Sometimes you can find works of art in amongst the trees where someone has carved a tree or placed a metal sculpture in the woods so that you are enchanted when you come across it.
What I found today wasn't a sculpture or a carving, but it was still a surprise as it was quite unexpected and I do think that if Mum hadn't pointed it out to me (she'd seen it before) then it is quite likely that I would have walked right past it and not even noticed.
I mean, it looks like this...
But if you look closely, you can see that this log is rather special.
And if you look even closer you can see what those strange looking things are!
Yes. they are coins!! They've been hammered in by some unknown person (or persons!) and left for those people walking down the Lydford Gorge to find. The Lydford Gorge itself is worthy of a Show and Tell all of it's own, so I think that I will leave that one for another time.
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That is really neat. I think it is also the most interesting show and tell i've seen today.
How interesting! Thank you for sharing!
Wow. That is incredible. So subtle, almost looks "natural" like moss or something. My favorite kind of artwork, for sure.
Wow, that is so freakin neat :)
Now, what inspires someone to do that? It gives me chills...
How cool. Until I saw the closeup, I thought it was a bizarre but natural formation.
Kind of like a wishing well for hikers? :0)
That's pretty unique and cool!
Wow. Very interesting.
That is so cool. That is a fantastic photo. Where is the gorge?
I'd love to meet the person who did this.
It reminds me of stories of people who put change in about-to-expire parking meters, just to make the day of a random stranger.
For those of you that are interested, Lydford Gorge is near Tavistock on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon which is in the South West part of the UK.
Cool! So mysterious. There's one near me too, at Hardcastle Crags, FYI - http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-hardcastlecrags
Very interesting, Sam! Thanks for sharing.
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That is SO cool!!
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