32 degrees...

...changes liquid into solid.



Click the image to pill your desktop with coolness.

Dispersion of light through crystal and víno...

The silent guru...

I've traveled over countless blades
(of grass) and stones :sigh: ok... pebbles

Through pits and valleys; even Hades
(that asphalt sure gets hot at noon)

You're mighty large. You must be old.
How did you get atop here?

You answer not. Oh, it must mean...
you want to know about me.

A shimmering speck; in the folds of a seat
Snatched up once seen; isn't that sweet?

Although I am small and cracked... and chipped
I'm not insignifi... insigni... insig... :sigh: I'm SOMEthing neat!




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Found...

After one of my outings, and a long hike, I went back to my car. Something sparkled in the driver's seat and caught my eye. I picked it up and rolled it around between my thumb and index finger. I wasn't sure what it was, or how it got there, but I wanted to take pictures so I could see it up close.

I took the little clear sphere home and placed it on a printed piece of
junk mail. I then placed a quarter next to it to show how small this thing
actually is.


It isn't quite perfect... shows a few scars and fissures... but it captured the sunlight "just right." Maybe it is perfect in it's own special way. Be sure to click both of these images to see the desktop sized images.


I could not bring myself to part with this little treasure and it now sits cushioned in a small jewelery box. Maybe I'll revisit it again with my camera from a different angle.

"Are we clear?"...

"Crystal" :)