Balanced
Unlikely. Ephemeral. Precarious. Balanced. How did this come to be? It was less than a foot tall, but it stopped me in my tracks.
I saw this little formation on a hike to see the lemniscate (previous post) and was immediately reminded of my paternal grandfather Sidney Mitton and his love of spinning tops. As a youngster, he became proficient with "throwing tops" and even participated in competitions. I remember him showing me how to wind the string around the top and throw it so it landed properly, spinning. He gave me several of his tops when I was a youngster.
Balanced
Unlikely. Ephemeral. Precarious. Balanced. How did this come to be? It was less than a foot tall, but it stopped me in my tracks.
I saw this little formation on a hike to see the lemniscate (previous post) and was immediately reminded of my paternal grandfather Sidney Mitton and his love of spinning tops. As a youngster, he became proficient with "throwing tops" and even participated in competitions. I remember him showing me how to wind the string around the top and throw it so it landed properly, spinning. He gave me several of his tops when I was a youngster.