The 13-foot-tall heads of Polynesian primitives were added last spring after Shepperd visited Easter Island, 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile.

Like the original native carvings, Shepperd's figures have a forbidding look, with deep, hollow sockets tightly pressed lips and a wide, sharp-edged jaw. Their ears, long and drooping, represent the island custom of wearing heavy ornaments that pull down the lobes.

Last summer Shepperd took his annual trip in search of ancient relics. In Alaska, he investigated ancient tribes of Indians.

Soon he and Hill will construct a totem pole to add to his Stonehenge II collection.

Shepperd, who once owned a motel in Dallas, says "I'm busier now than when I was working. I think that's what I always hoped retirement would be!"

When asked about the people who stop on the road and gaze at his sculptures, Shepperd pushed his silver hair and grinned, "I had no idea this was going to create such an interest. Lots of folks stop by, and I like that."