My. Beach. Loot.
With the assistance of my family, I managed to take home a <very> nice assortment of rocks. stones, fossils and sea glass from the shores of Lake Michigan.
Yep. I sorted them. It was awesome.
So awesome in fact, that I think I’ll do it again tomorrow!
I’m not going to bore ya’all with the scientific, fancy and proper names of the stones. I mean, really…. who cares?
When I sort them I name them what I want!
Here we go …..
The marble-y stones. Lots of colors and smooth.
The big flatties – many shapes and sizes …
This is a Crinoid.. <making an exception here on the rock names>
A marine invertebrate, also known as a “sea lilies”. This animal is fixed to the sea bottom by a stalk and resembles a plant. Sometimes called “Indian Beads” by beach collectors. These crinoid fossils are from the Paleozoic Era (from 540 to 245 million years ago).
Now to figure out a plan on how and where to use these beauties!
Which are your favorites?
