Eggs, colorful and fresh rest in a vintage wire gathering basket. A wife on a farmstead along the Skagit River near Bow, WA, placed a large picnic cooler on a card table along side the rural road, next to the river dike. The honor system was in place with a large canning jar being the repository for the payment of the eggs you want. These days I don’t carry much cash, sometimes none at all. Every place I shop, I can swipe a debit card and therefore don’t need to carry cash. But here I was faced with cartons containing some of the prettiest eggs I’d laid eyes on in a long time. I dug deep for bills and coins coming up with enough for three dozen beauties! I believe the breed that lays these beautiful blue/green eggs are Araucana (please correct me if I’m wrong), and likely the brown eggs might be from Rhode Island Reds (or at least that’s what we had when I was growing up). After posing for a photo session, they made several delicious breakfasts and several baked treats!
Sharing with ‘Rural Thursday Blog Hop #6,’ and ‘Share the Joy,’ and ‘Thursday Favorite Things #26,’ and ‘This or That Thursday.’
What a BEAUTIFUL image!…)JP
Very sharp photo. Nice subtle colors too.
When I see the Araucana eggs, I am tempted to have some chickens in my backyard! ;-) A few are legal in my little town; my neighbors have chickens and a duck …and a rooster that starts crowing early every morning. The chickens aren’t restricted, either, so the whole yard is a very unattractive chicken “pen.” I don’t think they lay beautifully colored eggs, either.
Beautiful… I love having my chickens & gettin farm fresh healthy yummy eggs… my chickens free range, that makes the yummy eggs… dark rich orange yolks :)
I’m actually selling eggs today.
I just love the composition and colors in this photo. Beautiful! They almost look like they have been kissed by the morning dew.
I love this photo! I was saying the other day that I want a wire basket just like this for our eggs. I must go in search of one after seeing your photo.
Beautiful colors darling !!! happy weekend….love Ria…xxx..
Gorgeous!
They look wonderful! Lots of egg meals coming up….
wonderful shadows!!!