Saving Daylight

I first noticed the ring in an Etsy ad on social media.  I wasn’t in the market for jewelry.  The holidays had just passed so it wasn’t a time to jump into a large purchase.  But I kept clicking into the Etsy store and zooming in on pictures.  This just fed the algorithm such that it began showing up weekly, then daily on multiple sites.  Normally this frequency of looking at something would prove immediate purchase as I’m typically an overbuyer, but something about the prospect of this ring felt elevated and thus warranted patience and deliberate thought.   It’s a vintage style Alexandrite ring, described as “art deco” and categorized as both a daily ring and a ladies’ engagement ring.  Again, elevated, not to be bought on a whim.  Reviewers shared pictures that show the stone in a hue of teal, but other reviews show it in different lighting with a hue of lavender or even maroon. I skimmed enough reviews - all raves - to learn that alexandrite is supposed to change hues with lighting,