There are rocks in New England

I decided a week or two ago that we should have a vegetable garden. I like the idea of growing fresh vegetables and some berries.

We picked out a place in back yard that would be good for a garden. Then, I got the kids out and started digging up the grass. After a few minutes, we ran into a pretty good sized rock and dug it out (see above).

After working some more, my shovel hit another rock - a bigger one.


The second rock was so heavy that we had to roll it. I explained to my kids that the rock walls in New England were built by farmers who dug up rocks and had to put them somewhere.

Then, my shovel hit another one. I tried to dig around it but couldn't. We decided to stop digging up sod and focus on digging out the big rock.

After some effort, we discovered that it is actually a granite slab similar to the ones used for our home's foundation (we have an old home). I think this slab is from the foundation of an old barn.

I guess I'll be asking some friends to come over to help me get it out of the ground.