This picture shows the radical difference between the blue-tinted St. Louis layer of limestone that lies over the top of the buff Salem Limestone layer that yeilds the tight-grained Indiana Limestone. The St. louis layer is full of cracks and seams, and is only good for gravel.
It's difficult to get a perspective on the scale of their operation. From this hill top, you can see about a 100 acres filled with quarry blocks and cut stone.
There is a huge selection of quarry blocks - row after row. I wanted to find 40,000 lbs of stone to make up a semi load. I was overwhelmed with choices, as it's all good stone.
While I searched the stacks for stone to buy, Meg photographed this strange stone. Petrified Sliced Bread?
This 24,000 lb. piece is 1 of 2 blocks that I found.
The next day, we received the granite bases for the Home of the Innocents project.
There was this ring around the sun, while we unloaded the stones.
It was late Saturday afternoon, before we finished attaching the 6 plaques and the 2 bronze sculptures.
I was in the mood to party! - and conveniently...Steve McMillen was hosting a Halloween bash across the road. About 20 Jack-o-lanterns led the way to the bonfire.
Thor made an appearance. Hopefully, I can get better pictures of the other guest, like Pope John, Captain Jack Sparrow, and so many strange and wonderful creatures.
Things got weird...(let's do it again!)
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