One of my favorite memories as a boy was the time I found a perfectly preserved, curled-up-into-a-ball trilobite on the dirt access road to a limestone quarry. The whole purpose of the trip was to go into the quarry to find a trilobite and there it was on the road! I will be studying your gems and fossils albums in the future. Marvelous idea and marvelous pictures. By the way, Kaethi et Heinz, thanks for noticing my "mule dream" picture as you so eloquently described it! Paul Ewing, Entertainment POTD, December 11, 2009

said paulewing 28 days ago

Wonderful collection, I go hunting trilobites and have collected a few of them but none of my collections come close to what you have on display here. Take care and thanks for you friendship. Norm

said nerikson 3 months 24 days ago

Hello Henri & Kathi! This is an excellent album of fossils/gems and petrified wood!! Isn't it amazing what we can find in the dirt?? I'm so happy that you commented on my "Florida Viceroy" POTD on the Home & Garden page! Your wishes to see my album featured would be a nice surprise to both of us!! It's always an honor receiving a spot light for others to view! I'll be watching for yours! Deb

said dlbweb 4 months 14 days ago

This is a very interesting collection. Thanks for sharing it...also, thanks for visiting my albums and leaving such nice messages. And I want to inform you that Webshots is now sending the messages from your message board page to you in your weekly mail with your other messages...it's about time! Now we don't have to miss them anymore. Take care, Carol Jean

said lovethemsteiff 6 months 21 days ago

CHERS KAETHI ET HENRI, QUEL PLAISIR D'AVOIR PU ADMIRER CES SPECIMENS ETONNANTS! VOS PHOTOS SONT REMARQUABLES!! MERCI POUR LE PARTAGE. BIEN AMICALEMENT. Sylvie

said sylvibrato 8 months 20 days ago

MINCE! J'AI OUBLIE QUE WS NE PRENAIT PAS LES ACCENTS :(( J'ESPERE QUE VOUS POURREZ LIRE MON PETIT MOT...Sylvie

said sylvibrato 8 months 28 days ago

C'est avec grand plaisir et honneur que Sylvibrato accepte votre invitation :)) Pour l'instant, je suis un peu bousculée mais je viendrai voir cet album dès que possible car le sujet m'a toujours passionnée!! A très bientôt chers amis. Bien amicalement. Sylvie

said sylvibrato 8 months 28 days ago

Hello,thanks for sharing this album. When I can find them I am collecting gems and some fossils ( picture )when I go somewhere.Have a nice day!

said calyx205 9 months 2 days ago

What a wonderful album. I have always been fascinated by fossils. Thanks for stopping by my stone eggs, just polished rocks really, so they would fit right in with this album. Joan

said lemme39 9 months 3 days ago

Très chère Kaethi, avant de répondre à ta dernière (oups, à moi maintenant de te tutoyer, et je trouve ça très agréable!), j'ai jeté un coup d'oeil sur cet album dans lequel j'écris. Merveille! Quelle fascinante découverte! Je ne me doutais pas que de tels trésors existaient! J'ai été totalement éblouie! Je compte sur toi, Kaethi pour transmettre à Henri tout mon émerveillement....et mes félicitations. Grâce à ces photos, j'ai découvert un monde rempli de "paysages" insoupçonnés. Kaethi, j'ai lu ta dernière correspondance avec un vif plaisir. Mais, ai-je bien lu? J'ai peine à croire, au nombre de voyages que vous faites, à la quantité de photos que vous publiez, sans compter toutes vos autres activités que j'ignore, que vous soyiez octogénaires? C'est absolument magnifique! Je suis dans la soixantaine avancée, et je me rends compte de ne plus avoir la même résistance ou la même énergie qu'il y a à peine dix ans! Quel est donc votre secret? Pour répondre à ta question, Kaethi, je demeure à Saint-Lambert, une petite localité sur la Rive-Sud, en face de Montréal. J'ai toujours habité dans les environs, et je travaillais à Montréal. J'aime cette ville si diversifiée et pleine de contrastes. Selon les quartiers, on passe de l'Italie à la Chine, du Portugal au Pakistan. Lorsque le printemps sera vraiment arrivé (tout est gris, morne et...sale présentement) je compte bien m'y rendre, caméra au cou, afin de réaliser des "reportages" des différents quartiers. Ah! que viennent les beaux jours! Parle-moi de Pau et des Pyrénées, pour me faire rêver un peu....Chère Kaethi, je dois clore ce message bientôt, car WS va sûrement me rappeler à l'ordre! Je te fais, à toi et à Henri, mes plus tendres câlins, avec l'espoir de vous relire sous peu. Bisous, Annick

