It was 7:46pm,I went to the dog park hoping that there would be someone their playing with their dogs. I love watching the interaction between man and dog. At first I was bummed out when there was no one. But then I went and sat at the bottom of the hill near the water. Looking for something to observe,I noticed the rocks in the water. To most people,(myself included) rocks have a dull and boring appearance.If the rock isn't pretty and colorful,I don't have much interest in it.I pulled a few rocks out of the water. They were worn down and loosing their color. I wasn't captured by their appearance,but more like the history behind them. How long have these rocks been in the water? Where did they originate from? Have they always been at the Marina? How did they even get here? Rocks come in all different shapes,colors,and sizes. Does the environment have an impact on the way they look? There has to be some kind of logic behind the rocks.
I plan do do more research on the background behind rocks. Observing every detail they come with. I will gather a variety of rocks and place them in different environments to see how they react.
When I was little,I picked up a rock from Shadow Mountain Near Reed High school. The rock was orange and a grayish purple color. It was very dry and rigid. I put lotion all over the rock hoping it would become smoother, It didn't. I wonder if there is a proper way to change the texture of the rocks. I will soon find out. I am excited to turn what I considered boring in something fascinating.
When you mentioned that rocks have a boring appearance I began to think about the last time I found any interest in a rock. While my head was in the process of coming up with something it finally hit me that I see rocks as dirt they really don't capture my attention. I don't do this intentionally it simply comes naturally but I can say that in elementary school I was fascinated by the white sparkly rocks they were considered diamonds in my little brain.
ReplyDeleteAs a little girl I would love to throw rocks in the water and watch it bounce a couple times! Sometimes I wonder why certain rocks are a certain shape and color. I love how rocks grabbed your attention because like you said it's something no one is really interested in looking at.
ReplyDeleteYou might become a geologist :). I think rocks can tell a lot about the areas' history.
ReplyDeleteI love the title of this blog, it reminds of Mr. Garcia in class when he always says, "Class is only boring if you choose not to engage in the lesson." And I couldn't agree anymore. I brought up the words from Mr. Garcia because we are surrounded by extraordinary creations from nature, but if it doesn't have what appeals to us, then it automatically becomes lame or boring to us, but if we give it a chance, we'll come to realize that the so called boring creations of nature actually have a fascinating story to tell.
ReplyDeletewhen you asked "How did they even get here?" i thought to myself, "what if a couple wrote down their names, along with a heart drawn on a rock and threw it into the lake." That could be a possible way 1 rock ended up there. But that's just a thought of mine.
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