Welcome to week 179 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!

After a week of fuzzy logic, images and beings, I thought it might be a good time to turn to something a bit more permanent. So, I cam to think of Stone as a theme, which, to my surprise, I hadn’t used before. Of course, Stone is all around the globe at various levels, as some rise well above the horizon and others are submerged or buried under sand and dirt. There are many ways you can look at Stone, from the shiny and sparkly to the mundane granite pavers. Stone comes in many varieties, so please take on this challenge and find some of your favorite versions. Don’t worry about what Bob Dylan said, as we don’t all have to get stoned!

Have fun with this theme and bring back some cool stones to share with everyone!

Here’s a rather impressive stone fort…

An Chathair Gheal
Going back through the ages

The Cahergall Stone Fort was a rather serendipitous find during our trip to Ireland this year; as we were driving around the Ring of Kerry, I decided to take a little detour, which led us to a local farmer, who was showcasing one of his lambs for people to admire and pet. He also told us about some of the forts that were nearby, so we went to visit them and I was very impressed!

The full rules of this challenge are in TPC Guidelines, but here’s the tl;dr:

  • Write a post with an image for this week’s topic
  • Please tag your post with fpj-photo-challenge (if you’re not sure about how tags work, please check out this WordPress article about tagging posts)
  • Create a pingback link to this post, so that I can create a post showing all of the submissions over the week (note: pingbacks may not appear immediately, as my site is set up to require approval for linking to it; helps against previous bad experiences with spamming)
  • Have fun creating something new (or sharing something old)!!

Turn over a stone or two to find the stone that tickles your creative fancy!

128 responses

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  3. I am afraid we never saw this beauty – but thanks to you, now we have! I chose Ireland too: https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/tuesday-photo-challenge-stone/

    1. Wonderful post!

      1. Thanks! As usual an interesting prompt!

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  6. […] I don’t have any of those problems at the moment.  Knock on wood or stone (‘cuz, if Frank’s prompt fits, use it!).  But when I do have those ailments, I know where to pick some leaves and give the […]

  7. Wow – that’s an impressive stone wall. I wonder how long it took them to build it? Thank you for sharing the photo – I can see why you took an additional detour to get a closer look.

    1. Thank you very much, Shelley! This is a reconstruction of the original fort that was on the location; I would expect that it took a while to build.

      1. You’re welcome – thank you for the additional info on the site!

  8. https://cathscamera.wordpress.com/2019/09/24/set-in-stone/ personally I love a dry stone wall…it’s part of my heritage.

    1. Wonderful post!

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  10. Fabulous fortifications of stone Frank. I was going that way following the prompt but got waylaid again. Hope you like my Stone
    http://bushboy.blog/2019/09/25/stone/

    1. Very cool stone selection, Brian!

      1. Thank you Frank 🙂

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  12. A lovely prompt Frank and County Kerry is so rich with ancient stone huts and fords. Our contribution for this week is here: https://whippetwisdom.com/2019/09/24/tanka-zen-meditation/

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  14. What a beautiful find in Ireland!
    I’m sharing here another find, from Ethiopia, an area which may well have seen the first of us all,
    https://naamayehuda.com/2019/09/24/the-strength-of-stone/
    Na’ama

    1. Fantastic description of the power of stone, Na’ama!

      1. Glad you liked it, Frank! 🙂

  15. Lovely place, I think we visited this stonefort when took our road trip round Ireland a couple of years ago. Impressive building.

  16. Like this stone work …somewhere in the UK? You may choose: the stone stuatue, or the brick grey tower – https://wp.me/p9EWyp-1h0

    1. Thank you very much!

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  19. […] things can only get better! This Tuesday (which it still is, just in Shrawley, 7 minutes left) is Stone. So here it is, […]

  20. I love those Irish forts, this one is a cracker
    Heres my effort, its not a fort but my friend’s house,Rock House http://theministryofshrawleywalks.com/2019/09/24/tuesday-photo-challenge-stone/

    1. Love your view of stone, as it’s both ancient and very organic in nature!

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  23. […] This is is my fifth entry for the Tuesday Photo Challenge. This week’s theme is stone. Here’s a link to Frank’s blog https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2019/09/24/tuesday-photo-challenge-stone/ […]

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  25. […] But all this was outshone by the mosaic above the pillar, with its large fields of gold. This is stone on fire, heady, breathtaking; quite the opposite of stone cold […]

  26. I’ll have to make a trip to Ireland sometime; meanwhile it is good to have your photos to inspire a trip

    1. Thank you! Your post is stunning!

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  30. Tranature - quiet moments in nature Avatar
    Tranature – quiet moments in nature

