Rock Walls

One of my favorite things about Connecticut is the rock walls.  Apparently, hundreds of years ago, instead of building fences to separate properties, people built rock walls.  Because Connecticut is such a rocky place, I don’t imagine they had to have a business come in and bring them rocks to use.  I think they had so many rocks on the property, they figured, might as well make use of them.  The result?  Beautiful walls around everyone’s property.  

People that have dogs, either have electric fences, or train their dogs to stay in their yard.  I will say, yards are much different in Connecticut.  Houses aren’t built on top of each other.  Instead of having 150 houses in a subdivision, you have 15 houses on a street...all taking up about two acres of land each.  The yards are beautiful, and our street backs up to the woods on both sides.  So if you are standing in any of our neighbors homes, you would look out the backyard straight into woods.  

This is my street.

This is my home.

I with Chief and Little Man in Connecticut a few weeks ago, and we had a blast riding the four-wheelers in the woods behind the house.  There are paths cut out, and we can ride all over the place back there.  It is an absolute exhilarating experience, and makes me feel like a kid again.  We always ride over to the orchard, picture below.

I feel for just a quick moment that I am in Italy, looking over hundreds of acres of grapevines.  Again, something Connecticut has over Texas...BEAUTY.  I’m lucky I don’t have to go anywhere to see it.  

Back to the rock walls.  I have taken pictures within a few miles of my home of rock walls that I especially love.  Here they are, hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Aren't they beautiful??