So my sister and I went to a rock show in Everett on Saturday – a two-hour drive on a BEAUTIFUL sunny Saturday, it was fantastic. We got up early to get to the show as soon as it opened, and beat the traffic, which put us in town 45 minutes early. Found a Starbucks and took a seat outside – what a beautiful day ! The sun was out, the sky was clear, and it got all the way up to 54F.

Felt like spring.

Not only that, but we were treated to a rock show, where we bought, among other things, these lovely slabs:

a beautiful piece of Ocean Jasper.

I can honestly say I don’t know the name of this one, but the reds are just amazing.

a lovely piece of Rhodochrosite (my sister plans to cut some hearts out of this beauty)

And some of my favorite – Mexican Crazy Lace Agate.

So in another week or so, if we can get lucky and have another warm Saturday in the not too distant future, we’re looking at a fun day of cutting these slabs into freeforms.  The tumbler’s are running now with a batch of Brazillian Agates and a load of pretty amazing beach finds.  All in all, a lovely rock hobby weekend