Yellow Calcite Sphere ___________ |
Geologists have a
saying – rocks remember.
– Neil Armstrong
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– You look down instead of up.
– Any rock, no matter how common, will raise your pulse.
– You see beauty in all rocks, even the ones you leave behind.
– Your family and friends just roll their eyes when you pick up yet
another rock.
– You are willing to dig up a rock with a spoon, even if it means ruining
the spoon.
– You have been known to visit urban rock piles and risk stares from
people who are wondering why a 50-something woman is crawling around in a dirt
pile.
– You are willing to pay excess baggage fees (international, yet) for a
large yellow rock that looks like a loaf of bread.
– Your pockets are always filled with rocks and residual dirt.
– You often find pebbles in your shoes and even socks.
– You don’t mind dirt at all, even under your fingernails. That’s what
they make soap and water for.
– You get why rocks are so
spiritual; you understand that rocks have been around since the beginning of
earth (and quite possibly before) and deserve our respect.
– You believe that rocks are not just inert objects, but living entities
that will communicate to you if you are willing to “listen” to what they have
to say.
– You see art in rock formations.
– You are willing to pay good money for a rock just because you like it
and not because it’s valuable to others.
Obviously, I am a
rockhound, who loves rocks in all forms. I have never met a rock I didn’t like,
even if I had to leave it behind.
On this site, I
plan to post images of my rocks, both ordinary and unusual. I even have some
valuable rocks, but not that many. Most of my rocks are random discoveries.
Feel free to post
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