nPosted on July 13, 2020
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nThe thing about rocks is…
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…Well, I love them! And I celebrate them with some frequency. Like earlier this month I wrote about Drop a Rock Day, and last month I wrote about space rocks, and in May I wrote about an artist who “paints” with rocks…
…Well, I love them! And I celebrate them with some frequency. Like earlier this month I wrote about Drop a Rock Day, and last month I wrote about space rocks, and in May I wrote about an artist who “paints” with rocks…n
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nBut today isn’t about this sort of rock, that use for rocks, or any one particular rock – but about rocks-in-general!
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nRocks are defined as naturally occurring solid chunks of mineral matter. Rocks are created by volcanic action and by the layering and pushing down on grains of sand, seashells, and flats of mud. They are changed by heat and pressure, by earthquakes and slips-and-slides of the Earth’s crust, and by weathering away from water and wind.
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nI LOVE a good rockscape!
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nAnd I love rock-and-water scapes!
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nI love exploring rock formations in caves.
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nI also love collecting beautiful rocks.
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nI love watching a geode being opened – and discovering what it will look like inside!
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And I love seeing displays of super-special beautiful rocks that I would never happen on in my travels!
And I love seeing displays of super-special beautiful rocks that I would never happen on in my travels!n
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nAlso on this date:
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nGruntled Workers Day
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nFrench Fries Day
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nStatehood Day in Montenegro
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nObon, or Day of the Souls, in Japan
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nRubik’s Cube inventor Erno Rubik’s birthday
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nEmbrace Your Geekness Day
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nInternational Sister Cities Day
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nBirthday of educator, lawmaker, and women’s rights proponent Emma Asson
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nCarver Day
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International Town Criers’ Day
International Town Criers’ Dayn
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n(Second Monday in July)
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest boards for:
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