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Above a gate, some carved rabbits. Kodai-ji, Kyoto, Japan

Blue chalcedony faceted stones set in gold. Pale blue with a int of lavender, a little bit like the sky filled with humidity.

Lovely luminous labrodorite. This feldspar mineral rich in calcium, was first found in Labrador, Canada in the late 1700's. Legend has...

Welcome to Summer! Today is the astronomical first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The June, or summer solstice occurs when we...

a fence made of twigs and twine

Little globes of turquoise colored howlite on 14k. The page in this book on astronomy outlines some of the symbols historically used for...

Nearly all rocks are composed of minerals. Fine specimens are rare and ten to occur in fissures and cavities where the crystals have been...

Floating through the sky Some labrodorite with a few turquoise on steel-grey silk and 10k clasp

There will be a full moon tonight, technically the last full moon of spring or the first of summer, has been called the Strawberry moon...

A bell pull at Kiyomizu-dera temple with statuettes of Ksitigarbha (or Jizō) Kyoto, Japan #travel#Kyoto#japan

I don't know if you follow new years resolutions, but I usually don't. I'm not much of a scheduler, and I can't follow a routine for very...

Black horn and moonstone earrings.

portrait of a man, (possibly by) Valesquez 1650.

The Kimono show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art showed a collection of exceptional garments and textiles.

Decorative trim and moldings, an inviting front porch and lovely plantings. Not to mention these sweet rocking chairs!

here are a few photos of my prong setting some stones.