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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/19/2009 9:37:47 PM

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Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/19/2009 11:53:36 PM

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Red rock at Red Rock Canyon.

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/19/2009 11:55:19 PM

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Striated rock with lichens at Red Rock Canyon.

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/20/2009 1:10:06 AM

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I'm a little confused - am I supposed to sign up somewhere else? I'm finding all these little scattered threads about Simon Sez and it made me more confused than I already am so I'm just gonna post this and if I'm doing it wrong, will someone please tell me? Here's a picture I drew in my grandma's garden right before she had a stroke and went into a nursing home - its a good thing I drew them then, I haven't been back to the old house since.

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/20/2009 1:19:50 AM

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And a painting of an overgrown and weathered hopscotch game:

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/20/2009 1:24:16 AM

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You said stones so I think I'll throw in this photo that I took of a very old gravestone from Lanercost Priory in the Cumbria District in England.

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/20/2009 2:53:41 AM

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And one more - this unusual rock wall is at the outer edges of the outback at Mutawintji National Park in New South Wales. It is just one of many Aboriginal handprint walls and I liked this one because of the little natural window. It was an awesome place.

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/20/2009 9:38:14 AM

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oh YES! Gravestones definitely!! All these are great so far, you guys rock!

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/20/2009 9:56:41 AM

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Muriel I love those photos!!!

Here's a rock I photographed at Kew Gardens, just outside London.

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/20/2009 11:48:58 PM

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" wall of stone "

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/20/2009 11:52:19 PM

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" stoned mosaic "

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/22/2009 12:02:13 PM

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These are all so much fun! I do not envy Simon atall...

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/22/2009 8:51:44 PM

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Simon is trying to decide....will make the decision in a little while...

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/22/2009 10:18:08 PM

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I have to say, this was a fun theme for me. I have always loved rocks. When I was younger, my mom and I frequented a lapidary museum not far from my home, and the two of us had quite a rock collection. I love rocks both in their natural state, and, those polished and exquisitely cut gemstones in all their brilliance. Stone walls and old gravestones. Natural rock formations and river rocks polished smooth by the flowing water. Sigh. It isn't any wonder I use them as a canvas for some of my work.

Simon had a tough choice, but, in the end, it was this photograph submitted by Amanda Makepeace that did it for me. Great composition, I can feel the glistening smoothness of these stones. The subtle earthy colors. Just beautiful.

Well done Amanda. And well done all entrants this week! Thank you for sharing all of these wonderful works!

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Pebbles I photographed on Charmouth Beach, England.

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/23/2009 6:42:08 AM

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Thank you Tracey!!!

It was a magical day when I took that photograph in the summer of 2007. My daughter and I traveled to Charmouth Beach on the Jurassic Coast of England to go Fossil Hunting. We did bring back a bag of fossil we uncovered but I was obviously drawn to the stones on the beach. I couldn't resist taking photographs.

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/23/2009 7:51:20 AM

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Congrats Amanda and a wonderful choice Simon! Gorgeous work!

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/23/2009 7:51:34 AM

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That is a great photograph...the colors are amazing!!

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/23/2009 8:14:44 AM

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Thank you

And I thought you all might be interested to see this - it's the beach where I found these pebbles:

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/23/2009 10:35:27 AM

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Congrats, Amanda! Great pebbles!

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RE: Simon Sez....Stone - 2/23/2009 11:17:33 AM

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Congrats Amanda! Those are some pretty nice stones - I really would love to get my hands on that red one.

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