Ludwigia Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Good luck, ladies! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 8 hours ago, Monica said: The kids and I are planning to take Sara apple picking and I'd like to take Viola and Sara for a girls'-only fossil-hunting expedition to the Credit River to look for some corals (Viola has yet to visit with me, and I myself have only been once, so it'll be a nice adventure for the three of us). Hopefully there will be no rain for our planned little outings Stay safe and keep Sara on a short leash and away from swift rivers. We do not need any accidents like the ones that used to happen to Mr. Bill on Saturday Night Live: 3 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Apple-picking was a hit with Sara! First she tried riding a tractor with Viola and William: Next she checked out a couple of different apple varieties available for picking at the farm we visited: Wagon rides are always fun: And the view of the farm and surrounding area was beautiful: Almost getting eaten by a little goat was terrifying, though: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Sara was also nice enough to pose for a few photos with my fossils: Here she is inspecting some cute little Flexicalymene meeki trilobites in the cabinet containing my older fossils (Cambrian - Pennsylvanian): Here she is in the cabinet containing my less-old fossils (Pennsylvanian - Miocene) - she's checking out some bivalves from Vancouver Island: And here she is, standing in front of my Polish woolly mammoth tooth: Tomorrow we'll hopefully go for another local fossil hunt so stay tuned... 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Very nice fossil room Monica! I believe I see at least one @Bobby Rico print on the wall as well! 2 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I think I’m in love with your fossil room! Sara may not want to leave! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, FossilNerd said: Very nice fossil room Monica! I believe I see at least one @Bobby Rico print on the wall as well! I count six. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 She says this variety was her favorite, the color really brings out the blue in her eyes. What's going on in your household Monica?! First you terrorize poor little Sara forcing her to watch a big bad theropod on the telle, now you almost get her eaten by a carnivorous goat! Gosh, her nerves must be on edge! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, caldigger said: I count six. I knew the T-Rex one on the far right was his. I thought the others might be, but wasn’t sure. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, FossilNerd said: I knew the T-Rex one on the far right was his. I thought the others might be, but wasn’t sure. His talents abound! They look good accenting all the goods in the cabinets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 13 minutes ago, caldigger said: His talents abound! They look good accenting all the goods in the cabinets. They really do! They tie everything together. Like icing on a cake. One day my “fossil room” will look this good! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I agree with the others that your fossil room is very nice, Also really like that Ernst Haeckel print on your wall, love his work! Especially the blastoid illustration he made. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Monica said: Next she checked out a couple of different apple varieties available for picking at the farm we visited Oh man .... I miss so much a good Apple orchard. Sara looks like she is having a blast with the kids. She is always the consummate entertainer. Fantastic journeys . .. thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsonwheels Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Sara is having quite the adventure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 14 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said: Stay safe and keep Sara on a short leash and away from swift rivers. We do not need any accidents like the ones that used to happen to Mr. Bill on Saturday Night Live: My kids loved this video - we just watched it for the third time!!! Edit: I just showed my husband some posts here on TFF and your post brought back memories for him - apparently he used to make little plasticine "Mr. Bill"s in school and destroyed them in various ways. Good times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 9 hours ago, caldigger said: What's going on in your household Monica?! First you terrorize poor little Sara forcing her to watch a big bad theropod on the telle, now you almost get her eaten by a carnivorous goat! Gosh, her nerves must be on edge! Sara was totally safe when I took this photo - Viola was standing right next to her (just out of the photo), ready to grab her if necessary. I'm a firm believer in not completely sheltering our kids/dinos - they really have to experience the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 11 hours ago, Monica said: Apple-picking was a hit with Sara! Great idea taking Sara to the orchard! I hear apples are some of her favorite food. I wonder if she will visit a pumpkin patch soon? 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Thanks for all of the nice comments, everyone - especially regarding my fossil area. I finally got my fossils organized into the larger cabinets this summer (the cabinets were a 40th birthday gift from my mother-in-law last year), and I'm almost done writing all of the labels - I only have the Oligocene-Pleistocene left to do - woohoo!!! If anyone wants to see any particular shelf/fossil close up, just let me know - I can take more photos if you like. And some of you may spot fossils that I've acquired from you through trade, purchase, a gift, or contest win - thanks to this wonderful forum I have a pretty nice collection of items from different geologic periods from around the world - I'm very lucky and thankful to all of you. I must also mention that my husband was the one who encouraged me to organize my fossils into a nice display, and he helped by gifting me the smaller cabinets, building all the cabinets, gifting me the two ammonite prints, and putting up those and the fantastic prints from Bobby Rico. He's thinking that I now need a fossil-themed area rug for the floor - I guess I'll have to keep my eyes open for an appropriate one. Next summer I plan on helping Viola organize her fossils - they'll be put on display underneath the shelf with my mammoth tooth on it. The other shelf (the one that's currently empty) will likely display my fossil-related toys since I currently have a set of Burgess Shale toy invertebrates that I acquired from the ROM's gift shop and I also have a couple of "Paleozoic Pals" that should arrive sometime this fall/winter from the Paleontological Research Institution. So, there is still some work to be done, but I'm happy with the progress that I've made. Anyway, it's time for the kids' breakfasts, followed by a quick hunt for corals by the Credit River (if the rain holds out!!!) - I'll be back later... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Monica said: He's thinking that I now need a fossil-themed area rug for the floor - I guess I'll have to keep my eyes open for an appropriate one. Ask Ralph. He seems to have the "in" on paleo home decor sources. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Sara, Viola, and I braved the rain this morning for a quick fossil hunt by the Credit River here in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada! Viola and Sara posing with their very first fossil coral (the colonial rugose coral Favistina calcina) found in the Greater Toronto Area!!! Sara was nice enough to let Viola keep the fossil: Sara found an orthoconic nautiloid (Treptoceras crebriseptum), too! She/we decided not to keep it, though, because it's pretty small and it's in a pretty big rock: Viola showing Sara her favourite fossil type: a "shell" (the bivalve Ambonychia radiata): 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I bet you wouldn't have found that coral without Sara Congrats! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Monica said: She decided not to keep it, though, because it's pretty small and it's in a pretty big rock: Besides her prepping skills without having an opposable thumb have a lot to be desired ( it's really hard to hold those dental picks! ). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Hi, I don't know when Sara will come to visit me, but I'm off home until the end of the month. Sophie. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, fifbrindacier said: Hi, I don't know when Sara will come to visit me, but I'm off home until the end of the month. Sophie. Sophie, there are 16 members ahead of you in the hosting line. I don't think she will be coming before the end of the month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Update: I've PM'd the next person in line to host Sara, but I haven't yet heard back from him - as soon as I do, Sara will be on her way once again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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