Day 3540: Wages of war.

 

 

"Wages of war": junk mail collage.

 

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Click here: Eric Clapton, If I Could Change ...

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2GN2S ...

World's largest blue diamond to come to auction has sold for $57.5 million?

  The world's largest blue diamond ever to auction has sold for 450,925,000 HKD, or $57.5 million.

 

Named "The De Beers Cullinan Blue," the massive 15.10-carat step-cut gem sold at Sotheby's in Hong Kong after an eight-minute bidding war among four hopeful buyers, according to Sotheby's. The winning bid, which surpassed its high estimate of $48 million, came from an anonymous buyer.

 

The rare diamond was found in South Africa's Cullinan mine in 2021, and it has attained the highest rankings judged for colored diamonds.

 

 

Update

I have mentioned a favorite blogger, Carol Mulvenon, who showed a hand-painted banner 

on a garage door.

"Chris and I have a regular rotation of neighborhood walking routes, but we like to mix things up every once in a while by taking a short drive for some different vistas. Today our destination was up on campus, for the the big trees, hills, and the pond. A nice change of pace."

This brought back a special memory.

Once, 30+ years ago, I saw a tiny house in Brea, 

 where a sign was painted on the whole side of the house,  in large clumsy letters ...

 "I love you, Darlene".

 

It left the observer to make up their own story.

I pictured maybe an argument and a creative husband? I look at that house every time I go by it.

The house has long since been repainted, 

but I still remember.

 

 

 

 

 

A sweet 1+minute video, Red Pandas, here.

 

Just because ...

  

 

King Eider Duck

 

 

 

Smiles for Friday ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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