Jay said we have a buckeye tree in the woods south of our house, so I set out to find it. I wanted one of those lucky buckeye nuts that are purported to ward off arthritis and to bring good fortune. Let me explain first that our southern property line parallels a pretty little creek, the bank of which is rather steep in some spots. Traipsing through the woods, eyes glued to the ground in search of the nuts, I spied instead a nice little geode peeking out of a crevice in the creek bank. I gave the rock a good nudge with my toe and dislodged it from its multi-million year old resting place. (I'm saying multi-million, but apparently even the best geologists can't decide for sure) Boing, boing, boing--the geode tumbled down the bank and landed in the dry creek bed. Finding no buckeyes, I'm determined now not to go home empty-handed. I'm gonna retrieve that rock! Okay just be careful. That's the steepest part right there----whoops, whoops----losing my footing----whoa now---slipping, slipping----oh no, now sliding recklessly down the rocky creek bank. OUCH! That smarted-especially my poor little pinkie finger which got mangled somehow in the mishap. I snatched up the now heartily-cursed geode and limped back home to tend to my wounds.
Heartily-Cursed Rock
When we were kids we spent hours cracking open geodes on my maternal grandparents' farm. Rock Creek ran through their property and it was absolutely loaded with geodes. The anticipation of a glimpse of the beauty inside was almost unbearable, and so it was with hard-earned rock. Could it possibly be as magnificent as these marvels? Oh how I so hope!
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Nope, not nearly as stunning--but this little geode has a whole story written about it. One that has nearly supplanted a blog about a buckeye hunt!
Okay, several months have passed since that fateful day. My pinkie knuckle will be slightly bent forever it appears--no doubt the future recipient of some arthritis I bet. The next time I go looking for that tree, I want to slip a lucky buckeye into my pocket first!
Skippy Peanut Butter Recipe for Buckeyes
http://www.peanutbutter.com/RecipedisplayMRS.aspx?Recipeid=1521&Version=1
