Stone: Only Grinding the Side to Be Stepped On

A natural stone used as a stepping stone. Its overall shape is entirely natural—irregular contours, weathered uneven surface, mineral stratification and speckles, with a color of dark gray with brown. Only the upward-facing side, meant for stepping on, has been polished smooth, forming a smooth and slightly concave area with an irregular curved boundary, creating a clear contrast with the surrounding rough, original surface. Most of the stone is buried in the soil, with only about ten centimeters exposed. It is surrounded by gravel and moss. There are two other similarly treated stones nearby, differing in size and shape, with irregular spacing. Light comes diagonally from the side, making the contrast between the rough surface's unevenness and the polished surface's luster most apparent. Avoid: polishing the entire stone, using cut stones of regular shapes, making the stones the same size, placing the stones entirely on the ground without burying them.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一塊作為踏石的自然石頭。它的整體形狀完全是天然的——不規則的輪廓、風化的凹凸表面、礦物的層理與斑點,顏色是深灰帶褐。只有朝上要踩的那一面被磨平了,形成一塊光滑而略微下凹的區域,邊界是不規則的曲線,與周圍粗糙的原始面形成清楚的對比。石頭大部分埋在土中,只露出約十公分。周圍是碎石與苔蘚。旁邊還有兩塊同樣處理的石頭,大小與形狀都不同,間距不規則。光從側面斜射,讓粗糙面的凹凸與磨平面的光澤差異最明顯。避免:把整塊石頭磨平、使用切割成規則形狀的石材、讓幾塊石頭大小相同、把石頭完全放在地面上不埋入。