I felt I had to revisit the Avebury photographs as the more I poured over them the more individual character they had, each standing (or in this case leaning over) with pride. For 6000 years they have endured so I think they deserve a little more attention.
It's kind of hard to get your head around the construction of this place all those millenia ago. Why? What on earth possesed them to do it? Nobody knows but they still evoke an almost mystical vibe when stood amongst them.
I love places like this not only because they are pretty awesome to behold but also because they fire the imagination. Thoughts begin to run deep as you imagine the timescale, the size weight and logistics involved to create something like this 6000 years ago.
and then your mind wanders down all kinds of corridors opening up areas of thought previously untouched.
Each stone also so huge when beheld individually and yet it is only one small part of a larger plan. When viewed from the sky the once huge stone suddenly takes on a different role as part of a larger collective. Strong alone and yet more powerful when part of the larger plan. Like us really when you think of it. We have the capacity to be strong individually but our purpose is so much more powerful when part of a larger collective.
The leaning stone I have pointed out with the white arrow to give a little perspective.
