It was great fun last summer watching for painted rocks as you walked down to the lake or stopped by the laundry room or the mailboxes. Whoever the artist is, they are endlessly inventive using cute slogans or fun designs on the rocks.
Here are a few that I’ve spotted already this summer, but I bet there are more lurking out there.
If you found a painted rock last summer, you can join in the fun by placing it somewhere to surprise other folks. Maybe you are inspired to try painting some rocks yourself.
There are no rules to the rock game. You can paint rocks and place them around for others to enjoy or keep them in your own yard for yourself.
For rock finders, you have multiple choices:
- admire the rock and leave it where you found it
- move the rock to a new location to surprise others
- take the rock home for a while to enjoy as a paperweight or garden ornament
- put the rock in the yard of a friend to delight them
- photograph the rock and put it online for more people to see
There’s even a Facebook group where people go to post photos of painted rocks they discover. It’s called NH Rocks and has over 4,000 members sharing their photos of rocks.
I'm a retired librarian...photographer, online content creator, genealogist, political activist, and writer. My passion is convincing people to preserve their family history and to write about their childhood memories.
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