    Hello again Frank, our nature contribution for this lovely challenge is here: https://tranature.com/2019/09/25/haiku-mountain-stream/

    1. Another amazing set of posts, Xenia! Love what you do in your poetry as well!

      1. Tranature - quiet moments in nature Avatar
        Tranature – quiet moments in nature

        Thank you so much for your kind words dear Frank! 🙂🙋‍♀️

  31. […] Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge:  Stone […]

  32. I’m always amazed how structures built so long ago hold together so well, Frank!

    1. It is amazing!

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  36. Hi Frank, I love your photo. There isn’t anything ancient like that here.
    I went with stones in their natural setting this week.
    https://ceenphotography.com/2019/09/25/tuesday-photo-challenge-stone/

    1. Thank you, Cee! Another great post from you as well!

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  38. Very nicely photographed the historic The Cahergall Stone Fort!
    Here is my contribution with another historic stone built site from the Mayan time:
    http://www.travelways.com/tulum-mayan-ruins/

    1. Your post really makes me want to visit the Tulum Maya ruins! They look amazing!

      1. Thank you Frank! All Mayan sites are very interesting, but this is special being on the water. Wait to see my next post on Chichen Itza though. Maybe you will have a theme on history… 😀

      2. That’s a great idea for a theme!!

      3. I just checked and I did use History as a theme in the past (July 2017); I’ll have to think of a different approach to get there!

      4. Nothing wrong with that… there can be variations to the theme, and there are always new participants. Even the older ones have for sure something new to show for an already used theme…

  39. […] Tuesday Photo Challenge: 179-Stone […]

  40. […] This is my contribution to the Tuesday Photo Challenge – Stone. […]

    1. You rocked this one, David!

  41. […] Week 179 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge is STONE (“Turn to something a bit more permanent.”) […]

  42. Another interesting photo challenge.

    I tried to find photos that deliver a sense of the environment and/or history.

    https://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2019/09/25/tuesday-photo-challenge-stone/

    1. Your photos really show off the capability of stone!

      1. Thank you! Stone is . . . monumental.

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    1. Another great one, Russell!

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  46. Have not been to Ireland. Hope to go one day. Here is mine for this week https://travel-with-tech.blog/2019/09/26/the-stone-walls-of-holyrood-palace/

      1. Thanks a lot!

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  48. Frank, once again … interesting topic. I visited this many many years ago … when I lived just outside Dublin. Those days we had a film in our camera … Lived in Northern Ireland too, 10 years .. and from day one I have said that Ireland is the place you want to return to before you even have left. Thanks for bringing me back. https://wp.me/p293Pw-i3k

    1. That’s a fantastic post, Viveka! Ireland truly is an amazing country, and between it and Scotland I could stay in either forever!

  49. Amazing what you can do with stone if you know what you’re ding! Great fort.
    Took me a while to get round to posting, but as soon as I saw your theme I knew it had to be a photo I took recently where a stone is the main subject. https://travelwithintent.com/2019/09/26/rock-and-stone/

    1. Wow! what a great shot, Debbie! The warmth and depth work so well. Now I need to visit the Shetlands!

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    1. Love the art that is in your post!

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  52. I bet that fort was really impressive when still standing 😁

    1. They are simple, but extremely powerful to behold; I expect that they served their purpose rather well!

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    1. Great wedding photography shot!!

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  55. […] far. Feel free to leave and comment below. This photo has been added to Tuesday Photo Challenge, Stone. If you are like me and enjoy looking at stones, there is a camera installed at Stonehenge, I find […]

  56. Hello Frank, I thought it would be fun to not only fun to respond with stone but stone in Ireland:https://wp.me/p2owKx-1g3
    I like your image a lot, mine is a bit more sombre. Thanks for the challenge!
    Cheers, Amy

    1. Love how you take us through your entire process, Amy!

      1. Thanks very much, it was an interesting exercise to write it all out.

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  59. […] after going out with camera in hand in search of a picture of a stone for this week’s Tuesday photo challenge did I remember these stone structures in a park attached to a church I once served as an Interim […]

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  61. […] Inspired by Frank at Dutch Goes the Photo: Stone […]

  62. Great topic! No rolling stones here. Or Rolling Stones either.
    🙂
    http://oneletterup.com/2019/09/28/stone

    1. Great stone selection!

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  67. Awesome!

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  69. Beautiful. Stones have a unique beauty.

  70. This was lovvely to read

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