Stones ~ The Ultimate Projectile

As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.

Thomas Guthrie

You get my nephews and my sons plus a few little women together by water with a supply of stones, and you have an all-time stone throwing extravaganza. In fact, as you will see in a few of the pictures, water isn't even a requirement. If there were stones, their little arms were swinging. Lots of direction and correction was needed in these times, but get them going in the right way and they had a blast. Even Andrew, Bill and John got into skipping stones, and I will say, I impressed my husband with my own stone skipping skills.

Down in Soldotna at camp, the kids had their first go at throwing stones into Miracle Lake. I love pictures taken into the sun. Don't ask me why, something about those light beams makes things nostalgic.

John is beyond thrilled at himself after his throw.

The next day, again in Miracle Lake.

Seward.
This place is beautiful when the sun is out. The mountains are amazing and the stones are nice and flat for tossing about.

Talkeetna.
 Pop Pops and Emerson throwing stones in the river. Also lots of flat stones here. 

My kids having fun up on a bank where we walked a little ways down from the sand bar.

Andrew having his turn at skipping stones. 

Here at the campground, these two peas in a pod kept very busy filling that bush behind them with stones from the pile.

Up at the lookout all the kids threw stones into the woods. See, no water.

Then a plane flew right over them and the throwing stopped for a brief moment.