The weather has cooled off considerably over the last few days, but not long ago, on a warm afternoon, I moseyed out to my 'rock studio' to make a few balances. After a rocky start.... (Oh my god....) I got in the groove. I decided since I was going to be working here a fair amount, I would tidy up the area and I transplanted some hardy plants from here and there around the yard as a backdrop. We'll see what survives. I took plants that were growing on their own in rather inhospitable circumstances already, so this COULD be considered an upgrade for them. :-) This balance gave me fits. But I finally got it: At a certain point, I realized that I have collected a lot of rocks that are of a similar size. I'm going to have to do something about that during my next rock gathering field trip. Couldn't decide which photo I liked the best of this one... so here's another angle... Now that the temperatures have dropped, I'm back to my other hobby. Hauling wood.