said frissons100 9 months 9 days ago

Bonjour Kaethi and Henri, I always enjoy your macro photos of the minerals and fossils. The Arizona copper is very unique but my favourite is the petr. wood. Our Lapidary and Mineral club meets tonight, so your album is a perfect prelude to our planned evening. Regards, Roger

said mineral108 9 months 19 days ago

Kaethi & Henri, please forgive me for not commenting on this facinating collection until now. The detail you show of the fossils is superb, they always intrigue me. I try to watch all the TV progs where they are shown. The minerals also interest me, I have a small collection myself from my time in Africa. I might try to photograph them one day when I run out of other subjects! LOL. Many thanks for your very kind words on my birds photos & my other recent albums, I just wander about I point the camera at anything that catches my eye. Eric

said ericy202 9 months 22 days ago

You have a very interesting album here! Thanks for the congratulations on my POTD in "Pets" today. Zak really does love to go kayaking with us, so we usually take him along. Hope you both are doing well. Regina

said RSPBROWN 9 months 28 days ago

Enjoyed the album. I used to enjoy finding fossils when I was young. There are a lot of limestone deposits where one could find a lot of shells. Never found a trilobite, however.

said woolcarder_bee 9 months 29 days ago

Very beautiful and fascinating album.Thanks for your nice comment on my album.Kind regards,Rasim

said Rasim02 9 months 29 days ago

Liebe Heinz, liebs Käthi, i chume grad no einisch i das Aubum mit däne verschteinerete Choschtbarkeite zrüegg. O scho um z'Danke füer die luschtigi Gueti Besserig Charte füer ä Hans-Ruedi. Sis Schmunzle bim Läse het beschtimmt enorm vieu bitreit dass äs ihm so guet geit, dass är scho wider isch go schaffe. lol U mir gfaue vor auem die possierleche autertüemleche Tierleni mit ihrne vilne Beinli so guet. Die heimers atoh. lol Ga se nomou go bewungere. Ghörsch de wider vomer, sötti mer Öppis gschids derzue ifaue. Süesch möchtinech ömu scho ä bsungers schöne Obe wüensche. Hie ischs ugmüetlech, s'het gschneit fasch gar haubi Lintüecher. Aber, jitz schint d'Sunne,bimene Gwitterhimu scho fasch wi im April. Häbets guet Dir zwöi Liebe, chlöpfigi Müntschi us dr Romandie Eues Evi u Jean

said eveline193 9 months 30 days ago

Beautiful album.HAPPY WOMEN’s DAY http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/570411345lUiBkl

said erdogan41 10 months 1 days ago

Hi Henri, The picture with the malachite table is under http://image58.webshots.com/758/9/94/98/2818994980053923272cTPgTQ_fs.jpg. Glad to know someone else appreciates the gemstones. I remember being on a trip to Scotland and finding a beautiful piece of fluorite, which I had to wrap in my clothes so it could be safely transported in the suitcase! Thankfully the airline managed not to lose my luggage on the way home. Lora

said cosmogirl248 10 months 3 days ago

Great album! Looks like you found gems and fossils from all over the world. Lora

said cosmogirl248 10 months 4 days ago

Hallo Kaethi und Heinz, This is a very nice album with all those Gems and Fossils! Please come back sometime to see my other/new photos? Schöne Grüße von Tom aus Holland. www.tomjutte.tk

said hereistom 10 months 5 days ago

Dear friend, thank you so much for sharing with us all these treasures. Thank you very much for enjoy seeing my new album of the Swiss Alps, my ever, ever, ever favorite vacation destination. I had also visited Sion twice. The first time many years ago, walking around Barrage de la Grande Dixence. The second time a few years ago, enjoyed relaxing hikes around the Sion-Sierre vineyards. I love Valais canton and Bernese Oberland region so much. I keep remembering all those magnificent scenery, so deep in my mind. Sincerely thank you very much again and again. Big hugs. CS :)

