My brother Matt gave me this little kit for my 60th birthday last summer. I waited until the Winter Solstice to build it.

It is small. The tiles in the photo above are 4 inch squares.

But it looked great and very realistic.

And most important of all: when the sun rose over the patio cover it shone directly onto the gap between two of the stones. Proving once again the amazing astronomical skill and knowledge of the “henge builders” ancient and modern.

At dawn on the 21st of December while we were building this henge we danced and joked and generally lacked gravitas. As a result of our impiety that afternoon a furious wind blew and henge was destroyed. Most of the stones ended up in the bushes but some went into the neighbors swimming pool. Perhaps they will be discovered by future generations who will attempt to understand the ancient mysteries of the henge. Or not.

Moral of the story: Build your henges with bigger stones!