My son just posted...
 

My son just posted a photo of the set up he used to take the most
recent pictures.

When he was here, he took them in RAW form...so I could not download them
to my computer. I don't really understand what RAW means.

So he is posting them slowly on Flickr so I can save them off there.

This one is interesting. It is here in the computer room, where I work now.
The little squares which explain things don't translate over...he had them all over this picture.

new crystal ball...
 

Here is the new sphere done:

It is citrine quartz (tumbled), clear quartz (tumbled) with clear Arkansas
quartz crystals and some citrine points (crystal)

It looks large, but it is the smallest so far..only 3 inches in diameter.

My next attempt is going to be a DARK one... more masculine for my son's
birthday. He says the "pretty" ones are not masculine enough! LOL
But he wants one anyway. So I am exploring more metallic minerals/crystals for him.
And it is turning out be a more difficult task than I predicted!

I have found that citrine is hard to find, and I have had considerable trouble acquiring it
on Ebay. (and it is typically somewhat expensive).