Cutting down the summer's screen of iris and fern and phlox, at the Nonnewaug Watch House, the stone serpents that make up the retaining wall in the front of the house are more easily seen.
Below the capstone serpent, I notice two have a white quartz stone at the very end,
and it makes me think, "Rattles."
(The eye:)
If the courses of stones are laid down in a manner that resembles a usually larger snake head and body of stones of diminishing size
- and sometimes a lighter colored stone for a rattle -
then you probably looking at distinguishing characteristics of Indigenous Stonework.
Call it "Serpent Stacking" in your field notes, if you like...
WPA Photo detail (and overlay):
nice post
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