Rocks

We went to a rock shop in Austin today. There were beautiful rocks from all over the globe, many kinds and colors of quartz, agates, amethyst, geodes, copper-containing rocks, silica and mica rocks, igneous rocks, fossil containing sedimentary rocks, and many, many more. Many rocks were raw like they just came out of the ground. Some had been cut and polished on display in the gift shop. It was tempting to gather buckets and buckets of different stones. But they sell by the pound and prices ranged from $2 to $100 per pound. Candi got one that she thought was about one half pound, which, when weighed, was a full pound. A big difference at $16/pound. Still, it will look good in the garden. Ironic when you think about it. Take a rock out of the ground in one part of the world, send it all the way to Texas, so a lady can buy it and put it back in the ground. It is a puzzlement. Part of an artistic display in the garden? This is the penalty for being married to an artist, but only a small penalty.