We had friends from Indiana visiting here last weekend and I received a gift of some painted rocks from one of my bosom buddies. I love them! She advised that most of these can be left around town, but two of them she painted especially for me, so those will stay here.
Have you heard about the painted rock trend? Of course you have! I’m usually the last one to notice or find out about something, but just in case there are one or two of you even further behind than I am on the cultural trends, here’s the scoop:
Rock painting “hide and seek” started in 2016 in Albany, Georgia, and has spread from there. It’s pretty simple: paint a rock and leave it somewhere where it can be seen so that others can enjoy it, keep it or re-hide it. There are many groups on Facebook that represent a certain city or region. If you’re interested, you can start out on FB with a search of “(Your City or County) Rocks.”
We actually had noticed some painted rocks in our neighborhood over the last 6 months and I thought it was delightful. I just didn’t realize that it was a Thing. Some people just call it “Painted Rocks.” Other names for it are “Kindness Rocks,” “Traveling Rocks,” and “Rocks of Love.”
National parks and monuments won’t let you leave them there, but I’ve seen them sometimes in our state parks. Use non-toxic paints and make sure you put a sealer coat on the rocks so the paint doesn’t chip off or get ruined out in the elements.
You can write something on the back like “Keep or re-hide.” If you belong to a rock group, you can label it “mark me found in “(Your City) Rocks” on FB.
I plan to bring a few of mine on our next hikes so I can share the love.
I’ll probably delete this in the morning.
Lynniebeemuseoday 