This morning I set a goal to grind some of the stones I just cut.  As I began to shape them, the wind picked up and gusted steady all day.  An afternoon rain brought relief from dust and gave us a beautiful double rainbow.

Bill said that at age 62, it was the first full end to end rainbow he’d ever seen.

After I took some pictures, I went inside to put the camera away and grab my sweatshirt and I heard Bill say…

“Get out here you nutcase, now it’s a double!”

I had to act fast to take my pictures…

…because the rainbow soon began to dissapate.

I had earlier moved my cabbing machine inside to work out of the wind, careful not to make too much of a mess.

And here is the result…

Left to right: Noreena Jasper, Aventurine, a real pretty unknown Jasper, and Ruby in Fuschite.

Left to right: that pretty Jasper again, Ruby in Fuschite, Chrysoprase, and Dinosaur Bone.

I’ve been working on an entry for a team contest for my rock club.  There are 10 teams and one person creates the cabochon and ships it to the other team member to wire wrap.  Once all entries are sent in, pictures will be posted without names and online voting begins this Friday.  You have to be a member of RTH to vote.  At the end of the contest, I will post pictures of my team’s entry here to share.  Wish me luck!