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  • Sinking Rocks

    Trigger warning: trypophobia fuel.

    Spotted on the walking path near the Vassar College golf course:

    Sinking Stones - A
    Sinking Stones – A

    They’re everywhere:

    Sinking Stones - B
    Sinking Stones – B

    I think the path surface rises as it freezes, then the stones sink into the loosened soil as they warm up. Other parts of the path, generally having more loam / mulch / organic material than mud & pebbles, have an obviously raised / porous / crunchy texture on bitterly cold (by my standards) days.

    Surely, someone can pull a PhD thesis from similar observations …