I’ve been photographing eggs lately, strangely enough, and thinking about that quote about not putting all your eggs in one basket (or in my case, one bowl, or pan, or carton.) I understand the idiom, but from a photographer’s point of view, putting all your eggs in one basket looks pretty darn good.

As a girl who grew up in nature, I’ve always loved eggs — their smooth warm shells, their various colors. When I lived in New York City decades ago, I once had a pigeon come in my open window when I was at work, lay an egg on my pillow, and fly off again. I kept that egg for years until it finally broke during one of many moves, and all that was left inside was a petrified yolk.

Here in New England our local eggs are brown (“brown eggs are local eggs, and local eggs are fresh!” as the jingle goes.) We would only ever purchase white eggs at Easter time, and only when we were really going for the perfect egg dying experience. Otherwise we made do.

Back in 2010 when I was just starting out with photography, and taking online classes, I did a study of eggs on a rainy day. Clearly I was a fan of the photo blur effect…

Now I am just inspired by the hominess and simplicity of the lowly egg.

Disclaimer: No chickens were harmed in the making of this post.

See you soon.

–lucy

PS: Thanks to Dante Maas and mom Jen Cullum for supplying us with their beautiful Araucana eggs, pictured above.