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tarascon pointed to this article about rainbow obsidian, including photos of something that's at least as cool as the name sounds. 
Lots more photos, from a commercial rock/mineral store.
tarascon pointed to this article about rainbow obsidian, including photos of something that's at least as cool as the name sounds. Lots more photos, from a commercial rock/mineral store.
Today's mail included a check from USC for the index I finished a few months ago; I expected it to take about this long, and was just starting to think about pinging either the author or the office manager in his department to ask about it. Instead, I sent the author a note saying that having received the payment I am refunding the deposit he sent by Paypal, and asking how he's doing in these odd times.
I have also received the picture postcards I ordered--I paid for two, and they sent three, saying the extra was for me to enjoy; the art supplies I mentioned a few days ago; and some more of the hair coloring conditioner.
I have also received the picture postcards I ordered--I paid for two, and they sent three, saying the extra was for me to enjoy; the art supplies I mentioned a few days ago; and some more of the hair coloring conditioner.
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padparadscha's post about seeing one, I have uploaded three more photos of the fire rainbow (aka circumhorizontal arc) that I saw out the bus window last Saturday afternoon. My Flickr (not twitter, damn it) username is rosvicl. I did very minimal photo processing, mostly cropping the images a bit.
padparadscha's post about seeing one, I have uploaded three more photos of the fire rainbow (aka circumhorizontal arc) that I saw out the bus window last Saturday afternoon. My Flickr (not twitter, damn it) username is rosvicl. I did very minimal photo processing, mostly cropping the images a bit.Tags:
My friend Elise is having a sale, offering discounts on jewelry she's made recently. I don't need more earrings right now (or necklaces ever, I think), but that's because I have more Elise jewelry than I can wear already. The sale runs through midnight Thursday (3/28) Minneapolis time (that's CDT, so 0500 GMT Friday morning).
I am watching the reflection of a fireworks display in two large glass-and-steel buildings. No pretty burst shapes, just colors and brief points of bright light. An extra benefit of that style of architecture. Loud, though.
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botmo package arrived Thursday, and this afternoon I took a good look at it under natural light. This month is full of interesting inclusions (in quartz), and lapis lazuli and such. I sprung for the Mother of All Magpies package this time; apparently I was the lucky person who got three of the really cool Persian lapis beads. I was going to say that my favorite were the shiny black squares, but then I remembered the translucent beads with the long thin black inclusions. Now I need to think about what to do with all these shinies, and with last month's ("blood and roses") garnets.
The first crocuses in my neighborhood are blooming: deep yellow (almost orange) dwarf crocuses, next to one of the nearby buildings. (The patch of light purple ones in this userpic, which are usually first locally, aren't showing buds yet.)
The weather this evening didn't match any of the recent forecasts (which included snow, rain, cloudiness, and thunderstorms). Instead, we got a good look at the lunar eclipse, or as good a look as is possible when the Moon rises already eclipsed, and totality is past by the time it's above the nearby hills and buildings. (It was still pretty close to total when we went outside, just over half-eclipsed when we went back inside. There was nice red color on the eclipsed part.
botmo package arrived Thursday, and this afternoon I took a good look at it under natural light. This month is full of interesting inclusions (in quartz), and lapis lazuli and such. I sprung for the Mother of All Magpies package this time; apparently I was the lucky person who got three of the really cool Persian lapis beads. I was going to say that my favorite were the shiny black squares, but then I remembered the translucent beads with the long thin black inclusions. Now I need to think about what to do with all these shinies, and with last month's ("blood and roses") garnets.The first crocuses in my neighborhood are blooming: deep yellow (almost orange) dwarf crocuses, next to one of the nearby buildings. (The patch of light purple ones in this userpic, which are usually first locally, aren't showing buds yet.)
The weather this evening didn't match any of the recent forecasts (which included snow, rain, cloudiness, and thunderstorms). Instead, we got a good look at the lunar eclipse, or as good a look as is possible when the Moon rises already eclipsed, and totality is past by the time it's above the nearby hills and buildings. (It was still pretty close to total when we went outside, just over half-eclipsed when we went back inside. There was nice red color on the eclipsed part.
My latest botmo package arrived Thursday, and this afternoon I took a good look at it under natural light. This month is full of interesting inclusions (in quartz), and lapis lazuli and such. I sprung for the Mother of All Magpies package this time; apparently I was the lucky person who got three of the really cool Persian lapis beads. I was going to say that my favorite were the shiny black squares, but then I remembered the translucent beads with the long thin black inclusions. Now I need to think about what to do with all these shinies, and with last month's ("blood and roses") garnets.
The first crocuses in my neighborhood are blooming: deep yellow (almost orange) dwarf crocuses, next to one of the nearby buildings. (The patch of light purple ones in this userpic, which are usually first locally, aren't showing buds yet.)
The weather this evening didn't match any of the recent forecasts (which included snow, rain, cloudiness, and thunderstorms). Instead, we got a good look at the lunar eclipse, or as good a look as is possible when the Moon rises already eclipsed, and totality is past by the time it's above the nearby hills and buildings. (It was still pretty close to total when we went outside, just over half-eclipsed when we went back inside. There was nice red color on the eclipsed part.
botmo package arrived Thursday, and this afternoon I took a good look at it under natural light. This month is full of interesting inclusions (in quartz), and lapis lazuli and such. I sprung for the Mother of All Magpies package this time; apparently I was the lucky person who got three of the really cool Persian lapis beads. I was going to say that my favorite were the shiny black squares, but then I remembered the translucent beads with the long thin black inclusions. Now I need to think about what to do with all these shinies, and with last month's ("blood and roses") garnets.The first crocuses in my neighborhood are blooming: deep yellow (almost orange) dwarf crocuses, next to one of the nearby buildings. (The patch of light purple ones in this userpic, which are usually first locally, aren't showing buds yet.)
The weather this evening didn't match any of the recent forecasts (which included snow, rain, cloudiness, and thunderstorms). Instead, we got a good look at the lunar eclipse, or as good a look as is possible when the Moon rises already eclipsed, and totality is past by the time it's above the nearby hills and buildings. (It was still pretty close to total when we went outside, just over half-eclipsed when we went back inside. There was nice red color on the eclipsed part.
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