Maybe a geode broken in half so you could look at the multiple colors and crystals inside a rather ordinary looking stone or perhaps a stone sanded into an almost soft and supple shape by the gentle abrasion of water over time.
Judging rocks for the collection was alwasy difficult. My collection was in the dozens of stones when I was young. Now I hold on to just a handful that hold various memories.
The most recent rocks I carry from one home to another are shaped or created by man.
In one special spot sits a brick from the chimney of our Augusta home which was pulled down during renovation. A cut and polished piece of marble is the latest piece of the collection. It is the remnant of marble from the old Janesville Post Office. Mom and Dad were high-bidders in a silent auction for the marble in the lobby. They used some for a built-dresser and another slab for a desk top.
Left behind is a book size miniature slab a little larger than a Webster's dictionary. It is a giant paper weight right now.
You may not have a rock collection, but look for a rock. Something with an appealing shape or color. If you enjoy skipping stones, seek out a thin oval with no harsh edges - then save it for a visit to a placid body of water.
However, if you are in National Petrified Forest or any State or National Park, leave the rocks behind. Leave only your footprints. If everyone took one rock who visits the Badlands, the rocks would vanish.
So curate your collection carefully. Learn the type of rock it is. Enjoy it a while or use it in an indoor garden. Have fun - it's "Collect Rocks Day" - rock on.
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