You’d think nothing could surprise me in this beautiful city I’ve loved and cherished for years. I thought I’d seen everything, sort of, but a walk along the seawall in False Creek over the weekend really took my breath away. I can’t stop thinking about it. It was twilight, verging on no light at all, when I noticed the strange way the rocky shoreline looked. Kind of… spiky? Sticky-straight-up and pointy. Really hard to see in the dark but it certainly didn’t look  natural. There were literally hundreds of these small rock ‘sculptures’. No one in the know was around to ask so when I got home I immediately went straight for the computer and this is what I found ~

The Times Columnist ran an article about the False Creek Inukshuit a while ago and in that post there’s another terrific video about how Ziggy builds these wonderful structures. He even demonstrates how he balances two large rocks and it’s insane! You have to see it.

The last video I found has the best information about what exactly an Inukshuk is.  Peter Irniq, a cultural activist, tells us that the original purpose of the Inukshuk was for survival: they were built as markers that showed the location of important hunting grounds. An authentic Inukshuk doesn’t have arms, legs or a head. It’s simply a collection of stones piled one on top of another.

I know the Olympics are over and I am going to move on with my life, but I just had to share this one last Olympic related discovery with you all. There, it’s done! I can go back to watching Young and the Restless during the daytime! Woo hoo! (Not to mention getting in some exercise and a bit of housework).
Later All,