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RockpaintingLawrence Bay, Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan.
Anthropomorphic figure painted using red ochre pigment.
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paddling out to get some mollusksHere we are in east
central China at a pearl farm. My wife and I with a manager of this
pearl farm out to gather a few shells to open. The mollusks are in
net bags suspended from a line attached to the green floats you see
in the picture.
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the pearl pondHere I am standing on one of the banks of the
pond that the pearls are being cultured in. The photo gives you an
idea of how big the pond is
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Looking For PearlsWe have opened the mollusks that we
collected from the pond and are looking for the pearls that they
contain
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We Found themHere are the pearls found in one mollusk.
There are a number of different colors of pearls represented in this
one specimen
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the final photoMyself and my wife in front of their house
with the crew who take care of this pond for the owners. we had a
great time this afternoon even with our white knuckle ride in the
flat bottom boat. Give me a canoe anytime!
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