Diamonds As Big As Your Head

Last Sunday, I loaded up with Woody, Vol Fan, Blazer, Giggles, and Oboe and headed into the wilds of Arkansas.  We had plans to strike it rich - swimmin' pools, movie stars.  We were headed to Crater of Diamonds State Park.

It had rained the few days prior to our visit.  When we arrived, we were greeted with piles and piles of mud instead of the piles and piles of diamonds we had envisioned.  Thick, sticky, ooey, gooey mud!

But oh what fun we had!!  We filled buckets with what we determined was promising materials, washed the mud from it, and sifted and sifted and sifted.  Vol Fan is an excellent sifter.

We weren't lucky (or skilled) enough to find a diamond.  We did find quartz, agate, calcite, jasper, and volcanic material.  But more importantly, we made memories  :)