In Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha are the sole survivors of a flood caused by angry Zeus. Daunted at the prospect of having to repopulate the world, they hear a voice directing them to cast the bones of their mother behind them. Correctly interpreting this riddle, they pick up rocks. Those cast by Deucalion become men, those from Pyrrha, women.
We are rich with rocks--those farmers who came before us made tidy piles of them in the fields to allow for easier plowing and cultivating. Justin has mined those piles, along with picking up rocks everywhere, to make the stone walls that beautify the place.
And every winter and every rain uncover more and more of our Mother's bones.
