Theres gold in those mountains.

[Jon Bev]

An afternoon with a macro lens, my imagination got the better of me.

 

[AlanLichty]

An abalone shell? Nice imagination

 

[JimFox]

That's great imagination Jon!

 

[Jon Bev]

Alan, I would like to know how you knew it was a shell, and even named it? this one has a lot of purple in .it

 

[AlanLichty]

Alan, I would like to know how you knew it was a shell, and even named it? this one has a lot of purple in .it

I am familiar with abalone shells and recognized the textures of the outer surface. The first image had just enough detail for me to ID