It's not just granite! It may be mostly quartz and feldspar and mica, but it's got nice blood red GARNETS scattered through it. The garnets range in size from grain of sand size to pea size. Lovely color.

I had to dig through snow to get to them, so I couldn't choose the best of what was available. Bruce got what came up in my mittened hand.

But that's the stuff we're sitting on. Fortunately there's enough dirt and leaf mold to support all the trees (and my garden). The beaches (25 miles away) are even streaked with garnet sand sometimes after a storm.

(I'm glad Bruce appreciates a fine rock when he sees one!)

Linn