…so we need it on edge…
Nearly there..
Just needs pulling…
And a bit of shoving
and more pulling
Then Alan digs a hole for it…
And somehow it is heaved into the hole..
and shoved
and persuaded (precisely) upright..
And I bet you’d like a pretty picture by this time for your own kind of break…
Then there was a long hard effort of making concrete and barrowing it from the car park to fill the hole.
And there was The Stone – in situ! Phew!
With grateful thanks to Alan, Jeff and Luke – an amazing effort.
And we waited for the next stage…..
And all of this happened whilst I was away! Which looking at some of the pics of it being dragged through the hedge, I am quite pleased about. Thanks for making such a good record of the event. Our readers are going to love seeing it with the poem on…..
Psst! You didn’t need to stand in the car park looking at the stone for a long time. You could have stuck a photo on the wall.
Isn’t it great when you know a man who can. And equally great when someone returns from being away to help with the re-grassing (bet you didn’t use turf). But who forgot the concrete colourant then? And was the second break for tea or tomato soup (that’s where the concrete colourant went) đ
A man (or woman) who can is a great find and in this case a great relief. We didn’t re-grass: it’s growing back, all by itself and should be fine by spring. And I can’t imagine what concrete colorant would be needed. You’ll see… next post…
OMG Anne – quite amazing! xxxx
Wait till you see it!
Love that you were able to use. When we built our garden, I had a huge piece of sandstone, and we could not get it out of the path so we built the path around it. It is now one of my favorite things.~~Dee
Terrific!! And what an ordeal! It’s absolutely stunning and mysterious and beautiful. Good job!!
Kathleen Rice
Glad you’d already earmarked it’s resting place – dragging something that size around the garden trying to find ‘the right spot’ could’ve become farcical. (But why would I ever think you’d do otherwise?) xxx
True! The place seemed obvious though, as if it was waiting for it.
Great feeing when symbiosis happens đ
Wow, Anne, this looks to be a saga with a happy ending. Love how it is looking so far, can’t wait for the next installment.
O, worth so much from you -thank you! Last bit coming soon… XXXxx
What a lovely story with a very happy ending. Can’t wait to see it for real next year.
And, you’ll get to see the finished version….
Oh my goodness, what a job; excitedly awaiting post re next instalment!
Coming soon….
Almost found myself holding my breath through that post! Brilliant to see the installation process Anne – the perfect feature in the perfect spot. Well done to all involved! đ
Thanks – it was hair raising in parts. It will be a surprise to everyone, Libby, as it doesn’t appear on your wonderful plan.