Photo #80/365: Rocks and Crystals

I have been a rock hound since my grandmother got me started collecting rocks as a kid. I guess it runs in the family, because my sister is a certified gemologist and appraiser. Obviously she spends the majority of her time with valuable gems and metals, but she also has these samples sitting in her office.

Photo #78/365: Giant Gems

These giant "gems" are sitting on the window sill of one of the windows in my sister's office. She is a certified gem appraiser, so most of the gems she looks at are much smaller but also much more valuable than these pictured. I do love the colors.