Mineral Mondays!

A kiss on the hand can be quite continental...

But diamonds are a girl's best friend!

Formula:	C
System:	Isometric	Colour:	Colourless, yellowish to ...
Lustre:	Adamantine, Greasy	Hardness:	10
Name:	From Greek "adamas", 'invincible'. First known use by Manlius (A.D. 16) and Pliny (A.D. 100).
Polymorph of:	Chaoite, Graphite, Lonsdaleite

Diamond is the hardest natural substance known. It is formed deep in the mantle, and is only brought to the surface via kimberlite pipes, lamprophyres, eclogites and other rocks that originate deep within the mantle. It is also found in alluvial deposits, along with quartz, corundum, zircon and other minerals, derived from such rocks, and in certain meteorites.

The variety carbonado was suggested to form in stellar supernovae explosions (Garai et al., 2006), but this has been disputed by other authors.

 


Kisses,

K

(Images via Pinterest and info via Mindat)

 

Memorial Day

(Fiancé killed in Iraq in February 2007)

 

 

Lest we forget to remember and honor the price of our freedom in this country I call home... Thank you to those who make freedom free, your sacrifice is one of the highest honors ever to be bestowed on one's country and fellow countrymen.

In Grattitude,

K

(Image via Themcglynn.com)

 

Inspire Me Tuesday

Sunshine

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy

Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a day that I could give you
I'd give to you the day just like today
If I had a song that I could sing for you
I'd sing a song to make you feel this way

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a tale that I could tell you
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
I'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high

Today, I am traveling back down to the Sunshine State so I'll leave with a picture of sun on the water and wish you a day filled with sunshine and warm shoulders.

Kisses,

K

(Image photographed and owned by Krista Carson, "Sunshine On My Shoulders" Copyright 1971 by Cherry Lane Music; From the album "Greatest Hits" - John Denver; Words by John Denver; Music by John Denver, Mike Taylor and Dick Kniss)

Wedding "Belles"

My friend Terra is getting married today! The wedding is taking place tonight at Lowndes Grove Planatation's River House and promises to be a beautiful evening!

To wet your appetites to the wedding love that is to follow I thought I'd share a beautiful wedding shoot by Continuum Photography that I came across while looking for information on the plantation location! ;)

J'adore the fun cornflower blue of the bridesmaids' dresses in these lawn shots!



And you know what they say... Location, location, location... Her destination wedding choice may have been difficult to get to but if it's half as Wow as it is in these photos the wedding should be a true affair to remember!


Kisses,

K

(All stunning images via Continuum Photography)

The Holy City (No Not That One... Charleston)

So far Charleston has been nothing but hospitable and oh so charming! I have so much to share! Ghost tours, historic buildings, sweeping vistas, romantic hidden alleyways.... The list goes on! Here is just a tiny taste of a impromptu photo walk of sorts I went on:

Historic Graveyards with beautiful iron work.

The Dock Street Theatre

St. Phillip's Episcopal Church, built in 1835

A super cute entrance with my (super cute) husband's name!

Hope you enjoyed your amuse-bouche, more to come!

Kisses,

K

 

Charleston! Charleston!

I'm on my way to that sweet hotbed of southern food and hospitality known Charleston, South Carolina!

It may be known as the "Holy City" due to its many churches but it's also the namesake for one the roaring twenties most notorious dances!

I have a weekend to enjoy all of the great things Charleston has to offer with the girls before our friends wedding on Monday night (at a plantation no less!). It should prove to be a very memorable trip!

I can't wait to get there and start exploring this beautiful and historical antebellum city!

Kisses,

K

(Images and info via Charlestondownunder.com, Flickr, and Destination360)

 

Mineral Mondays!

Celestite:

A mineral with a beautiful blue hue and an ethereal name to match!

Formula:	SrSO 4
System:	Orthorhombic	Colour:	Colourless, shades of ...
Hardness:	3 - 3½
Member of:	Baryte Group
Name:	Named from the Greek "cœlestis," for celestial, in allusion to the faint blue color of the original specimen.

Kisses,

K

(Images and info via Mindat.org and Cochise)