PhotoHunt - rocks

The beaches around where I live tend to be more of the rocky,

or pebbly, type than the sandy type.

Not exactly great for laying out on
but great for being creative.

An INUKSHUK on the shores of Lake Ontario

An Inukshuk (plural inuksuit) is a stone cairn used as a milestone or directional marker by the Inuit of the Canadian Artic. The traditional meaning of the inukshuk is "Someone was here" or "You are on the right path."

It is a symbol with deep roots in the Inuit culture, a directional marker that signifies safety, hope and friendship. It can also be used as navigation. to mark a place of respect or memorial for a beloved person, or to indicate migration routes or places where fish or caribou can be found.

An inukshuk can be small or large, a single rock, several rocks balanced on each other, round boulders or flat. Built from whatever stones are at hand, each one is unique.

Inukshuk have become popular in Southern Canada and can now be seen in various forms outdoors in gardens and patios, and indoors in family rooms and office lobbies. It is also the emblem for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

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