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jgo

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18. I didn't have a collection, but when I was a child

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 11:54 PM

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I was impressed when I tagged along with my father to visit one of his acquaintances, while we were on the way to do something or other. This acquaintance was an advanced hobbyist. He had quite a rock collection, and a specialized microscope to examine them - very neat, and especially for a child seeing these sorts of crystal details through a microscope for the first time.

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Today is International Rock Day. As a child, did you collect rocks? I had one of those boxes with labeled rocks inside. [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Oh wow Niagara Monday #1

Thank you very much, Niagara. That is beautiful. debm55 Monday #2

You're welcome, Debbles. And thank you Niagara Monday #4

"Debbles" stuck, then, Aggie? Harker Monday #5

HAHHAHAHHAHHH. Harker debm55 Monday #6

I thought I'd creeped you out by being overly familiar. Harker Monday #12

HAHHAHAHHAHHH. Harker debm55 Monday #7

Well, Deb hasn't yelled at me yet over it, Harker Niagara Monday #9

Just two that I can think of! Harker Monday #11

That's alright Niagara Monday #13

That suits me! Harker Monday #14

i have some of those painted rocks when it was a thing . allso , i had a pet rok at one time . AllaN01Bear Monday #3

Thank you AllaN01Bear. I use to make those painted rocks and leave on neighbor"s porches debm55 Monday #8

I had that same box of labeled rocks when I was a kid! Diamond_Dog Monday #10

Thank you for sharing , Diamond_Dog debm55 Monday #16

no lol, but i have some rocks now JMCKUSICK Monday #15

Thanks John. debm55 Monday #17

I didn't have a collection, but when I was a child jgo Monday #18

Thank you very much, jgo. That sounds very interesting. debm55 Yesterday #20

Oh, missed it. Yeah, I did. And.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #19

Thank you very much for sharing with us. electric_blue68. That sounds fantastic. debm55 Yesterday #21

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