said csfoto 10 months 5 days ago

Hello Heinz und Kaethi, thanks for the invitation to this beautiful album of gems and fossils. The beautiful detailed shots give a good view of the beauty of the fossils! The beauty of the colors and forms are really amazing! Have a wonderful weekend, Tjebbe

said oomt 10 months 8 days ago

Un superbe album bien presente... De belles photos et macros bien nettes. Merci pour l'invitation, en retour, une bonne choucroute alsacienne et un bon petit vine blanc... Amitiés. Daniel

said grosnounours105 10 months 8 days ago

Je suis revenue!!! Retard des déménageurs... LOL. Superbe collection, chaque album de fossiles et minéraux est plus beau que le précédent, il va falloir que le photographe réunisse toutes les plus belles photos, une ou deux par specimen, pour en faire un "vrai" livre! A considérer, non?

said bao666 10 months 10 days ago

This is very interesting. We have many fossils where we live as well. We also have the first dinosaur tracks ever found - Both my husband and I have photos of them on Webshots. By the way . . . my husband ("roguegenius") just got a member's choice featured picture under house and garden - water gardens. I've uploaded quite a few pics lately myself. Trying my hand at some digital art, too. Susan ("fanotig")

said fanotig 10 months 10 days ago

It was very interesting to watch your pictures of the gems and fossils. They are all found and kept in a very good condition, it must be great to see them with all others on display. Thanks for sharing this album with us! Wishing you a wonderful day, Yair.

said ykarelic4 10 months 10 days ago

Gems and Fossils ,welch wunderschoenes und interessantes Album ! Unglaublich,was die Natur uns alles bietet,die Farben, Formen und Details. Habe alles "slideshow" angeschaut und kann nur staunen, dass es solche Steine gibt.Ich gratuliere Euch zu diesem fantastischen Album und schicke Euch ganz liebe Gruesse, Omi

said rogrue 10 months 10 days ago

Un trop rapide coup d'oeil: promis, je reviendrai, il y a des specimens fabuleux. Quelle collection!!!

said bao666 10 months 11 days ago

Un album fascinant rempli des merveilles de la nature photographiees par des passionnes de la photo et qui m'offre l'opportunite d'ouvrir mon esprit sur un univers que je ne connaissais pas! Merci, mes amours et merci aussi pour vos encouragements dans mes albums! Huguette

said huguette296100 10 months 11 days ago

This is a nice album of pretty gems and fossils! Of course, my favorite are the gems! :-) Hope you are having a wonderful start of a new day! Hugs and love, Sharon

said photoop23 10 months 11 days ago

Thank you so much for viewing so many of my albums. I'm not so great at getting back to you and I apologize to you , my good friends. This is another of your great albums, always so informative and enjoyable. Great big hugs and love, Sharon

said sharwils 10 months 11 days ago

Liebes Käthi und Heinz. Ihr habt eine Raritaet zusammengetragen, eine wahre Enzyklopädie. Aeusserst gelungen auch die Makros. Jedes einzelne ist von super Qualitaet. Gehe rasch ins Album zurueck, um mir weitere Kostbarkeiten anzusehen. Vielen, vielen Dank noch fuer die lieben Worte in meinem "Tour du Léman" Album und die tollen Diap's. z'letschte isch ä chli schtarchi Ruschtig wägem Müeti. lol

said eveline193 10 months 11 days ago

Hi Henri, Hi Kaethi very interesting collection you have display here. I have collected several trilobites but have never seen any thing like this collection. I’m out chasing mercury emissions in the southeast. I left my camera at home it’s just too cold right now. It is always nice to see your pictures and see what you have been doing. Take care now Norm.

said nerikson 10 months 12 days ago

Heinz and Kaethi...this is a beautiful album of gems and fossils again. I love all the details and designs you have. It must be beautiful too look at these specimins in real from time to time. They are all beautiful. hugs and love, Barbara

said midnightlace2 10 months 12 days ago

Hi Henri and Kaethi. That's some wonderful stones. Thank you so much for your kind words on my "Warming of our planet.. the ice cap of Antarctica is melting" CC entry. I would like to let you know that I have uploaded today pictures from year 2000 trip to the Galapagos Islands. Those pictures were on film, and I have recently converted them to digital format. Please stop by for a visit. Regards, Nurit

said nuritp 10 months 12 days ago