this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2026
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Cool Rocks

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It looks more purple than that in real life.

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[–] bluefrog95@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The rock Gods have blessed you ;)

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

I feel blessed.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you're living my childhood dream! finding a semi-precious stone in the yard!? awesome!

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 10 points 2 days ago

It's a first for me. It must have gotten dumped with a load of gravel.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

How do you find all these cool rocks? Where is this?

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Damm, same place as this instance... :)

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We're hosted in Oregon. Bit of a ways off, there.

Hello, fellow .today-ian!

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah yeah you are right :)

Hello, fellow today-ian! Need a better name for using this instance...

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

To be determined, I guess.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Where in the world do you live?