Fun with Wall-Nuts
St James Church and part of the wall One thing that is very cool about this part of the country is the history. This was one of the first areas in Canada to be settled and there are reminders of this sprinkled around the area. One of these reminders is the occasional use of stone walls – typically around old churches but occasionally in other places as well. I have always found stone walls to be beautiful and the various ways these are put together are an interesting part of the local area history combining many practical aspects – what is it to be used for, what do the stones look like, how many are available, and for we in North America there is a component of the ancestry of the initial settlers of the area as folks tend to transport the methods of old to the new country. I managed to locate a non-profit group interested in Dry Stone walling here in Ontario. These folks are a mix of those passionate about stone walls and tho...