Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>I'm going to try working on some new jewelry sketches for some of the stones I purchased in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> this month. I'm not much of an artist, but I try to sketch before I make things. </p><p>Here's an example of sketches and the resulting pieces. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/silversmithing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silversmithing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/jewelry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jewelry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SupportArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportArtists</span></a></p>
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Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Slept better than expected, despite the freeway noise. It's coffee time! I'll hike with my friend at 8:30; it'll be the last time we're together until she (hopefully) joins me for a two week boat trip in early autumn. Then it's a day of chores on my way from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> to the Holtville Hot Springs. Dump the waste tanks, fill the fresh water tank, do laundry, buy groceries. I hope to be tucked into a new campsite on BLM land long before sunset. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RVing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RVing</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Well, I didn't finish dinner early enough at my friends place to leave before darkness fell. Since I know I'd never find a campsite out in the desert in the dark, I just moved my rig to the back parking lot for the night. So it's back to freeway noise for my last night in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a>.🙄😔</p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>The owners of these two rigs (and the one out of sight beyond them) can't tell me they're not sleeping right in the parking area for this <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> venue. It isn't "stealth camping" when people know exactly what you're doing.🙄</p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>On tap for today: another early departure from the campsite to snag a good parking spot over at Tyson wells. I had lots of lucky lose checking out the camper yesterday and almost sold it. I'm hoping to find a real buyer today. While it's parked, I'll head back to Desert Gardens and pick up a few more stones. Then I'm pretty much done with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a>. I'll charge my bike at my friend's booth, load it up this afternoon, and spend one more night camping out in the desert before moving on tomorrow.</p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Out my back window. I'm parked in the same spot as last night, but I'm turned to the other way. I have no idea why I parked the other way yesterday. It's so pleasant to see the evening sky through my windows. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RVing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RVing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunset</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Wonderfully quiet night out in the desert -- after that rig a few hundred yards away either got unstuck or stopped trying in the dark -- and I slept well. Today will be another day of rock shopping, as well as a visit to the RV show. There's a booth that sells smoked turkey legs over there and I want one for lunch. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RVing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RVing</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>The light isn't much better, but I have some time on my hands while I wait for my drone batteries to recharge, so I'll take a few more photos. </p><p>These are Royston <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turquoise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turquoise</span></a>. No blue! Instead, there's green turquoise with a matrix of brown stone and some quartz. The ovals are a "matched" pair for earrings; I might use them for earrings or something else. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/silversmithing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silversmithing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cabochons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabochons</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Well, I've decided to take the day off from rock shopping. I'm really very burned out -- it's exhausting looking at tray after tray of loose cabochons. Instead, I'm going to lounge in the camper for a while, do the dishes, and pull out of here at exactly check out time. </p><p>I'll then take a short drive into the desert and find a spot for tonight. I'm hoping to get some writing done, fly my drone, and finish taking pictures of the stones I bought this week.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RVing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RVing</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>These are White Buffalo, which can be found only one place on earth (so far): Tonopah, NV. Although some people call this white turquoise, it is technically not turquoise at all because it has a different chemical composition. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cabochons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabochons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/silversmithing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silversmithing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>These are Hubei turquoise. I put a penny in the photo for scale. They are small and will either be used on rings or as accent stones for pendants. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cabochons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabochons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/silversmithing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silversmithing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Mojave Turquoise. I'm not a fan of the shape, but I like the mix of colors. This stone is not naturally formed; it's a composite of turquoise and a matrix that include mica. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/silversmithing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silversmithing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cabochons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabochons</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>These are turquoise from Patagonia, AZ. A lot of folks don't realize it, but turquoise comes in many colors. I'm not a fan of turquoise blue, but my customers are. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cabochons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabochons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/silversmithing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silversmithing</span></a></p>
Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️<p>Ready for Maria's rock show? Lots of posts to come in this thread. </p><p>I'm starting off with Maligano Jasper from Buton Island in East Indonesia. This is a breciated material formed from different kinds of stones (in different colors) that naturally form into solid stone. Gorgeous stones. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cabochons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabochons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/silversmithing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silversmithing</span></a></p>
noordinaryspider<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aerojad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aerojad</span></a></span> Gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing. </p><p>As a new Arizonan, I have to recommend Tuscon for some Saguaros you will remember for the rest of your life.</p><p>In light of my finances and the condition of my rig, I'm staying in <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/Flagstaff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flagstaff</span></a> until it cools off in <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a>, so it has been 53 years since I have set foot in Tucson, probably can't even remember how to spell Tuscon any more, and am still telling you to check out the saguaros there.</p><p><a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/desert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desert</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/Cactus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cactus</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/vanlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vanlife</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/carlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carlife</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/roadschooler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadschooler</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/autodidact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autodidact</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/minimalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minimalism</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/boondocking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boondocking</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/urbanstealthparking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanstealthparking</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/houseless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>houseless</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/usatravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usatravel</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/freeasinfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeasinfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://ni.hil.ist/tags/myhomeisarizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myhomeisarizona</span></a></p>
Rocky LhotkaWe love <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/boondocking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boondocking</a> in the desert. The <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sunset?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunset</a> south of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Quartzsite?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Quartzsite</a> is excellent!
Sunny and his dad<p>It's good to have choices unless you can't make a choice.<br>I feel stuck.</p><p>Christmas alone is not a problem, it was never a holiday we celebrated anyway.<br>I'm playing guitar and mandolin on New Year's Eve so I have to be here until then.</p><p>But sometime in the next few weeks I absolutely need a change.</p><p>At least it's 73° outside LOL</p><p>Off to the dog park here in Quartzsite, Arizona.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vanlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vanlife</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Quartzsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartzsite</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nomad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nomad</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DogsofMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DogsofMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GetOutTheMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutTheMap</span></a></p>
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