Post by elementary on Jun 6, 2013 0:57:36 GMT -5
Had a great time this past weekend. It's been a grind for the past few months and I've been preoccupied with everything from state testing to double ear infections. My class of 6th graders are warping into middle school students and quite a few have already checked out. My school leads the district with suspensions as well....and my class pushes the boundaries. In the past week I've been accused of racism and asked if i go to a church that worships the devil. It's been an interesting year...
So I can't wait for summer and this past weekend was a pleasant taste of my time off.
I mostly worked the silent auction during the show but I escaped often to roam, meeting with friends, RTH members, dealers, and club members from all over.
What I have here is the few pieces I bought. I've fallen in love with the Argentina agates over the past couple years - mostly the condors, but these patagonian agates are looking nicer and nicer.
Here's my haul.
First a patagonian I picked up in April at the Conejo show. You gotta watch for fractures here. Many of these were surface collected and the husks have been sand blasted naturally for uncounted years. Some have outstanding colors but fractures mar their look a little. They range from $20 to multiple hundreds. They are not Lagunas, but they have a style of their own.
Oh, I should show the agate....
Here is the pair I picked up this time. I really like everything going on in this one. I joked that it looks like my brain with a headache.
A piece of Boron Wood. I've dug and hunted here and only found one small piece. It was nice finding an oak round with the orange color.
There was also booth for Faultline Trading from NoCal. The dealer - Randy - said he was a member of this forum but I am blanking on his userid.
Anyway, he had a selection of iris and turtleback agates for sale. I fell in love with one slab and then picked another that caught my eye. The prices
were good. I now need to get some method of backlighting these things. The pattern on the first one really pops with the right light - like stormclouds.
I also lucked into some rough. I picked up this at the auction. It was placed and I immediately paid the 'buy it now' price.
Royal Aztec Lace:
And there was a dealer from Utah. He had some self-dug Red Horn Coral from Utah. I told him that I thought this was a closed locality, but he
said he goes up every year. Says it's remote and hard to get to. I bought the pieces shown below but am still a little wary about the collecting
status of the site.
When I get a chance, I'll post photos of many of the cases (including Bob's). It's a busy time for the next week so i'm not sure when that is going to happen.
I've missed this place. I still haven't checked my messages. (And I haven't worked on the index in months - that's my first project when school's out...)
Hope all is well.
Thanks for looking,
Lowell