Seasonal Change of Pace

For those weary of the snow and ice (how can that be, I ask you?!), here is a change of venue, starring that Spouse o' Mine, the same one who starred in yesterday's XC Ski and Snowshoe Frolic.

These are a few of the 100+ pyramids found in Egypt. Some people are only aware of the three largest, shown in this photograph, also known as the Great Pyramids, or Great Pyramids of Giza, or, simply, Giza.

That Spouse o' Mine and I used to live a hop, skip, and a jump from these desert skyscrapers.

If you look at the tippy-top of this pyramid, you see that it is "topped" with stone which is different from the rest of the structure. That "topping" is granite. Granite used to be the "siding" for the pyramids, like a smooth 45º angle of granite kitchen countertop, if you will. But through the years, decades, centuries, human scavengers took the granite off for their own purposes. What was left was the building blocks of stone, carved by hand, hauled miles from their origin, and mathematically and miraculously (those two are synonymous in my lingo) placed atop each other, and made to last, seemingly, forever.


Here is a photo of that Spouse o' Mine, sitting on one of those blocks of stone; can you believe they are so large? He is sitting on the bottom level of stone. Now, scroll back up and compare and contrast.
Now, go back to the snow and ice, and thank your lucky stars that you have not experienced khamsiin: 50 days of Springtime wind and sandstorm. (Nothing worse than going out and finding the paint on your car sandblasted...)