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32FOCUS-MARCH2013AsIslowlymademywayaroundtheperimeterIbecameconsumedbythehistoryoftheoriginofStonehenge.The17BlueStoneseachweighinginexcessoftwentytonscamefromWalesabout380kilometresaway.TwotheoriesabouttheirtransportationexistoneisthestoneswererolledonlogsinsimilarfashiontotheMoaiofEasterIsland.Thesecondsuggestedtheyusedatboardscoveredinanimalgrease.Thelattertheorywassuccessfullyrepeatedin1995byateamof100workersusinga40tonslab.Thereareover900stonecirclesinBritainbutStonehengeiscertainlythemostpopularandeasilyaccessible.SurroundedbyacresofbrightyellowRapeseedrollinghillsandhundredsofsheepthereislittleotherthantheroadwhichappearstohavechangedsincetheconstructionofthesitearound3000BC.ittook1600yearstobuild.WasStonehengeanastronomicalobser-vatoryProbablynot.WasitaDruidtemplecompletewithsacricesandblood-curdlingceremoniesSorrynoastheDruidsCelticpriestswerenotduetotheareaforanother1500years.WhatwasitthenStonehengewasprobablyamultipurposeceremonialcentrerelatingtofertilitydeathandrebirth.Oneofthefascinationswehavewiththesiteisthatwereallydonotknowbuthalfthefunisthespeculation.Imustadmitthe9metrestonesseemedsmallerthanIrecollectedbutat9metres30feetarequiteoverpoweringandverymes-merising.AllinallIwasgladImadethestop.ThevisitwasveryworthwhileandbroughtmeclosertothehistoryofthepeopleofEngland.ItalsogavemeanewrespectforalltheworkBillLishmanputintohisicereproductionofStonehengeonLakeScugogafewyearsago.PerhapshehadhelpfromthemysticalDruidsofPortPerry.Thegiantmonolithsstanduptoninemetreshigh.ScugogphotographerJonathanvanBilsenwillpresentanexhibitionofhisphotographyattheLindsayArtGallery.AnopeningreceptionwillbeheldonMarch28from7-9p.m.Havingtravelledto86countriesJonathanscollectionofphotographsnumberinthethousands.Forthisuniqueexhibi-tionthirtyofhisnestimageshavebeenprintedonMonetcanvasandwillbeondisplay.TheexhibitAWorldofParadoxwillbeondisplayattheLindsayArtGallery190KentStreetLindsayOntariofromMarch26toApril20.JonathanstravelcolumncalledTraveloncanbereadeachmonthinFocusonScugogmagazine.PresentingAWorldofParadox158CasimirSt.PortPerry905-985-2268virginia.frewclarkemarlintravel.caTICO4577532TryTransattoLondonbeforeyouenjoyyourcruiseorcoachtourDailyightstoGatwickClubClassContinuedfrompage31