Certain things still surprise me and one of them is discovering a painted rock. The three below were found on the neighborhood walk we do everyday. This discovery was a first, however.

Why do thousands of people spend their free time transforming stones into animals or cartoon characters – then hide them for strangers to find?
Pebble painting, or rocking, is a craze that seems to have begun in the US with Megan Murphy’s The Kindness Rocks Project. She came up with the idea after collecting heart-shaped stones and pieces of sea-smoothed glass from the beach, seeing them as rare treasures or signs and messages from her deceased parents. “Finding them made me happy and I wanted to provide others with a similar experience.”

Here in Temecula there is a group, dedicated to this same principle, called Temecula Rox. Its is to get people all across the valley getting creative with their family and friends and spreading general happiness throughout the community!
Upon perusing its facebook page, I found various rocks that evoked different emotions. This one made me chuckle... things can always be worse, right?
Some reminded me of songs from the past. For those not of a certain age, these are lyrics from Chumbawamba's hit Tubhumping. Oh man, 1997 was a good music year!
This group oozes cleverness.
Who would think a rock could evoke emotion?
I love that some make statements in a very humorous way! Is this a vegetarian, an anti-marijuana advocate or someone who is just creative? Hmmm.
No matter the theme, all of these rocks are artistic. The hope of finding one, somewhere, makes being out and about even more exciting. You just never know what you'll find.