Geodes
Geodes are always sooth and rounded, like dinosaur eggs. You've heard me say it before; "the most productive part of the dive is the last 15 minutes". That’s because you know the dive is coming to the end and your senses are heighten. So, while I'm marking time exploring, I touch just about everything down there, especially rounded rocks, the ones that move easily are worth a closer look. You've heard me also say; "treasures are never just sitting there with a sign saying "Treasure Here", you have to search for them". I can't tell you how many times I dismissed something thinking it was either a rock or trash, then decide to have another look at it and have it become a real treasure.
This past summer I was diving over at Birch Island, I was cruising over a stretch of sandy bottom (there are never any treasures in sand because it moves and covers over them), I came on a small rounded stone buried in the sand. I slid my hand over it and kept on swimming out deeper to a more productive area. After a while I thought the texture was too smooth for a lake rock and returned back for another look at it. It turned out to be a rare clay bottle (a coveted treasure to find in the lake) that now sits proudly on the clay bottle shelf above my desk.
My wife Linda says we’re running out places to park all my treasures. I guess that means we need more shelves…
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