I Want to Break Free
For Macro Mondays theme 'Reflection'.
For Smile on Saturday theme 'Eggs From Chickens and Co'.
This image was arrived at rather accidentally while preparing for the Looking Close on Friday theme 'Eggs in Black and White'. All the eggs from the local supermarket are brown, but I wanted white, so I called in at my neighbour's croft where she keeps a few free-range chickens and ducks of various varieties. She very kindly gave me a few eggs that were too small to be sold, from some young hens that had just started laying.
One of my snails was very active and performed brilliantly very quickly - and the 1984 song by Queen came to mind!
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph. This snail wasn't in the least bothered by the broken edge of the shell. Some gardeners claim that putting broken eggshells around plants acts as a snail deterrent, but a study done by the Royal Horticultural Society found this to be of no use. Snails may be soft but they are tough!
In fact, eggshells are an excellent source of calcium carbonate that snails need to grow their own shells, so snails may actually be attracted to the broken eggshells for a nutritious nibble.
I Want to Break Free
For Macro Mondays theme 'Reflection'.
For Smile on Saturday theme 'Eggs From Chickens and Co'.
This image was arrived at rather accidentally while preparing for the Looking Close on Friday theme 'Eggs in Black and White'. All the eggs from the local supermarket are brown, but I wanted white, so I called in at my neighbour's croft where she keeps a few free-range chickens and ducks of various varieties. She very kindly gave me a few eggs that were too small to be sold, from some young hens that had just started laying.
One of my snails was very active and performed brilliantly very quickly - and the 1984 song by Queen came to mind!
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph. This snail wasn't in the least bothered by the broken edge of the shell. Some gardeners claim that putting broken eggshells around plants acts as a snail deterrent, but a study done by the Royal Horticultural Society found this to be of no use. Snails may be soft but they are tough!
In fact, eggshells are an excellent source of calcium carbonate that snails need to grow their own shells, so snails may actually be attracted to the broken eggshells for a nutritious nibble.