I have a lovely collection of polished stones on my work desk. I like to randomly choose one each morning, research it, and carry it around with me all day. It's a great way to really get to know each piece.
Today's stone is Ruby in Fuchsite, with an adorable little heart on it! Had to share.
Western Massachusetts.
Screenshots from a video.
We came home from shopping, let the dog out to potty & hubby says, "Holy Bear!"
One cub was obsessed with the feeders, one ate the whole suet, and the third & Mom were pretty skittish. They kept running back into the treeline.
Feeders are down until winter now!
Really enjoyed our stroll through the Adams Day event today. I bought a lovely print from a real artist!
We live on Fisk Rd & keep seeing massive dump trucks driving up & down the road. I've tried to flag one down & ask, but no one's stopped for me. What's going on west of us?
Went to the family beach house & brought my Rainbow Burst Conyne Delta Kite. Beautiful day for flying!
It's windowless, but I have a portable AC unit vented out of a legit duct. Also have a fan that pulls air out of the room, if necessary.
How's my reading look? CO2 went way up when I closed the door lol, so keeping it open unless I'm in a meeting 😆
Reminds me of my uncle who collected Pepsi memorabilia his whole life.
Lots of rain runs into this corner, too. Absolutely pathetic execution.
So many little half-assed finishes like this. Mostly superficial, but they also didn't connect the dishwasher drain hose to the sink, so the first time we ran it, it drained onto the floor. 👎👎👎
Overall, though, it has a new roof, new plumbing, new wiring, and gorgeous kitchen, so the big stuff was worth all the little dumb stuff like this. (Also, this was the nicest house in our price range by a mile).
My mom bought this for me & I have no idea what it is.
Fairly certain it's dyed, but the actual formation/ crystal isn't familiar to me
Thanks for anyone who has info!
**Edited to thank y'all for the info. I've sealed it up & wash my hands constantly, so no worries there!
Appears to be in working condition
Until I saw a well- worn Amtrak passenger from NYC parked in the Berkshires yesterday.
Now I know what I want & the kind of layout I'm going to create!
I *think* it's quartz, but there's some funky formations I'm not familiar with. Can anyone give me more info on this new piece i got?
Creating a little house & lawn dio for our realtor.
I had to make the smallest steps up to door, but had to walk away to let them dry.
They're so small i had to think of a way to remember (ADHD) what I was working on & not accidently sweep them away with my sleeves or something lol.
Still to do: gravel walkup, static grass lawn, add mailbox & for sale sign & LOTS of finishing touchups. Possible pergola if I have time.
I was honestly fooled at first & (having ADHD myself) skimmed past the app name.
Commentator pointed out that it's written by AI & hawking and App.
Good eye, Bud! It's so subtle pervasive!
I could build a whole civilization on this foundation
OP's getting roasted in the comments for a bunch of different things.
😒 Kinda blatant, but I wonder how many folks see this & don't give it a second thought.
Y'all, I am SO tired of it invading every aspect of our lives. Gross
I started by making kits from Amazon, but then started creating things from scratch. I'm interested in creating hyper-realistic scenes & recreating real places.
Little park scene I whipped up for my MIL.
I'm sitting at my computer & noticed the birds outside got really loud, like, they're yelling.
I looked out the window & see a large bird atop a blue blob, which i think is a blue Jay because I've been feeding them peanuts & there's a ton of then around rn.
I got a picture then tried to sneak closer to get a better view & image, and they're both gone. Sorry for the poor quality image!!
We're on the border of western Massachusetts & upstate New York. I know we have coopers & long-tailed hawks here & also balds eagles.
It's eerily quiet now. I feel a little guilty for luring all these birds to the yard 😞
Thanks, y'all.