Snakes and Stones

[Lord Sorril]

That's for sure- sounds like a recipe for heat exhaustion & heat strokes. As a former desert dweller, I tend to take a canteen & snacks to things like that. Still can be a challenge though for the many unprepared in the heat.

Yep, sure is. I went to a flea market this morning and the 'regulars' had fully stocked coolers ready to brave the 97F temps (with humidity feels like 105F).

At 8AM in the morning in the shade it was already 85F.

Most of the time I don't see anything I want at flea markets, but, one vendor had some odds and ends rough stones.
The largest of which was a black and white piece he called petrified wood.
My eyes see Schorl (Black Tourmaline in Quartz), I asked some members of the 'Rock Tumbling Forums' what it actually is.
Either way he sold me the piece very reasonably and tossed in a small piece of actual pet. wood for free.

Black Tourmaline in Quartz always pairs nicely with a Pastel Axanthic, although in this case the snakes color is much 'cleaner'.