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I collect rocks. •*¨*•♥ I know…I’m a shameless rock hound.
For those times people ask me what I want for a present (i.e. birthdays and Christmas) I always say rocks. 🙂
I have some very beautiful rocks. And I have boxes of ‘gravel’ rocks the grandchildren have ‘found’ for me. Rocks they picked up walking home from the bus stop, or when they were out helping us irrigate or pull weeds in the bean field. .•❥*◝◟¸* Those are (also) beautiful rocks–gems of the rarest kind.
Rocks speak to me, you see. They tell me about time…time eons ago. They measure time ….stopping time, so to speak. They keep time from flying away, from departing, from ending. ~♥~
Yesterday I decided I wanted to somehow display my rocks, so I had my boxes and boxes of rocks out going through them; thinking about how to bring them from their containers and into the our daily lives.
A heart shaped rock!
“Write in on your heart ❤, that every day is the best day of the year.”–Ralph Waldo Emerson `*.¸.*´
Some days it is very hard to remember to do so, but do it anyway. Then, as time moves forward, when you look back you will start to see the heartbeat within the turmoil.
Your friend within the forever,
Linda
I am so grateful that we were brought together. You are such a dear and (truly) magical person. Sending you hugs and love ❤ (((Linda))) ❤
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Oh! Thank you so much, Cully! I’m so grateful for you, my dear friend!
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From one rock hound to another… Love rocks! And we live in the perfect rock state. I have boxes and boxes of rocks, too. From sparkles to not ~ Think my addiction comes from gold mining grandparents.
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Get this…at one point my Dad and Mom owned a gold mine in Gunnison!!! We do share so much, you and I!
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Me too! Me too! And somewhere I have a lovely heart rock, with concentric circles in it all polished by the sea…or glaciers…. or something. I wish I could find it.
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OH! I’ll bet it is just stunning!
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I collect rocks too…most of them are a nice size for a flower bed and when I’m hoeing I see one from this place and one from another place we’ve been…or…one from this friend or that.
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YES! I have some outside also! Rocks…a lesson in time!
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I love rocks too. I remember so well when my children gave me their “finds” those almost ugly rocks that were SO SO beautiful!!! And you’re right. You are holding the earth’s history in your hand.
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Time in a very timeless form!!!
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I can’t believe there are so many other rock lovers. I keep many in jars filled with water so they are shiny.
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Water!!! That sounds like a wonderful idea!
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i used to have a coffee table and end table set that had glass tops and drawers below so you could display treasures in them. i put rocks, fossils, petrified wood, etc. in them. i’m a rock adorer, too. i have a few perched on my kitchen window sill and a glass vase of them collected on my dresser.
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THAT is just what I need … glass topped tables with pockets to display my rocks and petrified wood! I’ have them on the windows sills now…they look right at home. Or I like looking at them in the home! 🙂
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Love your heart rock. It’s good to be reminded “that every day is the best day of the year.” Attitude is everything.
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I SO agree!
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My lovely rocks sit in the waterfall in Frogtopia, constantly wet and shining. A lovely rock is the child of Time and the Earth…
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Frogtopia has to be a very SPECIAL place. Rocks and water and frogs and other wonders of the earth.
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Shade, the trickle of water, the rustle of huge leaves from the ferns, elephant ear taro and monstera, the occasionally willy wagtail taking a bath, and frog song from bass to soprano!
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BLISS! Lucky you!
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Fun! Even as a kid, I collected mason jars of tiny black rocks.
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Black rocks here are very hard to find!
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The ones I collected were called Apache tears.
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OH! I love Apache Tears…I have three! And I had to buy them. Lucky you!
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Linda, you are truly poetic. I love how you think! I have a couple of rocks that I saved from a very special pilgrimage I made back in 2001, when I climbed a couple of hills and saw the Miracle of the Sun! Every time I look at those rocks, I feel blessed. And I was. Blessings to you and yours.
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OH! How absolutely wonderful! I would LOVE to see the Miracle of the Sun! Just Love it!
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I have really been enjoying your blog. You live in such a pretty area. I collect rocks too and specifically, heart shaped ones. I need some petrified wood for my collection.
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Oh, HI! Thank you for following me. I have a couple of pieces of petrified wood, no amber yet. But maybe in time.
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I have a rock like that. I need to find it. The cats do like small things.
Amen. Thank you, and God bless.
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Great post! I adore Emerson!
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Firstly a heart potato then a heart rock….two hearts in one week. I also collect rocks but I do not have as many as you, I had a go a healing using stones but maybe my healing powers are a bit lacking but I still like to look at them and feel them…..
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I love feeling them also…some talk, some sing, some shine…some…..
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I have a heart rock too! Plus many other rock shapes that have caught my fancy. A recent special ‘triangle’ rock is from my 4 1/2 year old grandson gave me, “this one is for you from me, Grandma!”
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Those ‘gems’ from our children and grandchildren are really the best of all rocks!!!
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I adore river rocks .. Pebbles, shells. I think Emerson is right. Love your rock Linda 😊
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River rocks speak so loud and clear, don’t they?
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Oh they just do .. Imagine if they could talk
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I would LOVE to hear their stories!
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I HEART this post!
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