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After the response to my posts about nature cure, and the conversation they opened about the myths surrounding it, I wanted to reshare this deeply personal piece.

It’s about choosing permanence over performance. About the profound impact drystone walling and physical labour had on my relationship with my body and male desire.

This essay is adapted from my book Drystone – A Life Rebuilt.

https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/what-i-build-will-outlast-every-man-who-ever-wanted-me

#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Essay #Scotland #Drystone #Women #News #UK

Added @kristiedegaris book #Drystone to the hotel’s library for more people to read.

#zafiro #hotel #canpicafort #mallorca

Kristie’s Drystone bookends a row of summer readings other guests have left. Browsing the other books, I think, Kristie’s physical a lightweight among them, but emotionally … not so!

Let's get started! 🤩 #drystone #aliferebuilt @kristiedegaris

Wooden bench on stone pillars in front of a drystone wall. On the bench is the new book “Drystone - A Life Rebuilt” by author Kristie De Garis.

@kdawson @kristiedegaris @kimlockhartga Now listed on Amazon in the USA. I'm off to preorder at my local bookstore #MendocinoBookCompany today. #Drystone

@LynMhairi Mastodon has some drystone hashtags and some tools to share questions across the Mastodon universe. Hashtag guesses include #askfedi, #drystack, #drystone

#Stone Buildings #drystone how bad do people think this is in terms of repairing it ? ,is it a take that bit of wall down kind of bad or a fixable with some cement and wood kind of bad ? it looks like it might be drystone walling to me ? ythe building doesnt need to be perfect just safe and watertight

a drystone type walled building i window areas in poor condition

Just finished this 5-metre-long drystone seating area on the banks of a loch.

It stands about 1.5m tall and will hold a single piece of oak across the three protruding stones to form a bench.

The idea was to create something rooted in the land, not just placed on it. Sheltered, steady, and quietly purposeful. A place to pause and reflect.

Built by hand, no mortar, just time, attention, and stone. All materials sourced locally.

#Drystone #Craft #Scotland #Sustainable #Environment #Nature

A head-on shot of the finished drystone wall, showing the full arch and the even, tight stonework. The three large protruding stones, meant to hold a bench, are clearly visible. Behind, a stand of thin trees in early leaf frames the scene.

A close, angled view of the wall from the right-hand side. The depth of the wall and the precise fit of the stones are visible. The three bench supports jut out confidently, and the coping stones curve cleanly along the top edge.

A wide view of a newly built drystone wall, recessed into a grassy bank with a light woodland backdrop. The wall features a curved arch of upright coping stones along the top and three protruding flat stones spaced across the middle, intended to support a bench. Earth around the wall is still rough from the recent build.

Received 21.7 tonnes of rocks for dry stone walls, an “amphitheatre”, and other projects in the garden. Wish me luck.

5 more tonnes are missing, but will join the party soon.

#garden #DryStone

I just want to be the kind of woman who posts a photo of a drystone wall (that she built), then a picture of a bird, then a thirst trap, you know?

🤣💪🏾👌🏽

#ThatKindOfWoman #Scotland #Books #Nature #Writing #Drystone #Photography #Women

A close-up black and white photograph of a drystone wall mid-construction. Neatly stacked layers of stone interlock without mortar. Dust and scattered stones lie at the base, with string lines and tools visible.

A small bird, possibly a chaffinch, perched on a mossy bare tree branch against a vivid blue sky. Thin branches frame the bird, and the photo captures a quiet, crisp moment in nature.

A woman sitting outdoors in sunlight, wearing a blue tank top and work trousers. Her face is partially out of frame, capturing her chin and mouth, with blue sky and trees behind her.

Mucking about, kenmare and back home over the caha pass. Glorious soul food.
#drystone #stoneuponastone #standingstone #westcork #westkerry

A standing stone on a dry tussocky landscape.

An old ruined building up in the mountains, it said no when I asked if I could go inside so I stayed out here and took my little pics. Beautiful dry stone wall, rusting corrugated iron roof peeling off and dry tussocky hills.

