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Post by snowmom on Nov 17, 2015 8:30:33 GMT -5
ya got some beautiful blues in there Mike, looking forward to seeing what you do with them!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 17, 2015 8:21:48 GMT -5
Happy Birthday!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 17, 2015 8:20:33 GMT -5
well, this about sums it up.
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Post by snowmom on Nov 17, 2015 7:16:40 GMT -5
love the fish, always graceful and difficult to show flowing motion in rock... looks like yours will be lovely. watching with interest!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 17, 2015 7:15:09 GMT -5
wonderful!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 17, 2015 7:12:56 GMT -5
yesterday I got a huge box in the mail from Paul Shiroma. Inside was the most wonderful and fascinating tour of California geology. Included with all the rocks he sent there was a map and detailed explanation of when and where each rock was collected. The beautiful rocks were labeled and had co-ordinating numbers on each of the maps so that i could see and visualize each location, and knew where to search for more information. I will be going over each rock and searching the internet for more information about the geology of Calfornia for days. Wonderful project now that the weather is turning cold and rainy. I also suspect I can see a lot more photos of some of the locations here on the forum, since I have enjoyed the posts Paul makes regarding rock hounding trips with family for quite a while now. This is such a wonderful and well thought out, brilliantly executed idea, and i am touched that Paul Shiroma would go to all that time and trouble for me. Thank you so much, i will derive hours of pleasure in the research and learning, and will re live that every time i look at your wonderful specimens on my shelf.
can't say thank you enough!
dsb
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Post by snowmom on Nov 15, 2015 10:42:29 GMT -5
sweet! more labor than the bigger ones, underappreciated skills to make them like that. Lovely heart! hope to see more soon.
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Post by snowmom on Nov 15, 2015 10:39:04 GMT -5
It's too fur frum is hart ta kill im!!! In reference to a wound. like when you trim too close on a horse's hoof? thats the first time i heard that expression!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 14, 2015 12:26:55 GMT -5
the path of least resistance often leads to the point of no return
getting old is hell but it sure beats the alternative
EGBAR (Everything's Gonna Be All Right)
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Post by snowmom on Nov 14, 2015 7:01:02 GMT -5
Sending best wishes and prayers for speedy healing jamesp, sometimes experiences learning what NOT to do are my best lessons.... and looking for photos of orrums's horse! happy trails.....
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Post by snowmom on Nov 14, 2015 6:55:09 GMT -5
soaked it in vinegar just to remove the limestone scale that was on it. yeah, one of the better i have found in the land of poor silicate formation.
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Post by snowmom on Nov 11, 2015 5:00:38 GMT -5
tried to post once and it seems to have evaporated so trying again. (maybe I need more coffee?) I was bothered by this fossil and not content with the ID, I ended up soaking it to remove all but the silica skeleton and instead of partial tubes shown in previous photos, it revealed very weak but completely formed tubes and tabs. OK, tabulate coral then. I tried to find it among favosites and failed, continued the search in dark quiet and sparse crannies where people study and name kinds of corals (not that many out there with any detail). Hours of searching later helped me find information about Alveolites. I was able to locate a couple of kinds of mound forming Alveiolites, and am now satisfied that it belongs among middle devonian era Alveolites, an early kind of weakly formed coral. Thanks for your insights and encouragement everybody. Deeply appreciated.
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Post by snowmom on Nov 11, 2015 4:42:17 GMT -5
WOW. wonderful scenery (i would have loved to hear that waterfall, too!) and what gorgeous finds. Thanks for taking us with you.
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Post by snowmom on Nov 10, 2015 6:39:23 GMT -5
interesting, somebody on another forum i attend just posted something very similar to it, found in Mn... Wanted an ID on it. it has what looks like a little pet wood limb in it but the matrix is just like this. I don't dare tell them what it is! LOL
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Post by snowmom on Nov 9, 2015 8:30:26 GMT -5
splendid. A lot of little ones like this and who needs one any larger? Tell him to keep bringing those in! beautiful!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 9, 2015 7:50:43 GMT -5
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Post by snowmom on Nov 7, 2015 7:35:17 GMT -5
why does this thread remind me of the "Tremors" movies? good luck on figuring out a plan to eliminate them Jean. keep us posted.. we have giant invasive slugs here, invasive Chinese trapdoor snails, as well as a couple of other terrestrial snails. Now i wonder if I should worry about these too?
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Post by snowmom on Nov 7, 2015 7:23:06 GMT -5
Happy birthday!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 7, 2015 7:21:50 GMT -5
welcome from Michigan!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 6, 2015 7:12:46 GMT -5
dumb animals i think at first referred to the fact that they can not speak. Anybody who watches them or interacts with them know there is sometimes surprising intelligence shown. Witness the large parrots which can learn language and its appropriate use in some contexts, solve puzzles, have complex social behaviors. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot) bird brain indeed!
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