Ancient Earthworks at Mounds State Park, Anderson, IN

We went "mounding" today in Anderson and saw some Adena-Hopewell earthworks which has been on my list of things to do since... oh say about the time I moved here. There are ten earthworks in the park and we managed to see half of them with the intention of returning in the not so distant future to finish the list.



I was thoroughly amazed by the Great Mound (160 BC) which piqued my interest in seeing the Serpent Mound in Ohio. I always remember that Maya Lin was inspired by these locations especially evident in her "Storm King Wave Field" below.



It is impossible to photograph these locations well and the experience of walking around the entire mound takes the place of a still image. With something this old, I began to wonder about the ages of the trees around me which led to an entirely different topic... how appropriate is it to mow a mound?



It was a peaceful experience until my i-Phone made the sound of a glass pinging loudly. Hannah then reminded me that the silence button actually worked on this one (a fact that hasn't sunk in yet) and we were then able to visit the place without more technological interruptions.

Oh doughnuts...

I haven't separated myself from my new phone yet today. The new camera is quite adequate although this is a slightly pixelated representation. Thank you Li for the early birthday present! These are my new salt and pepper shakers to replace the kitten decapitated Martian women that I've had for far too long. Fake desserts and Jacinda are officially synonymous.

Working on the next round of postcards this weekend. Only two more fake cake floats to go!

Tired of all those crappy iPhone photos JR takes for this blog?

After two hours of standing in line at the Apple store, the problem is solved! (it even has a flash**)! Thanks to Hannah for taking the photograph and patiently waiting for me and missing our first choice movie (second choice = Inception).