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Eggs have been used to celebrate birth and spring for thousands of years in many cultures -- in ancient Egypt they dyed them and children rolled them (some people think this is where Dolly Madison got the idea for the White House Easter Egg party); in China red eggs celebrate a baby's first month of life.
This past week, some children in town made these string eggs and their mother shared them with me:
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They also made these, using onion skins to make the patterns and dye the eggs:
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So, I choose these eggs as my image (or images) of the week. I think they say better than words can my hopes for this spring, and new starts. What are your images of the week?
1 comment:
Those string eggs are so beautiful!
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