Flowers everywhere in this country. Even in the stone walls, which always remind us of the dry stane dykes in Scotland, although they’re not the same. The ones in Scotland are tributes to an ancient craft, a craft that’s being revived like roof thatching in England. And dry stane dykes really are made of dry stones. No mortar at all, just perfectly fitted. A dry stone dyke properly constructed and maintained can last for over a hundred years. Some in Orkney - a place still on my bucket list - are over four thousand years old.
Canada not quite competitive with Orkney but does have dry stone walls over two hundred years old, The lack of cement or mortar actually an asset as the craft allows for minuscule movement without the stones breaking apart.
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