Kneeling Stone

We set a standing stone yesterday. Well, “standing” might be generous. It barely cleared my belt.

We started with a fairly small stone but at the last minute I decided to trim eighteen inches off the bottom. I was afraid it would overwhelm the wall beside it. As we fixed the straps to set it in place, some doubt crept in. Had we gone too far? But as we lowered it onto the steel pin drilled into the ledge and the stone locked in place with a thud, it looked just right.

When a site calls for scale, there’s something satisfying about moving and setting large stones. It’s intoxicating, which makes it easy to believe bigger is always better. Not every piece needs to announce itself. This stone isn’t the star of the show. It guides visitors into the space without competing for attention.

It’s just enough.