A Sacred Spring with Two Cups
The less I say about this location the better. It is in Littleton,
deep in the woods at the end of a path. As you walk you follow the edge
of a swamp, and the verge of the water is continuously outlined by a stone
wall. In the woods behind and to the side are other walls.
Finally the walls all converge at the head of the swamp where a lovely
spring of water goes over a six inch waterfall. The water is cool and astringent.
This site is still in use as a sacred location, because someone
left two green plastic cups, suspended in the tree above the spring, and
the trail ends here (the lower cup is slightly right and above center in
the picture). If you magnify the picture you can see a bald spot in the
moss of one of the rocks left of center. This is where you must step. As
you stand over the spring to drink, other foot positions are outlined in
the moss. If the persons using the spring read this, I hope they will forgive
the intrusion.
Now, as you head back along the trail you notice a stone embrasure,
isolated from other walls. Is this something for practical use: marking
a corner where all other boundaries (we assume) are already marked with
full stone walls? Or is this something else? We do not seek the answer
very strenuously. And return to the car.