A few months ago, a reader was kind enough to share with me his location for Olympic Poppy Jasper. He generously took time out of his day not only to lead me to the outcrop, and but to help search for specimens on my behalf. I came home with a boxload of rough - and only now have started polishing it. This two-inch piece is small, but with a brilliant color, and striking, naturalistic shape. Needless to say, I'm thrilled.
To be honest, none of the material looked that impressive when I got it home. These scarlet poppies do not normally form massive blocks: most of what we found were modest little clusters in otherwise rather uninteresting basalt. But trimmed and tumbled, they really pop.
But the best thing about the day was the unselfish attitude of my host. I will remember that every time I look at these handsome stones.
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