Alright, those of you who know me know that I've got a thing for bones. Don't know what it is, only it is relaxing to have them about. (Skulls, jaws, legs, knuckles, whatever I can find while hiking, or what friends send me as gifts. Mice to deer, they're all here, hehe!) I think it may have something to do with being empathic, the 'feeling' of others about you, always prickling my skin when I'm out in the jarring world, but animal bones? Shrugs, what can I say? They calm and relax, as well as my artist's eye just has to look at them with touch of awe; the planes and curves...elegancy found in simplicity of form with purpose.

Not to mention these ones don't freakin' hurt all the time. Ha.

Anyhows, this isn't a long post so I won't be going on about my collection (which is mostly packed away for months...sighs...) No, what I am writing this little jot about if the fact that I am VERY THANKFUL that the time we had a realtor doing a walk-through of the place that my closet was inaccessible due to a heap of junk before it.

Yes, we've all heard the phrase "Having a skeleton in the closet," but holy crap, I TOTALLY FORGOT about this pile until I looked recently:

ROFL! Was doing a live chat with my dearest friend in this world Shine and I showed him and he goes "Wow, it looks real."

I said "That's because it is real." A pause, then I told him it was a deer I'd picked up on a hike and he goes: "Whew! That's a relief!"

Man, come on, give me a break! Yes, I know he knows me, but...uhm. Hehe.  

Ah well, that's life.

Cheers folks,

Melissa

ANOTHER BONE COLLECTOR! COOL hey babe, how are U? I didn't know you were a "bonehead" OMG when I was a boy I was OBSESSED in finding anything DEAD... and my cousins live in the Alberta Badlands [Drumheller] it has one of the richest dino-bone deposits in the world... every summer I would go for two weeks and pic bones and fossils... I got a set of book-ends made out of a raptors tail... they are massive and I STILL HAVE THEM TODAY... I have had them with me for over 40 years... I now use them to hold one of my samarai swords... no books to stand up I guess My aunt also worked at the TYRELL MUSEUM in Drumheller and they have a major amount of prehistorica. Not sure the bones you are looking for are THAT old...LOL Good to hear from you... Thanks for stopping by my place... You make my day SHAWNO

Shawn is right about Drumheller, Melissa. I've only been there once - and I never even did the walking tour part - but I'd like to visit there again, just because there's so much to explore. Apparently, you can even camp down there; you just have to make sure you check your sleeping gear and footwear and stuff to make sure no scorpions or spiders crawled in...

I think it's really cool that you have these bones, my friend. There's so many stories they could tell, if only we could hear them... Have a great weekend, dear friend; love your music!