11 February 2018 – Rocks can talk. And make magic. We discover the magic, rok by rok.
We’re partway along the Arbutus Greenway Corridor — an otherwise unprepossessing stretch one must add, between Nanton Rd. and Quilchena Park.
See what I mean?
But look again. See. See the long line of rainbow rocks. Thank the grade 2 students of York House School, and all the people who helped them.
We bend our heads, crouch to read.
The Corridor runs just east of Arbutus Street, repurposing a disused CPR line for some 8.5 kilometres or so …
from Fir St. & W 6th Av. near False Creek, to just south of W 7oth, near the Fraser River.
We start at the False Creek end, work our way south to W 70th, lingering in this stretch with the rocks.
Don’t see, or hear, a stellar jay. But when you do, oh, they are wonderful.
Imagine how much stronger a sense of community those children have, thanks to this project.
It’s reflected in their rocks.
Some add pictures …
or mix their languages, comfortably at ease …
and they all, rock by rock, move the rest of us to action.
Yes, nature is waiting for us. All around us. Farther south we come across another stretch of community gardens.
At first with silent sentinels …
but then with cheerful real-live gardeners, out removing winter mulch, preparing the soil, doing all those tidy-up-get-ready steps of early spring.
And we get an answer to the question posed earlier by one of the rocks.
The answer — the winter-time answer at least — is: Brussels sprouts and kale.
morselsandscraps
/ 11 February 2018What an inspired idea, and what thoughtful rocks. You’ve paid them due tribute. Oh, and I love Mr Rakehead.
icelandpenny
/ 11 February 2018It is really very charming — and so simple, too. Any group of schoolchildren could do it anywhere. I like good ideas that can be widely adapted and copied. Glad you liked it — and Mr Rakehead!
simpletravelourway
/ 11 February 2018Oh my! Those are so wonderful! Yes, we hope others try it (and not just kids!).
Mary C
/ 12 February 2018What wonderful rocks!
Richard Schulte
/ 14 February 2018What to plant? Small rocks, like a row of seeds…