We Need More "Guiding" by sunnygreenwood

We Need More "Guiding"

Here's another pic of some inuksuks. In this case, they're not so much guiding the way, as advertising the amazing stones and imagination of this particular company/quarry. There may have been just a little fence and gate negotiation involved here ... I can't remember.

Here's a copy/paste of the info from a previous pic of an inukshuk: "This is an Inuksuk (pronounced In-OOK-Shook). It means "to act in the capacity of a person”. It is a spiritual, sacred and directional figure built with natural stones, deeply rooted in the Inuit (Arctic native) culture originally for the purposes of communication and survival. The traditional meaning of the Inuksuk is "Someone was here." or "You are on the right path." It had many specific uses, depending on the structure and placement.

In more recent times, it symbolizes strength, fortitude, determination and friendship. It has become a symbol of various organizations and events, including the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver [friendship and welcoming the world] and the Summit of the Americas [friendship and cooperation]."

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Many thanks for dropping by. It's awesome that so many of you appreciate the flower pics. It's been fun showing them off.

ps. I think the bars in the sky are caused by the reduced size of the pic. I didn't edit it except for the crop and name.
It's not quite Easter Island but it is interesting and makes a good photo.
September 21st, 2011  
Impressive. :)
September 21st, 2011  
Gosh, thank you for all that interesting information! And your lovely shot reveals the object of the description - cool! Based on your narrative, I may have to name my next dog "Inuksuk"!
September 21st, 2011  
Cool shot & I like the story, great having somebody next to them just goes to show how enormous they are :)
September 21st, 2011  
Really interesting. :)
September 21st, 2011  
Amazing story. It is really amazing considering the effort ancient people would have expended to do this.
September 21st, 2011  
"In more recent times, it symbolizes strength, fortitude, determination and friendship." I love it!
September 21st, 2011  
Thanks, Anne. Good shot and info.
September 21st, 2011  
i love rocks - this is wonderful
September 21st, 2011  
yes yes yes....we do always need more guiding...great one..love this
September 21st, 2011  
Fabulous find - love this.
September 21st, 2011  
Great story, amazing rocks!
September 21st, 2011  
I love learning about inuksuks, thanks, I have always had a bit of a "thing" for intentionally piled stones, such as various standing stones, seeing stonehenge was a thrill for me ...... actually I am drawn to massive stone structures naturally forming - Capadoccia in Turkey was fab.
Thanks for giving me other stones to enjoy
September 21st, 2011  
Wonderful shot and info!!Thanks for sharing :)
September 21st, 2011  
This is great Anne, tell Barry I said not to lean to hard!!!! ; )
September 21st, 2011  
Very interesting rock formation. Great information in your post too. I enjoy when I learn something along with the photo. As they say, something new every day.
September 21st, 2011  
@beautifulplanet haha, susie, i will. it's not the best pic of him ... i'm guessing no one will magnify ... lol
September 21st, 2011  
Beautiful photo (love the color tone) and wonderful story!!
September 21st, 2011  
cool shot!
September 21st, 2011  
Amazing Capture! Wonderful composition, thanks for sharing! I very much am inspired by the meaning of an Inuksuk!
September 21st, 2011  
How neat. Thanks for sharing that info!
September 21st, 2011  
This is such a pretty shot!!
September 21st, 2011  
great scene, Poppa looks dwarfed by those huge inuksuks
September 21st, 2011  
Great info and a lovely shot :)
September 21st, 2011  
Those are some very cool "inuksuks". And your model gives them perspective.
September 22nd, 2011  
These are amazing. It was good of you to add a person so we can have perspective.
September 22nd, 2011  
Those are so cool!
September 22nd, 2011  
nice shot, anne. the sky looks wonderful! we'll have more of that blue sky but with the cold wind. brrrrr!
September 22nd, 2011  
Awesome pic and information! They are really tall!!!
September 22nd, 2011  
I love stone and rock piles, and even keep a collection on my counter for people to play with while I cook. My mom made a nice "stoneman," as she called it, the last time she came for dinner. This is an awesome photo! It looks and sounds like you had a wonderful time.
September 22nd, 2011  
I love these guys:) As you know, we have a few of them around here in Vancouver. I get those bars on my shots too, even the unedited ones - wonder what causes that?
September 22nd, 2011  
Awesome inukshuks!! Love knowing about them :)
September 22nd, 2011  
nice pica nd notes
September 22nd, 2011  
Great shot!
September 22nd, 2011  
very intersting shot of sculptures
September 22nd, 2011  
Wonderful shot and information.
September 22nd, 2011  
Great picture. The Inuksuks are so interesting looking.
September 22nd, 2011  
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