Post by Lady B on Sept 16, 2007 21:36:08 GMT -5
As everyone knows by now, I recently sponsored the Poetry of Images Contest here at RTH! Throughout the run of the contest various RTH members contacted me with offers of gifts to use as prizes. Several members, Ed (stoner--3 Stoner Cabs), Susan (NMrocks--a wrapped pendant), KD (krazydiamond--a special prize for Adrian), and Tony (nephrite--9 Honorable Mention prizes and a special prize for Harry)--contacted me about offering these very special awards in the contest. Daniel (firewalker45) also got in touch. He wanted to offer something special for Harry who paid such wonderful tributes to his fellow Poets while repeatedly nudging RTH members to Vote! Vote! Vote!
Daniel arranged to send me his contribution for Harry's award so I could include it with my own awards and the award from Nephrite. Well yesterday an FRB arrived from Daniel. When I looked at that FRB I began reorganizing in my mind just exactly how I would pack and send Harry's awards--I truly wasn't expecting quite so much from Daniel but then this IS RTH and RTH members are so incredibly generous.
I opened the box and discovered another box inside with Harry's prize (sorry Harry--you'll just have to wait a bit longer to discover the beauty of Daniel's gift for you. ;D ) but much to my consternation, the rest of the FRB was filled with rocks and slabs for Bob and I. It seems that once again some of that incredible RTH generosity was directed toward me!!!
I want to share with all of you some of the beauty that was in that FRB from Daniel.
This first view is of some of the larger pieces:
These are near and dear to my heart--Tampa Bay agates--which can rarely be found any more due to commercial developments and State regs for Tampa Bay and the surrounding beaches:
This one is a view of the drool-worthy slabs that were included:
And this is a closer view of the two sides of one of our favorite slabs:
I'll be posting more pics of Daniel's gifts so Mel and others here at RTH can help me identify them. For now, I just wanted to show all of you yet another display of the incredible generosity that runs rampant here at RTH.
You have given me my own "Poetry of Images" through these gorgeous rocks and slabs! Bob and I hope we can do you proud as we work to cut, tumble, and/or cab these beauties.
Lady B
Daniel arranged to send me his contribution for Harry's award so I could include it with my own awards and the award from Nephrite. Well yesterday an FRB arrived from Daniel. When I looked at that FRB I began reorganizing in my mind just exactly how I would pack and send Harry's awards--I truly wasn't expecting quite so much from Daniel but then this IS RTH and RTH members are so incredibly generous.
I opened the box and discovered another box inside with Harry's prize (sorry Harry--you'll just have to wait a bit longer to discover the beauty of Daniel's gift for you. ;D ) but much to my consternation, the rest of the FRB was filled with rocks and slabs for Bob and I. It seems that once again some of that incredible RTH generosity was directed toward me!!!
I want to share with all of you some of the beauty that was in that FRB from Daniel.
This first view is of some of the larger pieces:
These are near and dear to my heart--Tampa Bay agates--which can rarely be found any more due to commercial developments and State regs for Tampa Bay and the surrounding beaches:
This one is a view of the drool-worthy slabs that were included:
And this is a closer view of the two sides of one of our favorite slabs:
I'll be posting more pics of Daniel's gifts so Mel and others here at RTH can help me identify them. For now, I just wanted to show all of you yet another display of the incredible generosity that runs rampant here at RTH.
[glow=red,2,300]THANK YOU, DANIEL!!![/glow]
You have given me my own "Poetry of Images" through these gorgeous rocks and slabs! Bob and I hope we can do you proud as we work to cut, tumble, and/or cab these beauties.
Lady B