I once had a collector tell me that she had resisted the urge to lick her fetish. Well, okay, I had said something about it being the color of a dreamsicle. And there are some stones that just look ... well, lickable! This orange alabaster bobcat looks like a ruby red Texas grapefruit so my tongue is all tingly while I am typing this. TMI? Sorry.

The point is that Lena Boone (who we love!) routinely chooses beautiful stones for her carvings. And this bobcat is no exception. How can we tell it's a bobcat? The rounded nose + the tiny tail = bobcat. Lena has gifted the fetish with a white shell offering tied on with the usual turquoise and red coral for added color. We're going to call this one Ruby until she comes to live with you.

BOBCAT: In a hunting directional set, the bobcat is the elder brother of the wolf and represents the southern direction, replacing the badger of the healing directional set. He is most often associated with the color red. He is carved of many materials but probably most often from Picasso marble. He can be depicted in an extremely realistic style (like the Cheamas render) or a very symbolic style (like Dan Poncho). Characteristically he's thought to be a clever hunter as he doesn't have the size or power of the mountain lion. There are stories about he and coyote playing tricks on each other. The prankster coyote smushed the bobcat's nose and tail in while he was sleeping. And when the bobcat woke up and realized what happened he sought revenge by pulling the nose of the sleeping coyote making it long and pointy and yanked the tail so long that it nearly drags the ground.