Snakes and Stones

**Lord Sorril** · 11-12-2021, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Bogertophis

"Flaws"? I only see a very pretty stone with a nice little ball o' beep.

Ahhh, but, when you have a lot of something you can be picky.

Just like this Orange Dream wasn't high enough expression to make my holdbacks this year:
Photo #187

**Lord Sorril** · 11-12-2021, 11:28 PM

Oh, and someone msged me the other day and asked me what I like to tumble the most: Actually a little bit of everything.

And yes, there is an insect (lady asian beetle) hiding in those rocks...

**Lord Sorril** · 11-14-2021, 02:02 PM

Someone asked me how I know that Photo #187 is an Orange Dream and not an Enchi...
Here is quick side-by-side comparison between a 'single gene' Enchi and an Orange Dream.

**Lord Sorril** · 11-16-2021, 10:25 PM

More stones from my backyard.
Photo #188

**Bogertophis** · 11-16-2021, 10:41 PM

Never underestimate "neutrals" ^ ^ ^ to look every bit as gorgeous as all these bright colors that so many lust after.

**Lord Sorril** · 11-18-2021, 10:15 PM

Photo #189

These stones are at their 'limit'. Tumbling them further would not improve them...

**Lord Sorril** · 11-20-2021, 07:05 AM

Photo #190

**Lord Sorril** · 11-21-2021, 05:12 PM

Photo #191

**Lord Sorril** · 11-23-2021, 06:46 PM

I was out hiking in my area a while ago.

A mile or two into the woods I spotted a green object on the ground.
I thought it was plastic at first and ignored it.
On the way back I saw it again and stopped to poke at it.

I quickly figured out that it was some type of rock.
At the time: I only found the one piece, but, I made a mental note where I located it.
A few months later I returned with some 'light' tools and dug around the area...

My 'rock friends' called it Serpentine, but, due to the hardness and porosity: I call it meta-basalt.
It doesn't tumble/polish well, and has a tendency to cleave erratically when shaping, but, it was the right price...free!

Photo #192

**richardhind1972** · 11-24-2021, 12:12 PM

Well I think the shiny green looks awsome

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