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The other morning, a long beachcomb after the winds of Sunday. Turning up a fishhook (paleolithic), scrapers, flints, and a whole host of other assorted rocks.
Also found a loonie, used for scale. Some knobs of tourmaline schist to the left Kootenay Argillite in the center (the greenish-to-greyish material) in the right.
Above the loonie, top, orange, no local material (jasper) that had me stumped - a drill? - but a bit of searching informed me it was likely a fishhook. Clearly worked to a sharp point it would have been attached to a stick via the indents.
Below that a heavily worked scraper.
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This morning, after a record stint of days off, shit, shower and shave at Kokanee creek and early to work.
The rain on Monday and Tuesday will be sure to have exposed some treasures.
And, sure enough, just in the water lapping the shore:
This could almost make me want to go to work...
Other than this; a few flakes, couple of large pieces of flint/jasper, one worked into a scraper.
I would not object to it raining all summer.
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After coffee this morning (never enough coffee, after this I must find some more...) a trip down to the lake to wash up my crystal finds & see what I have...
A beautiful morning on Kootenay Lake.
Crystal plate on the top has promise, but it'll need a toothbrush.
Picking through them and choosing a few favorites before I offer them up for grabs; but the lens on my phone needed replacing, so a quick trip to the mall and my phone/camera is as good as new.
So these:
I like the pattern left by the crystal that grew next to it, a little indented crystal...
The dirt will scrub off - this was a preliminary rinse.
Now, a couple of my favorite favorites:
I feel that I now have more than enough to upend current geological theories about crystal formation.
"When two crystal love each other very much...."
Well, probably safe to say I won't be touring any elementary school geology classes....
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I completely did not need this, but when have I needed anything?
Antique Candlestick Phone, no dial, because you just click on the receiver until the operator comes on and switchboard can patch you through...she'll know who you're trying to call.
Given that we pay the most of any civilized country for our telecommunications, this might be ONE way to make Telus work for it...
***Note - bad photo. Need to replace lens protector.
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\Rain & lowering water has made for abundant collecting along the lakeshore:
The flints on the right show the most work - top right, a well worked and worn scraper, below more scrapers, a knife edge, etc. On the left more flakes and shapes I found curious. Yes, I know, worst choice of background ever...