Another Stoney Evening...

I learned a lot while I was there. Dave works big. Big heavy rocks that go high. If you want to make a staircase, start at the bottom. When making big arches on your own, stack logs underneath and then remove them. Make sure they're smooth and straight. Lots of stuff like that. I also came to realize that, at this point, at least, Dave and I have some differences in style and theory. Dave will build a big beautiful stack and if it falls he wants to reuse the same rocks in the rebuild. I like to move them around. My stacks are smaller and are more delicate. A lot of this stems, I think, from the fact that he has infinitely more stone and space than I do. He also has no aversion to moving rocks all over town. I like to take them from a site, bring them home, and deal with them. Again, I think it has to do with availability.