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Stepping Stones (TV Series)
Stepping stone(s) may refer to: * Stepping stones, stones placed to allow pedestrians to cross a watercourse Places * Stepping Stone, Virginia, US, an unincorporated community * Stepping Stones (islands), Antarctic and sub-Antarctic Buildings * Stepping Stones (house), of Bill and Lois Wilson of Alcoholics Anonymous, in Bedford Hills, New York, US * Stepping Stones Light, a lighthouse on Long Island Sound, New York, US * Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, Connecticut, US * "Stepping Stones", home of Jacques Futrelle in Scituate, Massachusetts, US Film and theatre * ''The Stepping Stone'', a 1916 American silent film * Stepping Stones (film), ''Stepping Stones'' (film), a 1931 British musical * Stepping Stones (musical), ''Stepping Stones'' (musical), a 1923 Broadway musical Music Albums * Stepping Stone (album), ''Stepping Stone'' (album) or the title song (see below), by Lari White, 1998 * Stepping Stones (album), ''Stepping Stones'' (album), by Wendy Matthews, 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepping Stones
Stepping stones or stepstones are sets of stones arranged to form an improvised causeway that allows a pedestrian to cross a natural watercourse such as a creek, a small river; or a water feature in a garden where water is allowed to flow between stone steps. Unlike bridges, stepstone crossings typically have no spans, although wood planks or stone slabs can be placed over between the stones (which serve as the piers) to improvise as low-water bridges. Although their historical origin is unknown, stepping stones, along with log bridges, are likely to have been among the earliest means of crossing inland bodies of water devised by humans. In traditional Japanese gardens, the term ''iso-watari'' refers to stepping stone pathways that lead across shallow parts of a pond, which work like a bridge-like slower crossing. Using ''iso-watari'' for crossing ponds, or shallow parts of streams, one can view the aquatic animals and plants around or in the pond, like carp, turtles, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |