We got a call from Brenda this morning inviting us to join her and some others from the park in a trip to Quartzsite to attend the Pow Wow Gem & Mineral Show. John and I had never been to this type of show before so we said sure. Now, I must admit, I wouldn't become a regular at one of these types of shows but it was well worth going to. We saw so many colorful rocks from around the world that it is amazing how many different colors there are in nature. The gems run in all shapes, sizes, cuts, and price ranges. It was stunning to see an $8,000 price tag on some of the gems.
Also on display were many beautiful pieces of jewelry. As I'm not a big jewelry wearer, John was lucky as we got through the experience without spending a dime. Brenda has taken different jewelry making classes in Quartzsite so she was looking at gems/rocks with a different eye than we were. She found a couple of pieces that she liked to purchase. It was interesting to walk around the show with her hearing her comments about the rocks that are easily found in the desert and how certain pieces were cut and polished. While we were at the show, we were hit with intermittent rain showers. Finally, after lunch, we gave it up and headed for home.
I checked our mailbox and we had mail. It is always fun to open up our mail package to see what is in it. We then tried sitting outside for a while but the rain drops ran us off. Soon the sun came out and we went outside to enjoy it. We were visited by a couple of Cactus Wrens who weren't to concerned with us - pictures follow.
We had a couple of rainbows across the desert this afternoon but by the time I got the camera out, they had faded away to where the pictures weren't very inspiring. The desert gets an interesting smell to it after a slight bit of rain.The rest of the evening was spent reading the magazines that had come in the mail and a little TV. Another quiet evening.
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