Friday, May 9, 2008

Meet BUBBLE's !
Bubbles is an Inuksuk built by my brother Mike (Corey on the left) and his friend Andrew (Trevor on the right) of course that makes Bubbles center - in my side yard this spring. The rocks were excavated from our bank 2 years ago just waiting for a plan. We are all very pleased with Bubbles. I can lay in bed and look out the window and see him. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside...

From Wikipedia for those of you who are curious...

An inuksuk (plural inuksuit)is a man-made stone landmark or cairn, used by the Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America, from Alaska to Greenland. This region, above the Arctic Circle, is dominated by the tundra biome, containing areas with few natural landmarksThe inuksuk may have been used for navigation, as a point of reference, a marker for hunting grounds, or as a food cache. The Inupiat in northern Alaska used inuksuit to assist in the herding of caribou into contained areas for slaughter.[5] Inuksuit vary in shape and size, with deep roots in the Inuit culture. Historically the most common type of inuksuit are a single stone positioned in an upright manner. An inuksuk is often confused with an inunnguaq, a cairn representing a human figure. And there is some debate that the appearance of human or cross shaped cairns didn't develop in the Inuit culture until the arrival of European missionaries and explorers.

BUBBLE's is also the name of my favorite TV character...

Also seen here in the middle...http://www.trailerparkboys.com/