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victor1941
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West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 4, 2023 12:11:10 GMT -5 via Tapatalk RickB, Pat, and 14 more like this

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Post by victor1941 on Feb 4, 2023 12:11:10 GMT -5

The weather has been cold and icy in Austin, Texas the last few days so I spent some time sorting plume and other material for viewing for the new members. The house and garage are filled with plants and the outside water supply had to be turned off so I figured this would be a good use of my time. My collection has several thousand cabs so most should be new pictures. Most of the black/white material is from the Bishop Ranch, red/black and other mix of colors is Woodward-Walker and multicolored is Bouquet from the Singleton +. There is a lot of different types found on the ranches. Enjoy.

khara fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2022 Posts: 1,980	West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 4, 2023 12:16:57 GMT -5 via mobile drocknut and victor1941 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by khara on Feb 4, 2023 12:16:57 GMT -5 Wow, some really neat material in there. I have several that stand out as favorites. Good icy day project! Thanks for sharing!

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West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 4, 2023 12:30:53 GMT -5 via mobile drocknut and victor1941 like this

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Post by NDK on Feb 4, 2023 12:30:53 GMT -5

Beautiful cabs Victor, it's always a pleasure seeing your posts!

Ali and I flew out of Houston Monday afternoon, seemingly not long after that ice storm hit Dallas. We hope you're staying warm and safe down there.

-Nate

victor1941 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2011 Posts: 2,176	West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 4, 2023 13:05:42 GMT -5 drocknut and NDK like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by victor1941 on Feb 4, 2023 13:05:42 GMT -5 NDK, we were lucky this time because we didn't lose our electric but 150,000 did and many are still without power due the broken limbs on the power lines.
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West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 4, 2023 14:55:05 GMT -5 via Tapatalk drocknut and victor1941 like this

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Feb 4, 2023 12:11:10 GMT -5 victor1941 said:

The weather has been cold and icy in Austin, Texas the last few days so I spent some time sorting plume and other material for viewing for the new members. The house and garage are filled with plants and the outside water supply had to be turned off so I figured this would be a good use of my time. My collection has several thousand cabs so most should be new pictures. Most of the black/white material is from the Bishop Ranch, red/black and other mix of colors is Woodward-Walker and multicolored is Bouquet from the Singleton +. There is a lot of different types found on the ranches. Enjoy.

Wow, and I thought I had a lot of cabs...not even close. Those are all beautiful. Thanks for the eye candy.

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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,424	West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 4, 2023 15:42:50 GMT -5 victor1941 and hummingbirdstones like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Feb 4, 2023 15:42:50 GMT -5 Another thread of some gorgeous material Victor! Thanks again for being willing to share the pics!!
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West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 4, 2023 22:34:18 GMT -5 victor1941 and allbetzoff like this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 4, 2023 22:34:18 GMT -5

victor1941 the blue ones are killing me! (passout)

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realrockhound Cave Dweller Chucking leaverite at tweekers Member since June 2020 Posts: 4,498	West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 5, 2023 0:35:05 GMT -5 via mobile victor1941 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by realrockhound on Feb 5, 2023 0:35:05 GMT -5 Love me some plume. Where you acquire all yours, Self collect?

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West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 5, 2023 0:56:39 GMT -5 victor1941 likes this

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Post by susand24224 on Feb 5, 2023 0:56:39 GMT -5

Wow! Some incredible pictures in those cabs, landscapes, floating plumes, and the list goes on. There were just too many for me to even think about picking a favorite, and even if I did, it would change quickly. Lovely cabs, nice work!

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West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 5, 2023 9:44:01 GMT -5 rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 2 more like this

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Post by victor1941 on Feb 5, 2023 9:44:01 GMT -5

Realrockhound, self collected a lot of Bishop and Woodward in the 60/70 time frame and also purchased from guides that took us to the ranches for a fee. Some was also purchased from a person that lived on one of the ranches and collected from all of the ranches.

liveoak still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2022 Posts: 4,708	West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 11, 2023 7:28:56 GMT -5 victor1941 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by liveoak on Feb 11, 2023 7:28:56 GMT -5 What a nice collection Victor. Hard to pick a fav Thanks for the show. Patty
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Time starting to spend too much on rocks Making something positive out of COVID restrictions by learning to create jewelry out of stones. Member since September 2021 Posts: 154	West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 11, 2023 18:52:35 GMT -5 victor1941 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Time on Feb 11, 2023 18:52:35 GMT -5 So pretty, real eye candy. We lost our power for a little over 48 hours. Without electricity we are in worse shape than people 150 years ago. They never were dependent on it.

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,633	West Texas plume + Pic Heavy! Feb 11, 2023 19:38:37 GMT -5 victor1941 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 11, 2023 19:38:37 GMT -5 I really enjoy the variety.
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