What better way to finish a day of caving than to crack open some geodes?
After a super-cool adventure caving at Mystic Caverns last monday with @papa-pepper, @vcelier, @mama-pepper, @naru-celier, and the @little-peppers, we noticed something interesting in the gift shop.
There were a wide range of geodes for sale. I especially liked the ones from Brazil that were purple on the inside, but just looking at geodes can only be so much fun. Sure, the beauty and amazing interior to what appears to be just an ordinary rock on the outside is almost mind-blowing, but we prefer a more interactive approach to appreciating things.
A long, long time ago, way before we went to Texas and Mexico, @papa-pepper had picked up a couple of geodes for the @little-peppers to break open. As life races by, I kind of forgot about them until the geodes in the gift shop reminded me that I had some at home. What better way to end a day of caving? Plus, now @naru-celier would get to make another special memory with the Peppers and his grandfather @vcelier.
Let's Crack Them Open!
The ones that we cracked open were clear/white on the inside. They originally came from Morocco. The reaction of the children was interesting to observe.
@Naru-celier mostly wanted to study them.
Pinky-Pepper was mostly happy about them.
Red-Pepper was mostly blown away!
Since I love spending time with children and letting them experience a lot of the amazing things that this world has to offer, this was a great time for me too. The amazement and excitement on their faces was worth way more than I paid for the geodes.
It is also amazing to consider the incredible creativity of God in creating so many different fantastic things out there, of which geodes are just one. This world in which we live is so full of wonder and splendor, and we try to enjoy it to the fullest.
This was my first time actually breaking some open too, though I let the children to the work. They are so incredible to look at and see in person, and watching them crack open is an experience in itself.
Supposedly there are fields in Iowa that are just full of geodes, and some of the farmers will actually let people pick them off their properties. If anyone in Iowa knows more about that, please let me know, as I would be interested in checking that out. Have any of you ever broke open a geode? Would you want to?
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-geode
Until next time…
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