Dawn
colours amongst the mist. The moon is just setting and I even got a kangaroo in
the picture.
7am
12 degrees, clear sky with mist still hanging low over the trees. Dew on everything.
Went
‘specking’ along the road using mirrors to flash the sunlight on the ground.
Hoping the rain has exposed some gemstones along the edge of the track but no
luck.
We
washed the dirt we collected yesterday. Learnt the art of shaking the sieve around
so the gemstones and black stones all go to the middle. Steve took a video of
my turn at washing the stones – back breaking work – need a higher tub!!
Then
it is upended onto a table and the gemstones should be in the middle with the
black stones. Need good sunlight to see them easily.
You
can 3 zircons in this picture.
We
found 9 little zircons.
Erica
found another spot with her wires so we dug out more dirt and washed it. Used
the table this time for the sorting which was easier but the tub is still down
low.
We
got a few more. Steve used the pan to wash the fines and found a little green
sapphire.
The
lorikeets arrived for lunch. They like apple.
Lovely
sunny day with a light breeze. 2pm 24.7 degrees.
Got
some more dirt to process and found a few more little gems. Showed Erica and
Terry some over our Canning Stock Route
videos.
Chatting
over a cuppa Steve, Erica and Terry had a lovely afternoon reminiscing about
Woodgate, Mitchell, growing up etc – it was great to listen to.
Erica
rang Steve’s cousin Robyn as she had become a grandmother. Another little girl
to add to the family tree.
Possum
and Potoroo had a bit of a quarrel about dinner scraps tonight.
Cool
evening.
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