ROCK IN! 1908 Postmarked Real Photo Postcard, Branchport, NY primitive dice The wood is a beautiful

The wood is a beautiful warm brown and all the better for the scrapes and scratches--but no splits--all over

All sorts of interesting contexts to hang this one in

And they're beautiful and fun to make patterns and structures with

but I think these just add to its marvelous aura

Gold/brass wire extending from the legs was pierced through the wooden base to make it stand completely sturdy and stable

ROCK IN! 1908 Postmarked Real Photo Postcard, Branchport, NY primitive dice The wood is a beautifulSuch a fun one. I have not done a very deep dive but a quick search pointed me to Frog Rock in Eastford, CT, a glacial boulder painted to resemble a frog in 1881 by state legislator Thomas J. Thurber, who thought its natural shape resembled a squatting frog. This frog painted rock does NOT appear to be that one, but suggests a late 19th early 20th century trend toward painting boulders to resemble frogs, perhaps especially common in Connecticut! And