Georneys is Moving – and Where to Find Me

AGU has announced that it will be sunsetting the AGU Blogosphere. So, I am here to say goodbye – and to thank AGU for years of hosting my blog.

I started blogging for the AGU Blogosphere in 2011, when I was in graduate school. I’ve enjoyed my time blogging here over the years, particularly my “What to Buy a Geologist for Christmas” and my “Geology Word of the Week” posts. In recent years, as I’ve moved countries (twice!), gotten married, become a mother, and had a busy career in geology and climate change management, my blogging has become more intermittent. I was just starting to gain momentum with my blogging again last year when I received an email that the blogosphere would be shutting down. I didn’t have the heart, for a few months, to put up new posts. However, I plan to migrate all of my posts over to my new blog site – evelyngeorneys.com. I do hope that I can revive the blog there, even if I only post a couple of times a month.

In the meantime, I have started up an Instagram page @evelyn_georneys where I am sharing a geology picture (with a little geology information) every day. I shared my first daily picture there on January 1st – and today I’m up to my 50th picture. Sometimes I share a picture of a rock or mineral that I saw that day. Other times I share a picture from my 20+ years of geological adventures.

In addition to following me on my new blog site and on Instagram, you can also connect with me on LinkedIn.

Last but certainly not least, I want to announce that I published my first book Rocks & Minerals: An Illustrated Field Guide in December with Cider Mill Press (an imprint of HarperCollins). In this book, I describe 20 common rocks and 5 rare rocks and 20 common minerals and 5 rare minerals, including elkinstantonite named after the fabulous Lindy Elkins-Tanton. The book is not intended to be a comprehensive guide but rather a fun tour through the world of geology. I have included a fun fact about each rock and mineral (well, I think they’re fun, anyway!). The rock and mineral profiles are accompanied by beautiful illustrations by the very talented Vlad Stankovic. If you would like a copy, you can find it on Amazon or buy it from your local bookseller. I hope that you enjoy my book.

Without further ado, I must say farewell. Hope to see some of you on Instagram and elsewhere!