chanda and i wandered into the gems and minerals section of the natural history museum today after her lab class.
i took a picture of this because it's from san's hometown area, lancashire.
a beautiful rose quartz from minas gerais, brazil.
a very rare specimen (as it's so large) of crystalized gold! the chemical name of gold (Au) comes from the latin word aurum, meaning "shining dawn."
greg and i observed chanda's ballet class this evening.
on the way home we observed massive ice crystals . .
it went up to a . . balmy . . 18 degrees!
seriously, tomorrow will be truly balmy as it's supposed to be THIRTY degrees! i might have to wear my shorts and flip flops.
an icicle makes an excellent wand . .
Aw that picture is lovely, thank you for thinking of me it made me smile.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend to you all
San and co xxxx
Those gems are huge!! My grandmother would always bring gems back from Brazil (she was born there and her father, my great-grandfather) lived and died there. I still have a few of those. But of course, they were tiny in comparison to the ones in the museum.
ReplyDeleteHas Chanda tried licking the icicles? Miriam thinks they are very tasty, but Veronika believes they taste like blood.
It was very "warm" here also, 22 degrees!! Now it is 7 again and snowing a lot. I went out without a hat when going from the library to the post office in the next village. That was very bold. No shorts, though :): Do you actually wear flip flops? In Germany people wear them in swimming-pools, but not on the street.
The gems she brought back must have been beautiful. Have you ever been to Brazil?
DeleteShe has tried licking the icicles . . but not lately. Veronika's interpretation of their taste is interesting. Makes me want to try one soon . . but I prefer to lick the ones out by my Mom's . . it's a little sooty here . . The ones in the courtyard would probably be alright.
I've noticed it's very cold again by you . . and that 22 degrees was warm! I think you're getting used to it! And yes, in the summer everyone wears flip flops here. For some reason this trend drives Greg crazy.
No, I have never been there, but I used to write letters with my great-grandfather when he was still alive. The gems were so cheap!!
DeleteI understand, I also don't let the children lick icicles or eat snow when I know it is not clean.
I wonder if all the flip flop wearers will have many foot problems when they get older.