incidental bird

Today's post is  brought to you by Milk & Honey Farm, Starkville, MS. This is a real place, so don't you dare go off and harass them. Or else.


Chris has the best fun tutoring folks, and one of the teens he tutors pays him in delicious food such as homemade bread and homemade goat cheese. Today, we received a payment of fresh free-range eggs. When you aren't breeding for sad fat chickens who lay white eggs, chickens lay beautiful eggs of various colors. These eggs are naturally green and tan. Apparently, color schemes are specific to breeds, but individual hens will each lay different shades within that color scheme. So pretty!

Also, when the mom of the family dropped off the eggs, her smaller daughter gave me a flower.

Also, holy smokes my hair is way too long.

fourteenth bird

Still sick. Just to make that disclaimer.


Make something inspired by and/or that goes over an eye (yours or someone else's).


Ok, so, this one stumped me for a while. But then my Dayquil kicked in, and I thought, "blooming eyes!"
Yes.


So, this is called, "Blooming Eye."

Here are the materials I decided to work with.
Are you nervous?


Decongestants. You've been warned.

I tried to smile, but the raffia was poking me in the eye. Also, it's a picture of myself. Also that.


But, I clean up pretty good for a plague-sufferer.

It's reversed because I took it in the mirror. It was hard to get a clear focus on my eye. Silly camera.

And, flipped. Just because.

And, another flipped close-up. 








Don't say I didn't warn you.


I thought about forcing Chris to wear it. But then I decided to be kind.