Smooth and pretty

The online Oxford English dictionary has several definitions of TEXTURE 
[ WBC theme]. This is one of them. 

NOUN

1 The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance
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and it perfectly describes my delight in these stone eggs. I have several of them which I keep in my class and use during Circle Time. They are fabulously smooth and almost silky to touch and the children love to play with them and handle them. I am a great lover of textures and often wander round new places feeling things.
When I look at this I-phone photo I realise that the brown one has lots of rough textures too - and dust !!!  :)