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Inukshuk

© August '09   photo by smck
Driving home from St. Peters, I did my usual drive the road along the shore in L'Ardoise and as I turned to parallel Chapel Cove I espied this stone man - who seemed in good welcoming spirits.  

[Received one welcome comment from Shamik which gave me the Inuit name for Mr. Stone Man and the link I quote below - so I have now retitled this posting more informatively.  Thanks] 

'The mysterious stone figures known as inuksuit can be found throughout the circumpolar world. Inukshuk, the singular of inuksuit, means "in the likeness of a human" in the Inuit language. They are monuments made of unworked stones that are used by the Inuit for communication and survival. The traditional meaning of the inukshuk is "Someone was here" or "You are on the right path." - an excerpt from -  http://www.inukshukgallery.com/inukshuk.html
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  1. shamikTuesday, 12 June, 2012

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  2. shamikTuesday, 12 June, 2012

    The stone man aka Inukshuk has a few different meanings but the traditional and most commonly used is ''you're on the right path''

    http://www.inukshukgallery.com/inukshuk.html

    (you will find another one very very close to your summer home!) lol

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  3. NorvellHimselfWednesday, 06 February, 2013

    - and a lovely 'right path' it was

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