Macro magnifications of my dad's rocks are popping up all over. Here's a fresh batch from Miley.
First Up – DINO BONE !!!!! (But see the comment at the end.)
Dino bone was always my dad’s favorite rock. When I was a kid growing up, he had tons of it. But when I disposed of the family property many decades later, there was almost none left. My mother said he made many trips to the post office.
Miley tells me that this is my dad’s dino bone. I never would have recognized it. But now I think I’m going to get this photo made into wallpaper and cover the whole inside of my house. Maybe the outside too. – Just to start a fight with the Homeowner Association where I live.
Yellowcat Bark
This is, of course, Yellowcat BARK, not WOOD. I’ve been careful not to claim that this is Yellowcat WOOD because I can’t prove it. But in my heart of hearts, I think that it is. And that conviction grows stronger every day. The reason I’m so careful is that Yellowcat Wood sells for eye-watering prices (Really!) and my top priority is to not disappoint anyone, anytime. I'll keep calling it Yellowcat Bark until I can get an authoritative opinion. See: Yellow Cat Wood? Or Yellow Cat Bark?
To see more of the real thing, check this out: Ken's Yellowcat Bark
Personally, I think good old Henry Mountain wood is more attractive. Do you get an impression that Miley likes RED?
Graveyard Point Agate
I remember being with my dad when he was scouting out the location near Nampa, Idaho. That would have been in the early 1980’s. He must have gone back later because there is a reasonable pile of it now.
Weird Agate
Hey! This is Miley’s name for it, not mine. I send out a lotta rocks and I’m not sure what the whole rock even looks like. But if Miley says it’s weird, then I’ll take her word for it. Pretty rock, however.
Polished Chunks of Dino Bone
I believe that the red one in the center is the rock in the first magnified picture above. Ummmm …. Now that I see the whole rock, I’m not so sure it’s actually dino bone. My first guess would be that it’s another “weird agate”. (Once you haul them in from the desert, it’s really hard to be certain about what they actually are. And my dad never kept any records.)
The other two are classic dino bone – no question about it. I’ve always liked the green and red colors of the left side piece.
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Thanks again to Miley for the great pictures.
Now, what are the rest of you doing? Where are your pictures of my dad’s rocks!!!!