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My neighbor's 7 year old corrected me about my rock collection
I was showing off my agates to the neighbor kid last Saturday, telling him how I'd been collecting for 15 years. He just stared at me and said 'but you have 3 that are literally the same color just different sizes, don't you want ones that tell a story?' It hit me that I was just hoarding pretty rocks without even knowing where half of them came from. Now I'm trying to label them all and it's making me wish I'd asked the old guy at the flea market where he found that blue one. Any of you guys ever realize your collection is just... stuff without context?
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kellyjones5h agoRising Star
HOLD UP. That KID said you have 3 that are the SAME color?! Kids have NO filter. Honestly though, @theagibson is totally right about digging through photos. I did that last year with my arrowhead collection and found out half of them came from spots I completely forgot about. Now I keep a little notebook in my rock bag.
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theagibson9h ago
Used to think it didn't matter where rocks came from, just that they looked cool. But now I'm digging through old photos trying to remember which beach I found my favorite ones at and honestly it's way more interesting than I thought it would be.
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