Mulle on millegipärast alati kivid väga meeldinud. Oleksin vist suuteline lõputult kivihunnikutes kive ümber pööramas käima, et vaadata neid värve ja vorme ja erinevaid kujusid. Üks ja seesama kivi võib olla erineva nurga alt ja erinevas valguses vaadatult väga erinev. Olen kive taskus koju tassinud väga palju aastaid, muidugi mõistuse piires. Isikliku aia omandamisega avardusid aga need võimalused tublisti, sest nüüd on ruumi, kuhu neid panna. Kivid ja kujud aias on minu jaoks vältimatud aiakujunduselemendid. Osa kive oli meie aias enne meid, osa on ajapikku juurde tulnud. Kive on toodud meile ka kingituseks. Kõige uhkemad kivid oma aeda saime tuttavatelt, kes olid ostnud maja ühelt kunstnikuhingelt, kes neid sinna ajapikku kogunud oli. Kuna nad ise kivifännid polnud, saime need endale. Olen neile siiani väga-väga tänulik. Kunagi paika pandud kivid aga ajapikku vajuvad, sammalduvad ja jäävad taimede varju. Oleme neid aeg-ajalt vajadusel tõstnud, puhastanud ja ka ümber paigutanud. Siia postitusse tulevadki pildid omapärasematest kividest nii lähedalt vaadatuna kui ajakujundusse paigutatult. Esimene pilt ongi väga iseloomulik meie kivimajandusele: toome kivid, paneme nähtavale kohale ja siis hakkame neile õiget kohta otsima, kus nad olemasolevat aiakujundust toetaksid.

I’ve always really liked rocks for some reason. I think I could go on endlessly turning over stones in rock piles to look at these colors and shapes and different shapes. The same stone can look very different from different angles and in different light. I have carried stones home in my pocket for many years, within reason of course. However, with the acquisition of a personal garden, these possibilities expanded considerably, because now there is space to put them. Stones and statues in the garden are inevitable garden design elements for me. Some stones were in our garden before us, some have been added over time. The stones have also been brought to us as a gift. We got the most beautiful stones for our garden from friends who had bought the house from an artistic soul who had collected them there for a long time. Since they weren’t stone fans themselves, we got them for ourselves. I am still very, very grateful to them. However, the stones that were once placed sink over time, get covered with moss and are overshadowed by plants. We have lifted, cleaned and relocated them from time to time if necessary. This is where the pictures of the more peculiar stones come from, both viewed up close and placed in a garden design. The first picture is very characteristic of our stone economy: we bring the stones, put them in a visible place and then we start looking for the right place for them, where they would support the existing garden design.

Viimastelt piltidelt on näha, kuidas kivid on oma uhke kuju sambla ja taimede varju peitnud ja ootavad puhastamist ning taimekasvu piiramist.

The last pictures show how the stones have hidden their magnificent shape in the shade of moss and plants and are waiting to be cleaned and to limit plant growth.

Suur hulk kive on paigutatud tiigi ümbrusesse, lisa saab vaadata SIIT.

A large number of stones are placed around the pond, you can see more HERE.

Viimastel piltidel olev suur kivi on ere näide, kuidas mingi varasem efekt kaob koos kivi vajumisega. Sellel kivil oli pealuu kujutis, tänaseks on “lõug” maasse vajunud.

The large stone in the last pictures is a vivid example of how some previous effect disappears with the sinking of the stone. This stone had the image of a skull, today the “chin” has sunk into the ground.

Järgmistel piltidel oleval kivil on kujutis, kuidas mees tassib kivi.

The stone in the following pictures shows a man carrying a stone.

Kivid pole mitte ainult ilusad, vaid ka vajalikud. Varem kasutasime neid käiguradadeks, viimasel ajal aga ka suurte põõsaste mahavajunud okste toeks ja niiskuse säilitamiseks maapinnas.

Stones are not only beautiful, but also necessary. In the past, we used them for walkways, but recently also to support fallen branches of large bushes and to preserve moisture in the ground.

Vahelduseks ka mõned pildid kivististega, leitud kodujärves sukeldudes.

For a change, some pictures with fossils, found while diving in the home lake.

Kivid ja kujud aias on väga vaheldusrikkust pakkuvad nii suvises roheluses kui ka talvisel ajal. Kuigi paljud kivid on ise kujude eest, oleme ajapikku soetanud ka mõned teistsugused aiakaunistused, ikka väikese “kiiksuga”.

The stones and statues in the garden offer a lot of variety both in summer greenery and in winter. Although many of the stones are themselves the statues, over time we have also acquired some other garden decorations, still with a little “swing”.

Üks väga ilus kivi, mis pole meie aias, vaid on üles pildistatud metsas.

One very beautiful stone, which is not in our garden, but was photographed in the forest.

Lõpetuseks lihtsalt üks väga ilus pilt kividest.

Finally, just one very beautiful picture of rocks.