Something probably only you guys will relate to...

[bagsmom]

Last weekend we were on a road trip. We were on the interstate, driving along, when a semi pulling a massive, long flatbed trailer slowly passed us. I started bouncing in my seat and making various excited sounds. The truck was carrying tall, caged pallets of ROCKS! There were a few pallets of softball sized rocks, several pallets of beachball sized boulders -- and several GIGANTIC. AWESOME. MONSTER SIZED BOULDERS! Like the kind you need heavy equipment to lift and place.

My husband and kids looked at me like I was nuts. "Oh my gosh! Look at those ROCKS! I bet someone is getting a HUGE AND WONDERFUL POND!!!!!!!!!!"

They just looked at me.

"I kind of want to follow it and see where it goes!!!!!"

Silence.

 

[Gemma]

I know exactly how that feels, I'm shopping around for rocks and stones ideas for my new pond, and I'm falling in love with way too many different syles
I definitely have to have steps somewhere in the landscape now, just so I can buy the stones I saw at one store

I was actually suppose to shop for caps, but once I was in the lot, surrounded by all those rocks and boulders I completely lost my way

 

[bagsmom]

I'm getting New Pond Fever just thinking about it!

 

[sissy]

rock envy should have waited and pulled him over and asked for free samples

 

[j.w]

Love those rocks and I know exactly how you felt! Whenever I walk or ride my bike around the hood I get rock envy at all the neighbors rocks!

 

[sissy]

I have been known to pick up a rock or 2 when I see landscaped areas .I hope no one sees me and even got my poor sister involved a couple of times at least if we go down for it we can keep each other company in jail until hubbies decide to bail us out .Wonder if judge would mind if we ask to keep the evidence

 

[Jimmy Gibson]

Yes......I have the addiction......we went out west in 2016......I have rocks from every state we went to.......maybe the government is not monitoring this forum......alot came from Well known Parks.....just saying......needless to say our Rav4....... Was running nose up on the way home......lol Jimmy

 

[Lisak1]

I could still happily spend an afternoon wandering around a rock yard looking at all the beautiful boulders... it's like a sickness for which there is no cure!

 

[Mmathis]

Oh yes! It’s such an addiction in our house that once when we were just learning SCUBA, Hubby and I came up on a really nice cropping of underwater rocks. I wish we’d had a camera! I swam up to one of the rocks, put my arms around it and gave Hubby the most pitiful “Can I take it home with me” looks!

 

[Lisak1]

We had a bunch of leftover small boulders when we were finally done building. We offered them up to one of our neighbors and he used them to line his flower beds. Every time I drive past the house, I stop and whisper "hello rocks!"

 

[snoozer]

I too have had rocks jump into my vehicle when out west on vacation. Some were trip hazards for the folks that would walk the trails behind me, they had to be moved.

 

[herzausstahl]

Um yeah, both my daughters want to collect rocks wherever we go cud of dad lol

 

[herzausstahl]

I too have had rocks jump into my vehicle when out west on vacation. Some were trip hazards for the folks that would walk the trails behind me, they had to be moved.

Must be a Wisco thing as I too have experienced this on vacation lol

 

[Gemma]

Yes......I have the addiction......we went out west in 2016......I have rocks from every state we went to.......

I brought home stones from a trip to Kentucky but I think I'm being punished cause they are literally disintegrating over time

 

[gliebig]

I LOVED rock shopping when I was building my pond.

 

[bagsmom]

I LOVED rock shopping when I was building my pond.

Me too, except for the cost! Eeeek!

 

[herzausstahl]

Me too, except for the cost! Eeeek!

A ton of mine were collected as houses were being built around me lol I lucked out a lot. I've only bought small river stones & collected everything else

 

[Sparky]

Well, I’ve been rock collecting for many many years. My wife as well. Thousands, I am constantly scanning. Always picking. I am lucky that I live where some of the oldest rocks on earth are. Take this little beauty I picked up last fall. Superior basin Vermillion complex. 1 to 1.25 billion years old. It is a mixture of Jasper, Iron, Quartzite and Limonite. Estimated weight 1800lbs.

 

[Sparky]

Whoops. No pic above. Here it is. Took a full size front end loader to put her there.

 

[Gemma]

I love big boulders! ...but I also have a soft spot for smaller rocks that sparkles, rounded flat beach stones, and my very favorite thing is to find "heart shape" stones