Pikes Peak Pebble Pups

Pikes Peak Pebble Pups

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Oh, Where is my Specimen?

by Blake Reher and his mother Susan Freeman

Blake ‘s concern

I am done.
I am tired of collecting all day, 
The specimen’s I think are OK.  
That my mom throws out anyway.

She throws them outside, and there they hide.

Mom’s comeback

Rocks originate outside, they have lived since the 
Western’s Interior Seaway’s rolling tides.  

My son’s devotion are insects embedded in time 
I get it – Fossils are identified as specimens.
Throw them out will bring bad omens.

As I was sorting out my son’s room 
Aka a sedimentary site
I missed the imprint of a very small trilobite
In our yard this beetle took flight.

Now – I need to make this right
I don’t want to fight.  

What we need to dispel this gloom
Is a serious plan to add more room.




The poets pause for a photo. Blake Reher is a 
student at Cheyenne Mountain High Scholl in Colorado Springs. 
He has been with the Pebble Pups for 5 years and now helps lead the 
program. His mother, Susan Reher, has helped with the
 program since Blake joined.  Susan Freeman in on the left 
and Blake Reher is on the right.

Welcome! This is the gateway to adventure and discovery

Through this blog pebble pups and junior members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society can access their lessons, work on assignments and projects, and receive details about field trips in the Pikes Peak Region. This Internet program is also suitable for young people who are interested in Earth science but do not live near a rock club or gem and mineral society or for young people anywhere who want a deeper dive into these topics. The only requirement is that all participants must be members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society and must fill out the CSMS membership form (under important websites) and send their registration and membership fee in. Steven Veatch is the senior instructor and will need an email from you with your name, address, phone number, and permission from your parents to participate in this program.