My technique for not bringing home pocketfuls of beach rocks is portrait photography.

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

Portrait of a graphic rock

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

Oops this one turned out to be a grape

[gpjohnston@mastodon.social]

@beandreams I pick up a lot of Leaverite rocks. As in leave ‘er right there.

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

Portrait of a rorange rock

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

Portrait of a 1970s design palette (rock)

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

Portrait of a plaid rock

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

You rock, rocks!

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[carolannie@c.im]

@beandreams
Excellent

[computeforloot@twit.social]

@beandreams

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

@GPJohnston I carried the green one for the longest. Very satisfying shape to hold

[anguinea@mstdn.social]

@beandreams
I love this! I want to see all of the rocks!

(Btw I take pics at antique stores for this same reason.)

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

@anguinea That is so smart!

[kwayk42@sechtor.social]

@beandreams

[axomamma@mastodon.online]

@beandreams Rocks with lines in them are my special favorite.

[mtechman@mastodon.ie]

@beandreams it's a great idea!

[ksclarke@code4lib.social]

@beandreams Good stuff! I think we need a #FoundRocks or #RockPortraits (or something) hashtag to keep the fun going and encourage others to participate.

[beandreams@friendhole.social]

@ksclarke Like #StickNation 🪾

[spiegelmama@infosec.exchange]

@beandreams @GPJohnston The green one was my favorite, too. ️

[instantiatethis@keyboards.social]

@beandreams okay but thats a totally cool rock that I would recommend you take home

relatedly when I was 5 my plastic playhouse floor was covered with cool rocks so you couldn't walk in it

[quixote@mastodon.nz]

@beandreams That portait of a green rock? That's most likely jade. Polished like a jeweler would, but by wind and waves.

Jade washes up all along the West Coast, on some beaches more than others. There's one in California even called 'Jade Beach'. Very rare to find any there though because there are too many people looking.