Oil pump, a common site in Bakersfield, California
While kayaking with our cousin, I managed to tip over my kayak. Surprisingly, it was not the “panic” event I thought it would be. The water was summer warm and our octogenarian cousin paddled back and rescued me. Drowning was averted by standing up. His gentle encouragement and advice helped this landlubber. We saw a lot of birds, including wild parrots. And we saw some homeless people that live along the river. It was a fun morning.
Oil is big industry here in Bakersfield, California. They have been pumping oil for almost 120 years and prior to environmental laws about 50 years ago, waste water from oil pumping was discharged into the Kern River. Today that water is cleaned and put back into the aquifer. The oil pump pictured is representative of the hundreds that dot the landscape.
We are enjoying some R&R with family and hope to dig for shark tooth fossils later in the week. Our next show is the craft fair portion of the Mountain Festival in Tehachipi. This event brings 20 to 30 thousand people to that small mountain town. Hope to see you there.
It is nice to escape the heat of Southern California and head up the coast to Nipomo for the 51st Annual Gem & Mineral Show hosted by the Orcutt Gem & Mineral Society. The show starts Friday, August 3, through Sunday, August 5.
Sherry has created some unique glass pieces and we had fun making Bismuth Crystals. Our Bismuth earrings and pendant sets have been popular and we are glad to get some more done. We also have bismuth hearts and half-spheres, as well as loose crystal specimens.
We plan some family and beach time while on the Central Coast. Hope to see you there
We are home for a week and then back off for five weeks of shows and family visits. Our last round of shows, sites and family visits was fantastic and lots of fun.
Our webiste was running smoothly…and then it was not. Most people follow us on facebook, twitter or pintrest, with others subscribing to our blog.
After much debugging (term for frustrating trial and error fixes to our web-site) our site is running faster. Web-site “developers” do this for a fee, I work for free and Sherry advises for the same amount.
We eliminated the store (too much work for us retired people). If you want something that you saw at a show, just email us.
We hope you enjoy our blog posts from Bustin Glass and Minerals and appreciate your patience as we work on our web-site. Your feedback/comments is always appreciated.
Our hobby on the road: Stained Glass Art, Minerals, Crystals, Jewelry, Rockhounding