Me (right) and my sis posing in front of gortagas stone, a precarious balancing stone left by melting glaciers, in the shape of a mushroom. Blue skies and sunshine, we're delighted with ourselves for finding it.

A photo of a standing stone in the foreground and a ruined cottage in the background, up a tussocky mountaintop.

A lovely example of a less complex multicellular sheepfold ('buarth' or 'corlan' in Welsh) in the Denbigh Moors yesterday.

The fold is likely 18-19th century and primarily intended for washing. This one has a (probably) slightly later dam with a portal to seal water behind at washing time.

#farming #sheep #heritage #walls #drystone

A drystone multicellular washing fold as seen from a low drone. A stream runs immediately past it and was able to be dammed by means of a wall with a portal and iron runners.

Long day. Tired, HOT, (what is this weather? (Not complaining!)) ready to wash the stone grit from my eyes, nose, mouth, armpits, between my toes...you get the idea.

But the wall is looking great. And back to it tomorrow. Every stone placed by hand.

#Craft #Drystone #Scotland #Sustainable #Nature

A black and white photograph of a drystone wall, partially built, in the bright sun.

Back to drystone after a break. And it's not a bad view from the banker*. I have my Merlin Bird App on and a pair of binoculars nearby. Dreamy, really.

*A sturdy, tall table where we shape stone.

#Scotland #Drystone #Birds #Loch #Craft #Outdoors

A colour photograph of a loch in the sun. The loch surface is very still. On the shore, we see a large table with tools on it. Across the loch, there is a hill covered in trees.

As a small way to say thank you for all the support for my book 'Drystone - A Life Rebuilt', I’ve made a free, downloadable, and (if I do say so myself) beautiful drystone guide. Read more below and share far and wide!

https://kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/i-walked-so-you-could-run-free-drystone-walling-guide-download-now/

#Scotland #Writing #Photography #Drystone #Craft #HowTo

2×4(ツーバイフォー)工法壁パネル製作から壁パネルが起き上がるまで

https://www.umifani.com/2x4%e3%83%84%e3%83%bc%e3%83%90%e3%82%a4%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%83%bc%e5%b7%a5%e6%b3%95-%e5%a3%81%e3%83%91%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab%e8%a3%bd%e4%bd%9c%e3%81%8b%e3%82%89%e5%a3%81%e3%83%91%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab/?feed_id=7287&_unique_id=67bef95a7db16&Mastodon

#壁パネル #スタッド #間柱 #役物 #合わせ柱 #まぐさ #DryStone #高断熱・高気密住宅のハリマハウス #atsushiimoto #PrefabricatedBuildingIndustry #wall #木造枠組壁構法 #２×４工法 #ツーバイフォー工法 #家具デザイン研究室 #家具デザイン研究室 #壁パネル #スタッド #間柱 #役物 #合わせ柱 #まぐさ #Dr...

@Ivor. The sandstone faces with the healthiest orange lichen are original. That’s difficult to match and blend. It will a dry stone art project in the river for you. #drystone, #getoutside.

@Ivor. I see. The photograph and alt text describe the issues well. Thank you. I did not realize the wall is built right on bedrock in this case. #drystone, #getoutside.

@Ivor The underpinning process sounds like removing wall blocks to the bottom course to improve the foundation. Can you share more about underpinning? #getoutside, #drystone.

Is a wall still dry stone if it hosts so much greenery?

#photography #drystone

A few meters of dry stone wall, the middle is in bright sunlight, tree shadows at the edges make a sort of frame. The background is a blue sky with a few clouds. Many green plants, small and big, grow out of the upper part of the wall.

Great Zimbabwe
Location: Zimbabwe (Masvingo Province)
Year: 1250
Function: Public Facilities
Elements: Wall
Status: Built

"Great Zimbabwe is a ruined City located in the southeastern hills of Zimbabwe and the province of Masvingo. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe and ...."

https://hiddenarchitecture.net/great-zimbabwe/

#africa #monument #zimbabwe #masvingo #architecture #Sahara #drystone #stonewall #kingdom #castle #archeology #safari #africanart #greatzimbabwe #hiddenarchitecture #walledcity

#drystone

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