Snakes and Stones

[Lord Sorril]

What a nice surprise! I wonder if he knew what it was "inside"? Either way, you scored!

I'm pretty sure he knew what the material was: all I can think is that if he sent me a big chunk of it in the mail then he probably filled an entire pickup truck bed full of this material...

Ooohhh, this is another of my favorites. I love the color combo and the patterns in the stones are incredible. You always know the perfect snake to put with the stones, I'm telling you.

Thanks! Having a nice looking snake is always helpful as well...

In other news: 2021 photos are looking great so far! As always some of them are looking better than others as I experiment with various patterns. I'm tempted to wait and see what I hatch out first to pair better with matching rocks for my photos, but, I was recently recruited by a large company (aggressively...$++) and I start my new role at the end of the month so I am working on taking as many pictures as possible in my current 'free time'.

We should start to see the 2021 photos in this thread in a few weeks.

Photo #114

Pastel (shy) with an unusually high blush, 50% possible Het for Axanthic.
Brazilian agate and Polychrome (aka Desert) Jasper from Madagascar.
Certain stones are great for rock tumbling beginners: most agates and jaspers take a polish with minimal skill/effort.
There are some venerable lapidary artists that only work with agates and jaspers and proclaim themselves 'the best' at rock tumbling. I think it is cute...